just a noob q bout mental ray

Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

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# 1 18-07-2006 , 09:13 AM

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hey i have maya (duh)... does it automatically have mental ray or do i have to download/purchase it somewhere?

thanks for asnwering even though its noob user added image

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# 2 18-07-2006 , 10:09 AM

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You might need to start it via the plug in manager

Windows->Settings->Plug in manager, then click the check boxes for mtrmya (or something along those lines, cant remember off the top of my head)

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# 3 18-07-2006 , 10:24 AM

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thanks for the reply ill try that one out

so do you have any suggestions for me on how to learn mental ray rendering? user added image

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# 4 18-07-2006 , 01:40 PM

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I too would be curious about learning the innards of MR, but for now, it's good old trial and error (and you DO learn from that!)

Before anything, I'd purchase a book/tutorial on LIGHTING. Once I started learning how to properly light objects, even cheesy objects rendered in Maya Software looked 1000 times better!

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