mental ray

Render large volumes of data quickly and easily with mental ray Standalone software. Based on the principles of physically accurate lighting, the advanced rendering power of mental ray technology allows you to output a wide range of looks—from photorealistic to stylized visualizations.

Autodesk mental ray Standalone 3.4 can work independently of Maya through a command-line interface, or it can act as the foundation of your distributed rendering solution in conjunction with Maya or Alias ImageStudio. The choice is yours.

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