3ds Max Tutorials

There are many uses for the Ambient Occlusion shader, one being to accentuate details/edges and increase the realism of 3d renders. This occlusion is also known as the 'dirtpass' or 'dirtmap'. The pass renders quite quickly and since it is a Global Illumination (GI) solution, it is an excellent t...

Use the mental ray renderer to create caustics: the light patterns caused by light refracting through glass.