Ambient Occlusion for mac osx 1.0.0 for Maya

Abstract

This shader is an ambient occlusion for maya software render.
There is maya 2011 version for mac osx.

 

Installation

• Put "plug-ins/[maya version]/yiAmbientOcclusion.bundle" and "plug-ins/[maya version]/key.lic" into plug-ins folder.
• Put "icons/render_*.xpm" and "icons/render_*.png" into pref/icons folder.
• Put "scripts/AE*.mel" into scripts folder.
• Load the "yiAmbientOcclusion.mll" from plug-ins manager.
• You'll find the "yiAODiffuseShader", "yiAmbientOcclusionSader" under Surface, and you can also find the "yiAmbientOcclusion" under General Utilities.

How to use

• Assign this shader.
• Turn on Raytracing in Render Setting.
• Set 1 or more Reflections in Raytracing Quality when useing "add transparency".

• Color : Base color.
• Transparency : Transparency color.
• Samples : Number of sample ray. The ray is shot it becomes a square of the sampling value. (3 means 9 rays)
• Distance : Calculated distance. It becomes infinite when set to 0.
• Spread : Calculated spread.
• Receive Transparency : When turned on, the transparency is calculated. keep in mind, this mode might take some time.
• Falloff : Modulus of decay.

• yiAODiffuseShader : It's an ambient occlusion plus diffuse.
• yiAmbientOcclusionShader : It's a basic ambient occlusion shader.
• yiAmbientOcclusion : It's a utility. It can be connected to other attributes.

More details are here.
https://yikuta.blogspot.com/2009/11/ambient-occlusion-for-maya-software.html

Let me konw if you have problem.
Enjoy!