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I recently started using Menta Ray in 3D Studio Max.  We’d been using vRay for a while and though vRay is awesome, I wanted to make sure I could use the default Mental Ray engine if needed.  I also just love the challenge of geeking out with something I don’t know very well (yet).

This is a test of the MR Physical Sky environment modified with a spherically projected cloud map that’s plugged into the haze channel of the sky material.  Unless you’re a 3D geek, that probably didn’t mean much, but for me, it’s ubercool.

The tutorial for getting a sky map into your Mental Ray sky is over in Sweden at Master Zap’s blog.