3Delight for Maya Frequently Asked Questions
- Can 3Delight for Maya use HyperShade?
- What kind of geoemtry does 3Delight for Maya supports?
- Can 3Delight for Maya export RIB files?
- Does 3Delight for Maya support multi-layer rendering?
- Are shadow maps supported? What about raytraced shadows?
- Can 3Delight for Maya render to Maya's Render View?
- Does 3Delight for Maya render paint effects?
- Can 3Delight for Maya render Maya Hair?
- What about displacement?
- Can 3Delight for Maya render Maya Fluid effects?
- How much does 3Delight for Maya costs?
1. Can 3Delight for Maya use HyperShade?
Yes, 3Delight For Maya will automatically convert your HyperShade shading networks into human readable SL code (if not RenderMan® shader is attached)
2. What kind of geoemtry does 3Delight for Maya supports?
All Maya geometry can be rendered: polygons, NURBS, curves, particles, Maya Hair, Maya Fur, paint effects and hierarchical subdivision surfaces
3. Can 3Delight for Maya export RIB files?
Yes, additionally to its direct rendering capability, 3Delight for Maya has a very efficient RIB exporter. It is also possible to archive part of the scene of efficient rendering of more complex environments using delayed archives.
4. Does 3Delight for Maya support multi-layer rendering?
3Delight for Maya has the most extensive support for layer rendering in the industry: not only one can have many render passes with different presets, but each render pass can output many variables and have its own shader "collection". Refer to the user manual for more about shader collections
5. Are shadow maps supported, what about raytraced shadows?
Yes, both normal and "deep" shadow maps are supported. Ray traced shadows are also supported.
6. Can 3Delight for Maya render to Maya's Render View?
Yes, by selecting the "maya_render_view" display driver in the render pass setting.
7. Does 3Delight for Maya render paint effects?
3Delight for Maya will efficiently render Paint Effects that uses thin curves using 3Delight's Curves. Paint Effects that have volume should be converted to polygons or nurbs before rendering with 3Delight.
8. Can 3Delight for Maya render Maya Hair?
Yes.
9. What about displacement?
Displacements are rendered almost at no performance cost. 3Delight for Maya can use both RenderMan® displacement shaders or HyperShade displacement shaders.
10. Can 3Delight for Maya render Maya Fluid effects?
No. This is planed for next version.
11. How much does 3Delight for Maya costs?
3Delight for Maya comes embedded with the 3Delight. Each license of 3Delight gives you one license of 3Delight for Maya.