Rendering Overview and Setup

Introduction

Iray for 3ds Max includes two renderers: Iray+ and Iray+ Interactive.

Iray+ delivers the best results, and is a good choice for Production Rendering Mode. Iray+ Interactive allows easier navigation with faster results and is a good choice as your ActiveShade Mode renderer. Iray+ also offers a Lighting Analysis mode that allows you to simulate and monitor the minimum and maximum lighting levels in your scene.

Render Setup

To choose Iray+ or Iray+ Interactive as your renderer:

1. From the 3ds Max menu bar, select Rendering > Render Setup….
   (Alternatively, click Render Setup on the main toolbar or press the F10 shortcut key.)
2. On the Common tab, scroll down to the Assign Renderer rollout:

3. From the Production dropdown, assign Iray+ or Iray+ Interactive.
4. From the ActiveShade dropdown, assign Iray+ or Iray+ Interactive.

This will enable all Iray options within Render Setup and the Material Editor.

For details on optimizing the behavior of each renderer, see the Iray+ and Iray+ Interactive pages.

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