# 3d plug **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985 "2003-04-23T08:32:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![soulty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/soulty/32/105_2.png) [@soulty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soulty)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/1 "2003-04-23T08:32:56Z")
Hey, here is a image i worked on a while ago as part of a bigger project. just recently rendered it using Hdr rendering. :::soulty::šŸ˜: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/2 "2003-04-23T10:53:19Z")
Shiiiiiiiiiiiny that looks great soulty:beam: good job! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/3 "2003-04-23T14:16:18Z")
thanks dude, yeah just a bit shiiiiiiny, lol. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/4 "2003-04-23T14:51:11Z")
wow, this is awsome, i like it. keep up the good work! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/5 "2003-04-23T14:57:13Z")
what you made that? At first I thought that was photo cuz the reflection is sooo friggin real! Awesome work maaan! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/6 "2003-04-23T16:26:08Z")
thanks all for your comments šŸ™‚ Syko: you thought it was real, hehehe , thanks mate šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/7 "2003-04-23T18:41:04Z")
nice material and render manā€¦SWWWEEETnessā€¦did you use a ghost environment to get that reflection??? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/8 "2003-04-24T00:13:36Z")
> \*Originally posted by 3d-iva \* > \*\*nice material and render manā€¦SWWWEEETnessā€¦did you use a ghost environment to get that reflection??? \*\* Render using a High-Res texture maps in HDRI (High Dynamic Range Image) format. Which gives you realistic reflections and highlights and lighting. check the link out. [http://www.sachform.de/](http://www.sachform.de/) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/9 "2003-04-24T00:52:05Z")
That looks great soulty, what 3D app did you use to render it? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/10 "2003-04-24T00:53:42Z")
thanks eg šŸ˜‰ I used Maya with the hdr rendering method mentioned above šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/11 "2003-04-24T00:58:50Z")
Does hdr work with Cinema 4D version 7? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/12 "2003-04-24T00:59:44Z")
yeah, i read it goes, _let me check_ actually i think its version 8.1 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/13 "2003-04-24T01:01:53Z")
Yeah i know it works for version 8, but I donā€™t know about version 7ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/14 "2003-04-24T01:03:31Z")
you can download a trial of version 8 at [http://www.maxon.de/index\_e.html](http://www.maxon.de/index_e.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/15 "2003-04-24T15:06:21Z")
do you know if max (mental ray) or LW can use HDRI? I am looking into it right now but if you know let me know. I had heard about hdri but never seen a render till now. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/16 "2003-04-24T17:28:48Z")
mental ray uses hdri , all you need to do is apply a surface shader on a sphere larger than your scene and select final gathering in mental ray. A little tweaks to some settings and then render. ::: so if max has mental ray im pretty sure it can render using hdr. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/17 "2003-04-24T18:16:45Z")
OMG mental ray is soooooooo expensiveā€¦gonna see if the job will get it for meā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/18 "2003-04-24T23:42:06Z")
wow! just modeling that ids sweet but that renderā€¦ is mental ray a renderer? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/19 "2003-04-25T00:31:24Z")
> \*Originally posted by 3d-iva \* > \*\*OMG mental ray is soooooooo expensiveā€¦gonna see if the job will get it for meā€¦ \*\* For what 3d applications, you can download version 1.5.1 free for maya 4.5. > **[Autodesk Alias Software | Get Prices & Buy Official Alias 2025](https://www.autodesk.com/products/alias-products/overview)** > > Autodesk Alias is a premier automotive and industrial design solution for the studio. Buy an Autodesk Alias subscription from the official Autodesk store or a reseller. :::middle of the page is the link for mental ray 1.5.1 > \*Originally posted by [mdipi.com](http://mdipi.com) \* > \*\*wow! just modeling that ids sweet but that renderā€¦ > is mental ray a renderer? \*\* Yep mental ray is a renderer is comes with most new 3d apps standard. XSI has mental ray build in to it, 3d max has the plugin, Cinema 3d has a standard version of mental ray ( so no hdr , unless you have Cinema 8.1) and maya has the free 1.5.1 version i mentioned above, although in maya 5 it is released with version 3.2 , which has much better intergration with maya iteself. Mental ray is like Brazil for Max, or Renderman. though Mental ray is quicker, less complex to use and gives you quick results, for people that render with renderman and such are more in the industry for film. (Renderman is made by Pixar and used in there movies) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-plug/18985/20 "2003-04-25T04:49:21Z")
Dang yet another reason for me to get acquainted with mayaā€¦Thanks for the infoā€¦