This has intrigued me for many moons...cheers ND...giving the Mental Ray one a shot...if that fails...try option 2....I must say I didnt find much literature on how to use or do it in MR...am heading to the Maya help files to have a browse.
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"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes