#MENTAL RAY FOR MAYA 2016 NOT WORKING HOW TO#

I've never done anything like this, so I don't know how to properly get it to work, nevertheless, I double clicked on the plug-in once it downloaded and it asked for a directory to where it would extract. Thing is, I didn't see that mayatomr.mll option on my Maya, so I thought 'maybe I need to download the plug-in on the autodesk website', so I did.

I read that I needed to go on Maya Windows -> Settings/Preferences -> Plug-in Manager and set Mayatomr.mll to autoload. I started noticing that a lot of tutorials on youtube were using mental rey for textures.

Model courtesy of Stefan Morrell “Stonemason” and DAZ 3D, available at I downloaded the student version of Maya 2016 the other day since I'm using it in college. Mental Ray for 3ds Max will be available from the NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Software Store and resellers starting this week. Licenses of Iray for 3ds Max now work for Mental Ray as well.įind out more about what’s coming for Mental Ray, or attend one of our many talks on Mental Ray or GPU rendering during our GPU Technology Conference, taking place this week at the San Jose Convention Center. Customers who purchased Mental Ray standalone from Autodesk will have their active subscriptions matched with NVIDIA licenses at no cost. Local licenses are $295, or $995 for a five-pack, while systems containing a professional NVIDIA GPU qualify for special pricing of $95, or $325 for a five-pack. Licensing is flexible by being a machine-based, yearly subscription that enables any supported 3ds Max version and all the processors in the machine. Pricing and AvailabilityĪ Mental Ray license is only required for network rendering - which is complimentary for colleges and universities. With both using MDL materials, you can use the best renderer for the task at hand. Mental Ray is NVIDIA’s best solution for 3D professionals needing complete flexibility and artistic control for their productions. Iray is NVIDIA’s best solution for designers requiring photorealistic simulations to predict and present their designs. Together, Mental Ray and Iray cover the rendering spectrum. Customers who already own Iray for 3ds Max will find their licenses automatically work for Mental Ray as well. The resulting Iray and Mental Ray for 3ds Max product uses the same license to enable both renderers.

#MENTAL RAY FOR MAYA 2016 NOT WORKING FULL#

Now, we’re including the separately available Iray for 3ds Max plugin that provides the full range of NVIDIA Iray functionality. A Great Pairing with Irayįor the past six years, Mental Ray has included its own Iray mode for 3ds Max users, and this remains included as Mental Ray Iray. A license is only required for network rendering. It’s also fully backwards compatible for all the functionality and data people depend upon. Plus, it delivers up to 7x faster rendering with its easy to use GI-Next global illumination when using a top-end GPU.ģds Max artists can use NVIDIA Mental Ray to create scenes and render at any resolution, using all supported processors within a machine. It includes all the functionality 3ds Max users rely on, coupled with updated workflows and enhanced material definition language (MDL) support.

#MENTAL RAY FOR MAYA 2016 NOT WORKING FOR FREE#

Mental Ray for 3ds Max is available directly from NVIDIA - for free starting this week.

Mental ray for maya 2016 not working