hi,need help with metal ray

[paul okeme]

Hello guys!need some help getting started with metal ray renderer with 3d max.I just started using the renderer and would love any information that would help me in getting photorealistic images with this renderer,thanks in advance for you help.

[AJLynn]

Good mr/Max/archvis tutorials are actually pretty hard to come by, but there are some options.

 

If you've never worked with GI, I'd actually recommend starting out with Vray Free (http://www.chaosgroup.com, register in the support area), getting comfortable with the basics then working up to mental ray - which is much more difficult to learn to use correctly.

 

There are some books available, and at least one training DVD is in the works. Have a look at:

 

http://cgarchitect.vismasters.com/catalog/viewproduct.aspx?product=3608

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3211228756/sr=8-1/qid=1144952378/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-4648038-0639963?%5Fencoding=UTF8

 

The first one is more applied, the second one has a lot of background material. I have the second one and it's helped, but I still have this feeling of not knowing what the heck is going on and why my renders are so slow.

[theqball]

here's a few links for you to get started with....

 

http://www.jeffpatton.net/

 

http://www.jupiter-jazz.com/wordpress/wp-content/data/tr4kv2/html/chapter1-FG.html

 

http://www.vizdepot.com/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=65

 

http://www.vizdepot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3465