About Utilities
 
 
 

Maya provides utilities in Create Render Node to enable you to add extra effects to your scene. For example, you can use the utilities to sample light or surface property information, convert a 2D or 3D texture to bump maps, or multiple/divide or add/subtract input attributes. You can also blend colors, increase or decrease contrast, or remap scalar or color values, etc.

A list of available utilities is as follows: