I tend to be an airhead with installing and using new software for the first time, so can anyone explain to me how to actually use the free version of Mental Ray? I'm a cheapskate and don't want to use the paid version (but I don't need to anyway, only to render some stills). I'm on Windows 7 and use Maya 2017, and so I downloaded Mental Ray 2017. I've installed both "mental-ray-for-Maya-2017-WIN-1.0.1" and "mental-ray-standalone-for-Maya-2017-WIN-1.0.1". The README text file mentions a script that should be run, and I did that - now I don't know how to actually access the plugin within Maya.
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I tend to be an airhead with installing and using new software for the first time, so can anyone explain to me how to actually use the free version of Mental Ray? I'm a cheapskate and don't want to use the paid version (but I don't need to anyway, only to render some stills). I'm on Windows 7 and use Maya 2017, and so I downloaded Mental Ray 2017. I've installed both "mental-ray-for-Maya-2017-WIN-1.0.1" and "mental-ray-standalone-for-Maya-2017-WIN-1.0.1". The README text file mentions a script that should be run, and I did that - now I don't know how to actually access the plugin within Maya.
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Hi @Anonymous
If you open the plug-in tab via the Windows drop down menu you should see a plug-in for Mental Ray you can check to load and auto load.
Let me know if this solves your issue!
All the best,
Sean Heasley
Technical Support Specialist
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Hi @Anonymous
If you open the plug-in tab via the Windows drop down menu you should see a plug-in for Mental Ray you can check to load and auto load.
Let me know if this solves your issue!
All the best,
Sean Heasley
Technical Support Specialist
Autodesk Here to Help | My Screencasts | Autodesk Virtual Agent | How To Reset User Settings | Installation and Licensing Forum | Maya Certified Hardware |
Hi @Anonymous just checking in, are you still having this issue?
All the best,
Sean Heasley
Technical Support Specialist
Autodesk Here to Help | My Screencasts | Autodesk Virtual Agent | How To Reset User Settings | Installation and Licensing Forum | Maya Certified Hardware |
Hi @Anonymous just checking in, are you still having this issue?
All the best,
Sean Heasley
Technical Support Specialist
Autodesk Here to Help | My Screencasts | Autodesk Virtual Agent | How To Reset User Settings | Installation and Licensing Forum | Maya Certified Hardware |
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