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6.2 Scene Description Language

mental ray 2.x supports a new generation of the mental images scene description language, called .mi2. The language version supported by mental ray 1.9, called .mi1, is still available for backwards compatibility. New translator designs should always use .mi2 because only .mi2 supports instancing, inheritance, incremental changes, and many other features. Here are some rules for using .mi2:


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