Introduction to Iray for 3ds Max

Iray for 3ds Max is a plugin renderer developed by Lightworks (part of Siemens Industry Software). It creates physically accurate renderings by tracing light paths using the full power of Iray’s interactivity and scalability. The plugin features an easy-to-use, intuitive workflow that maximizes productivity by providing immediate visual feedback during scene development. Plus easily create or modify physical-based lights and materials using a layered material model, the NVIDIA vMaterials Library is supported as well as material exchange capabilities with other MDL compatible applications.

This document describes the concepts and features in the plugin, as well as help and advice on how to use Iray for 3ds Max. We assume you are familiar with the interface and concepts in 3ds Max.

Iray for 3ds Max is based on the fundamental concepts of the real world, with lighting physics, photographic settings and the structure of materials all true to life. We use real-world concepts and present the minimum necessary parameters needed to get stunning images and animations.

Iray+ Interactive renderer uses advanced approximation algorithms to mimic realism while minimizing unwanted noise. This gives you greater speed in your workflow. The ability to use both renderers simultaneously means you can quickly preview your scene with Iray+ Interactive renderer on your workstation whilst rendering remotely in Iray+ renderer for your production work.

We have designed Iray for 3ds Max to complement your existing workflows, not disrupt them. We have also kept the number of Iray specific UIs to a minimum and where possible we defer to 3ds Max to accomplish tasks. Where we do use our own objects and parameters we present them clearly and in the familiar formats used by 3ds Max.

Iray for 3ds Max is designed to make optimal use of GPU hardware to ensure that your rendering is as fast and as powerful as possible. We recommend using NVIDIA GPUs to enhance the performance of your rendering. You can use local and remote rendering perfectly and can use many batch rendering tools.

Iray for 3ds Max is just one of the many future products in the Iray product line, all sharing compatibility with this and other NVIDIA Iray enabled software. This means you can use MDL materials and other elements at every stage during a workflow from prototyping, review, simulation and manufacture. Iray for 3ds Max includes conversion from mental ray® and Autodesk materials, quickly bringing any existing scenes up-to-date.

NVIDIA’s Iray is used by professionals in many industries including automotive, jewellery, architecture, product, interior design and many more. It provides an expansive material library with the basis for creating virtually any material. Besides that, MDL provides a powerful method for expressing and sharing any material.

With the above advantages and the machine configuration package that iRender offers, we believe that Iray for 3ds Max users will have the most comfortable, quickest, and most effective rendering time.

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Source: Lightworkdesign Documentation