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Old 11-03-2008, 05:42 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Can 3ds max mental ray render the render elements without rendering the entire scene in the render frame window? I meant it doesn't need to calculate the entire scene but render only the element like say a matte pass.
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i haven't played around with it much but i believe what you are looking for is here.
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