Getting Started with mental ray ® in 3ds max

mental ray® is a render engine that comes standard with 3ds Max from Autodesk's Media and Entertainment division. It is an engine with enormous potential, possibly the best there is. Unfortunately, the documentation available for mental ray with 3ds Max is not really user friendly. Most people who start to work with it the first time, without going over the manual, experience difficulties. Even after reading the very technically oriented manual, the average user still is not able to produce consistent results.