Renderers

The topics in this section describe the renderers that are provided with 3ds Max, and the controls associated with them.

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Topics in this section

Render Message Window
The Render Message window displays errors and other messages from some renderers (though not the Default Scanline renderer).
Default Scanline Renderer
The Default Scanline Renderer is a versatile renderer that renders the scene as a series of scanlines that are generated from top to bottom.
iray Renderer
The NVIDIA^® iray^® renderer creates physically accurate renderings by tracing light paths. It requires little setup compared to other renderers.
mental ray Renderer
The mental ray^® renderer from NVIDIA^® is a general-purpose renderer that can generate physically correct simulations of lighting effects, including ray-traced reflections and refractions, caustics, and global illumination.
Quicksilver Hardware Renderer
The Quicksilver hardware renderer uses graphics hardware to generate renderings.
VUE File Renderer
The VUE File Renderer creates VUE (.vue) files. VUE files use an editable ASCII format.

Parent topic: Rendering