Hard Caustics in Maya, since I can't get Mental Ray now...

[Anonymous]

So how do I do a proper Hard Caustic in Maya, since I cant get Mental Ray now apparently. I understand Vray and Maxwell has good Hard Caustics, but what other render plugins would get the job done ? Alternatively, is it possible to Force Arnold to generate a Hard Caustic with a brute force multi-render ? Thanks !

[Anonymous]

Problem solved, figured out what I was doing wrong and Mental Ray is installed properly!

[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community!

When you get a chance, do you mind explaining what you did and accepting it as a solution so anyone that has the same question can see how you solved it ?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

https://forum.nvidia-arc.com/showthread.php?16283-Now-Available-Mental-Ray-for-Maya-2018

This is the link I got it from.

Then I looked it up on how to setup the plugin manager.

That's how I fixed it.

🙂