Maya displacement using mental Ray

[pixel mixer]

windows/rendering editors/mental ray/aproximation editor
displacement - instead of derive from maya create a new one and hit apply with your object selected.

then from the aprox editor window you can set the right displacement for your geometry

hope it helps

pixel mixer

[Tocpe]

You might wanna check out this thread:
MR Displacement Thread - Ask your questions here and maybe someone can answer them... (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122155)

[fourlegsgood]

thanks you guys. I think you hit the nail on the head pixel mixer. I wish I could find some info on how to use those settings though, the maya help doesnt seem to have anything. i guess I'll just have to do some trial and error. Thanks a lot for getting me set on the right direction.

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