The LumeTools Collection of shaders provide a variety of naturalistic effects when used with the mental ray renderer. These are the Lume shaders provided with 3ds Max:
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Material Editor > Material/Map Browser > Maps > mental ray > Choose one of the shaders listed in this topic.
Note: The LumeTools shaders appear in the Browser only if the active renderer supports them.
| Shader |
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| Beam |
| Distortion |
| Edge and Edge Shadow |
| Facade |
| Glass |
| Glow |
| Landscape |
| Metal |
| Mist |
| Night |
| Ocean |
| Stain |
| Submerge |
| Translucency |
| Water Surface |
| Wet-Dry Mixer |
| Wrap Around |
Note: You can also access the lume shader help by choosing Help 
Additional Help, opening the mental ray Reference, and then highlighting "LumeTools Collection" on the Contents panel.
Additional Help, opening the mental ray Reference, and then highlighting "LumeTools Collection" on the Contents panel.