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# 1 03-04-2004 , 12:57 PM
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mental ray tab

gday all,
im having a bit of a problem with the mental ray render node, it just doesn't seem to be there. so if anyone could explain wat i can do to get it, it would be much appreciated

# 2 03-04-2004 , 01:15 PM
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make sure that the Mental ray is turned on in your plugin manager under Window>Setting?preferences>Plugin Manager

# 3 03-04-2004 , 01:44 PM
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nope, mental ray is loaded, i just dont seem to be able to see its' render nodes tab

# 4 03-04-2004 , 06:32 PM
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u might have to delete your old user prefs, then restart maya, it will create a new one. be sure to back up first

# 5 04-04-2004 , 05:43 AM
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alright, i'll give it a go then

# 6 04-04-2004 , 06:06 AM
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figured it out,
you have to add MAYA_MRFM_SHOW_CUSTOM_SHADERS=1 to the Maya.env file

# 7 04-04-2004 , 09:24 AM
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oh u wanted the utilities... and shaders.

# 8 04-04-2004 , 09:30 AM
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yeah, thanks anyways

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