Industry-standard 3D rendering software—Used by leading film, broadcast, digital publishing, and design visualization facilities.
    Physically accurate lighting—Photorealistic rendering of images.
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    mental ray Standalone 2012 is a single executable—Works with Autodesk® Maya® 2012, Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2012, Autodesk® Softimage® 2012, and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2012 software, providing extra flexibility and simplicity for studios with mixed-application pipelines.

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