Mental Ray Interior Lighting

[cjlopez4]

I'm a making a transition to MR from Vray, I know vray has specific lights that work best (vray lights). Which lights are best suited for Mental Ray?

 

Specifics: I have a hospital lobby that is anchored on either end with skylights and curtain walls, however the middle has no windows. I'm using MR Sun and Sky for the skylight and curtain wall areas. Which lights are best suited for the middle ground? Ceiling height ranges from 9-12'

[dagget20]

You can either use them or mr area spot, mr omni even photometric have a good effect for mental ray. For the shadows use ray traced shadows and adjust the samples in its shadows parameters.

[nelpiper]

Insert a MR sky portal on every window you have. That's exactly what MR skies portals are for: to bring in illumination from a MR daylight system.

[Camby1298]

Photometric lights are the best to use. With new updates mr have gone through, theyve been developed to render as close as photo real as mr can get. Add an IES profile to the lights and it will up the realism and the distribution of the light.