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mhr72

mhr72
Posted: 13 March 2010 06:18 AM

Location: NYC
Total Posts: 116
Joined: 27 December 2007 02:37 AM

after a couple of years of using maya it just occured to me that i have no idea what the purpose of smooth shading is. is there a render setting that makes a difference? where does it make a difference?
thank you

Replies: 1

never mind. i did a hardware render and now know why.

Author: mhr72

Replied: 14 March 2010 06:57 AM

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