mental ray® Standalone 3D rendering software is a high-performance ray-trace render engine for generating imagery ranging from stylized to photorealistic. Although mental ray 3D rendering technology is integrated in Autodesk® applications such as Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design, Autodesk® Softimage®, Autodesk® Revit®, and Autodesk® ImageStudio software, the stand-alone version is best suited for large volume rendering projects and is available for 3ds Max, 3ds Max Design, Maya, and Softimage.
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What Is mental ray?
mental ray® 3.7.5x rendering technology offers:
- Physically accurate lighting for photorealistic rendering of images.
- A distributed rendering solution that works independently of certain Autodesk 3D software through a command-line interface.
- A robust shading language that enables you to extend the extensive shader library in Autodesk 3D software to create desired rendering effects.
- An industry-standard rendering software found in leading film, broadcast, web multimedia and marketing, and design visualization facilities around the world.
How to Buy
Buy a mental ray Standalone 3D rendering software license for Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk 3ds Max Design, Autodesk Softimage, Autodesk Revit, and Autodesk ImageStudio software from an Authorized Reseller or Dealer.
$745 USD (MSRP)*
*Visit an Authorized Reseller for pricing, availability, and special offers.
Locate a Reseller
Visit our Value Added Resellers for pricing, availability, and special offers.
Subscription Benefits
Increase your productivity with the latest product releases, flexible license terms, technical support*, and access to training and the knowledge base when you add Autodesk® Subscription to your mental ray Standalone software purchase.
Your annual fee provides for:
- Software upgrades—Access all mental ray upgrades released during the subscription term.
- Exclusive license terms—Get flexible license terms, such as use of previous versions of mental ray.
- Extensions—Access extensions and bonus tools for mental ray, exclusive to subscription members.
- Training—Access mental ray learning resources that includes Version Readiness training videos, downloadable DVDs, and video podcasts.
- Knowledge base—Easily access a searchable database of proactive solutions for mental ray, including premium content and features available to subscription customers.
- Web support*—Get direct one-to-one communication with mental ray product specialists for answers to your installation, configuration, and troubleshooting questions.
- Phone support*—Accessible 19 hours a day on weekdays. Getting quick answers to your mental ray questions minimizes the impact on your productivity.
- Discussion Forums*—Connect to the mental ray community via the Ask Autodesk discussion forums are a source for quick answers to brief technical questions about Maya software.
- Issue reporting and tracking*—Get status updates on your logged issues.
Access all benefits through the members-only Subscription Center.
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*Available with Subscription with Gold Support only
Support
Knowledge Base Search
Search the support database for answers, hotfixes, tips, and service packs.
Up & Ready Support
You get 30 days of support from your date of registration covering installation, configuration, and licensing of your new mental ray software.
Per-Incident Phone Support
Speak directly to an Autodesk product support technician. You do not need a pre-existing support agreement since you pay per incident using your credit card.
mental ray is a registered trademark of mental images GmbH licensed for use by Autodesk, Inc.
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