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The options beneath the messages area are equivalent to options on the mental ray Preferences dialog on page 7787. Information When on, the mental ray renderer generates information messages. Default=off. This is equivalent to the preference, Show/Log Information Messages. Progress When on, the mental ray renderer generates progress messages. Default=off. This is equivalent to the preference, Show/Log Progress Messages. Debug (Output to File) When on, the mental ray renderer generates debug messages. Default=off. This is equivalent to the preference, Log Debug Messages (To File). NOTE Debug messages are never displayed by the Messages Window. They are numerous, and would make it difficult to find or read other messages. Open on Error When on, the Messages Window is displayed if the mental ray renderer logs an error message. Default=off. This is equivalent to the preference, Open Message Window On Error. Clear Click to clear all messages from the messages area. mental ray Concepts These topics describe what the mental ray renderer can do, and explain how it accomplishes these effects. For more technical detail about mental ray capabilities, see the mental ray Reference, available from Help menu > Additional Help, and the books Programming mental ray and Rendering with mental ray, both by Thomas Driemeyer. Ray-Traced Reflections and Refractions with the mental ray Renderer The mental ray renderer can generate reflections and refractions by ray tracing. Ray tracing traces the path of rays sampled from the light source. Reflections and refractions generated this way are physically accurate. mental ray Renderer | 6245