Reflection Map pass in Maya's Renderer

[BillSpradlin]

You can just run a refletction pass by applying the use background shader to whatever object you want reflections on, then run a pass like that. However, if I understand you correctly you want a specular reflection pass? If that's the case you can't do that in Maya without writing a custom shader to do it.

[mrgoodbyte]

However, if I understand you correctly you want a specular reflection pass? If that's the case you can't do that in Maya without writing a custom shader to do it.

Shutting off the diffuse checkboxes on all your lights should do the trick.

[DJSmackMackey]

yes, but the goal is to not have different versions of the scene file. just separate passes being rendered from the same file.

[tankut]

There is a workaround mel script at highend3d.com, that makes "toggles" for different renders. I can't explain it any better right now, but it's at the maya->mel->rendering section.

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