Project: Creating Multirender Passes

To create a multirender pass, you must render with mental ray and create layers and pass contribution maps through the Render Layer Editor. You can follow these steps to create passes for the room scene:

  1. Select all the surfaces and lights in the scene. From the Render Layer Editor menu, choose Layers images Create Layer From Selected. Open the Render Settings window and switch to the Passes tab (mental ray must be the renderer of choice).
  2. Click the Create New Render Pass button. This button is the topmost button to the right of the Scene Passes section. The Create Render Passes window opens. A list of standard mental ...

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