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mental ray Rendering Options

This chapter describes how to set the render options controlled by the mental ray renderer.

For interactive preview renders, the render region has its own set of mental ray rendering options, and you can use a subset of the render options for the scene or the current pass.

• Setting mental ray Render Options

• Choosing a Rendering Algorithm

• Controlling Aliasing

• Toggling Shader Types

• Setting Secondary Ray Options

• BSP Raytracing Acceleration

• Memory Optimization Settings

• Applying an Image Process

• Setting Motion Blur Rendering Options

• Setting Shadow Options

• Setting Final Gathering Rendering Options

• Setting Photon Rendering Options

• Creating Diagnostic Renders

• Receiving Messages

• Exporting to MI Archives

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