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    Volumes - Arnold for Maya

    Further Reading
    See Shapes in the Arnold User Guide for the full documentation of Arnold shapes and shape parameters.

    The following Arnold settings are available specifically for volumes via the attribute editor:

    Note:

    Information about volume step_size can be found here. The rendering of volumes should not be confused with atmosphere_volume, which is a global effect.

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    • Maya Fluids
    • Volume
    Parent page: Shapes

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