About hardware shaders

Maya includes a hardware plug-in that you can use to create CgFX hardware shaders.

To see CgFX shaders, you must have a supported video card.

Note:

You should only use graphics cards that are qualified for Maya and supports GLSL. Check the Autodesk website (www.autodesk.com/hardware) for the most accurate information about qualified hardware.

Plug-in limitations

You cannot use CgFX shaders that contain certain effects in Maya:

• Global effects
• Multi-pass effects

Shaders that deform geometry are not supported.

Related topics

• Create a CgFX shader
• Writing a CgFX shader
• Limitations of CgFX shaders
• CgFX shader