Hello, guys.
Can you help me, please.
I have installed SP1 for Maya 2016 and Mental Ray for SP1, both via Application Manager.
But now there is no Mental Ray to choose.
In Maya in plug-in Manager there is no mayatomr.
And on starting maya output window say: plugin path invalid.
Also Script Editor say:
// Error: file: D:/Installed Progs/Autodesk/Maya 2016/Maya2016/scripts/others/unifiedRenderGlobalsWindow.mel line 415: The renderer mentalRay is not registered yet. //
// Warning: file: D:/Installed Progs/Autodesk/Maya 2016/Maya2016/scripts/others/supportRenderers.mel line 78: The renderer "mentalRay" used by this scene, is not currently available. The Maya Software renderer will be used instead. //

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You'll have to download and install the mental ray plugin for Maya 2016 SP1.
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppor...ce-pack-1.html

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You'll have to download and install the mental ray plugin for Maya 2016 SP1.
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/suppor...ce-pack-1.html

Originally Posted by PixalZA

agreed downloaded both yesterday and installed without issue, didn't use the update manager. so this way works.

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Thanks for quick reply.
but I still have a question:
On image you can see that Mental Ray for Maya SP1 is installed;
so now which of mental ray I must install (plugin or satellite or standalone)?

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You need the plugin.

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I have installed this plugin, but there is stiil no mental ray in plugin manager.
What it maybe else?

Can you post the content of C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Modules\Maya\2016\mentalray.mod

It is a text file so you can open it with notepad.

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Well at least your app manager shows that there are updates! Had to go to the website to get it. Let's see if it causes problems.

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+ LOCALE:en_US mayatomr 3.13.1.8 <MENTALRAY_DIR>
MENTALRAY_LOCATION:=
MENTALRAY_BIN_LOCATION:=bin
MENTALRAY_SHADERS_LOCATION:=shaders
MENTALRAY_INCLUDE_LOCATION:=shaders/include
MAYA_RENDER_DESC_PATH+:=rendererDesc
IMF_PLUG_IN_PATH+:=bin/image
PATH+:=bin
MAYA_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_PATH+:=scripts/NETemplates
[r] scripts: scripts
[r] presets: presets

+ LOCALE:zh_CN mayatomr 3.13.1.8 <MENTALRAY_DIR>
MENTALRAY_LOCATION:=
MENTALRAY_BIN_LOCATION:=bin
MENTALRAY_SHADERS_LOCATION:=shaders
MENTALRAY_INCLUDE_LOCATION:=shaders/include
MAYA_RENDER_DESC_PATH+:=rendererDesc
IMF_PLUG_IN_PATH+:=bin/image
MAYA_PLUG_IN_RESOURCE_PATH+:=resources/l10n/zh_CN
PATH+:=bin
MAYA_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_PATH+:=scripts/NETemplates
[r] scripts: scripts
[r] presets: presets

+ LOCALE:ja_JP mayatomr 3.13.1.8 <MENTALRAY_DIR>
MENTALRAY_LOCATION:=
MENTALRAY_BIN_LOCATION:=bin
MENTALRAY_SHADERS_LOCATION:=shaders
MENTALRAY_INCLUDE_LOCATION:=shaders/include
MAYA_RENDER_DESC_PATH+:=rendererDesc
IMF_PLUG_IN_PATH+:=bin/image
MAYA_PLUG_IN_RESOURCE_PATH+:=resources/l10n/ja_JP
PATH+:=bin
MAYA_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_PATH+:=scripts/NETemplates
[r] scripts: scripts
[r] presets: presets

you can in image that both (application manager and uninstall tool) show that plugin was installed

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and this is the path were I had installed maya and mental

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Variable <MENTALRAY_DIR> is supposed to point to the directory where mental ray is installed.

Make a backup copy of the file and change all instances of:
+ LOCALE:en_US mayatomr 3.13.1.8 <MENTALRAY_DIR>
To:
+ LOCALE:en_US mayatomr 3.13.1.8 D:\Installed Progs\Autodesk\mentalrayForMaya2016\

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Yeeeeeeeeeee,thank very-very much, it works now!!!!!!!!!!

You are most welcome

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