Remove an HDRI Map from Mental Ray Render

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# 1 26-05-2006 , 10:21 AM

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Another Noob here!

Is it possible to remove an HDRI from the render of a scene using mental ray in Maya 7?
Basically I want my model to appear to be floating against a black background but still have the reflections on it.

Thanks in advance for any help.

P.S. Great site!!

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# 2 26-05-2006 , 10:36 AM

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Yes it is, in the HDR Attributes switch the renderable to off and it should work for you

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# 3 26-05-2006 , 12:03 PM

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Thanks.

I'll try that when I get home...
Is it in the actual attributes section?

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# 4 26-05-2006 , 12:09 PM

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yep, under render stats or display , I think, off the top of my head

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# 5 26-05-2006 , 02:21 PM

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but rem compostitin stuff done in mental ray with hdri is a pain in the arse!!!!!!!!!
the alpha channel doesnt com out properly but if u do above it will have a black background an still be a pain to composite

good luck

Now at SMU doing BSc 3D Computer Animation so its hard to get on here
My wire render tut https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=20973

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# 6 26-05-2006 , 02:30 PM

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Can you recommend a decent renderer?

Again, I'm quite new to all of this.

Is it possible to get 3rd Party renderers and install them in Maya 7?

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# 7 26-05-2006 , 03:20 PM

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I personally use mental ray, its pretty good and built in (although I use the Software fo getting the basics down)

YOu can get plug in renders, Renderman, Maxwell, turtle etc

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