sure here is the final shot

not bad for my first project :D

ok got everything working the quality setting was set to draft. GOD am i a noob...

i used the maya surface background for the plane to cast the shadow.

i was playing with my render settings and when i chose the mental ray engine i got the reflection but the shadows all fuzzy.
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hey guys i am having a hard time figuring out how to add an object reflection to my plane.

as you can see in the image attached, i'd like to add a reflection to the plane so the spider bot gets a...