[MRMAX] : Mental Ray for 3ds Max 1.0 [MRMAX] for Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 1.
0 README
Getting Started
- To get started, the only installation needed is the Mental Ray for 3ds Max 2018 installer
The plugin is free to use within 3ds Max for single frame or sequence renders.
- To install the plugin, run [Link]
- Purchase and installation of a Mental Ray for 3ds Max license is needed for rendering animations
outside of
the 3ds Max 2018 user interface. Details can be found at
[Link]
- Installation of the Mental Ray Standalone is used for rendering .mi files from command line.
Satellite rendering (distributed bucket rendering) across networked machines is also
possible with Standalone.
- To install Standalone, run [Link]
- Documentation on how to use the plugin and Mental Ray can be found in your installation
directory under docs.
Both html-based and PDF formats are available.
For the plugin, see C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2018\Plugins\NVIDIA\doc
or for Standalone, see C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Mental Ray 3.14 Standalone
for 3ds Max 2018\doc
or look in the Windows Start menu under NVIDIA Corporation > Mental Ray for 3ds Max
Help with Licensing
- Documents are available for help in how to get a license and setup licensing software:
- Guides which describe installation in Windows:
professional_application_center.pdf,
local_pro_gpu_licensing_guide.[Link],
and
network_licensing_guide.[Link]
PDFs formatted for A4 and LTR paper, as well as html-based documentation may
be found in your installation directory.
These can also be found via the Start menu.
- Please note that the name of the executable file to run the NVIDIA Professional Application
Center (NVPAC) is called IrayLM
([Link])
- Please note that licensing is managed through both NVIDIA products and Flexera Software
products. Throughout the documentation,
a "Flexera account" and "NVIDIA Software Licensing Center account" are used
interchangeably. The version number of lmadmin is
erroneous in the documentation.
Release notes and known issues with version 1.0
- A detailed list of Mental Ray release notes and bugs can be found in your installation directory,
typically:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2018\Plugins\NVIDIA\doc\[Link]
- A list of Mental Ray for 3ds Max release notes, known issues and bugs can be found here:
[Link]
Forums and support
- Please consider participating in our Mental Ray and Iray forums and beta programs. You can
register an account
at [Link] If you wish to be part of a beta program please check the
FAQ.
NVIDIA Corporation, 2017