Ive heard that 3DS Max and XSI have Mental Ray too, is Mayas the same, better or worse?
That’s a tricky one. At the time I’m originally writing this, you could say that Maya has the same Mental Ray as XSI, and that they both have a better one than 3DS Max. That’s because XSI and Maya both have Mental Ray 3.3 integrated into them, while 3DS Max only has Mental Ray 3.2. Mental Ray is Mental Ray no matter what it looks like integrated into a 3D package. However, the integration is what you can describe as better or worse. I don’t think many people would argue with me when I say that XSI has the ‘best’ integration of Mental Ray. Why? Because XSI has used Mental Ray as it’s sole renderer since version 1. Mental Ray is completely integrated into every aspect of XSI, it’s fast and easy to use (if you like XSI). Maya’s current integration (in Maya 6) is very good, but has room to improve. Most of Maya’s features are supported for rendering in Mental Ray, and most of Mental Ray’s main features are accessible through Maya. For a list of limitations, please, see your doctor. Err, I
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