Cg:mental ray
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Introduction
I have opened this section because I'm totally new to the mental ray API. As you might have guessed, I'm trying to learn mental ray shader writing.
I have to admit, it's a pain in the ass. The only comprehensive resource out there for mr shader writing is the Programming Mental Ray book. As with most programming reference material, this book assumes knowledge of the mental ray API, it really is more a reference book than a tutorial.
So a significant part of learning the mr API is done through shear experimentation, that is, trial and error.
This section is aimed at people in my situation, people that struggle with a new programming environment that is poorly documented. In this section I discuss my findings. If you are an expect mental ray coder, than I invite you to either leave right away before dying of boreness or amusement, or to understand what is my position and contribute (using the wiki features) to the articles I am posting.
