MentalRay 3.9 native integration 1.2.2 for Maya (maya script)

Version History

version 1.2.2
monday, April 23rd 2012

change in 1.2.2 :
    - Fixed error with maya 2013 with the command "workspace".
    - added "light relative scale" under the frameBuffer frame in the quality tab. (default to 0.318)
    - disabled greying options when Iray is enabled even if option are useless. This is done to ensure the user can access all needed fonction. It's up to the user to now how to use it.

bug fixes in 1.2.1 :
    - Fixed misspelled string option "samples error cutoff" (the 's' at sample was missing)

bew features in 1.2.0 :
    - all string options can now have layer override.

fix in 1.1.1 :
    - fixed error with contour options under Feature Tab.
    - added disable "Final Gather precompute photon lookup" if GI is off.

modification in 1.1.0 :
    - big rewrite of indirect features behavior to enable IP + FG + Importons.
    - big rewrite of all stringOptions's scriptJobs (it is used to update the UI when ones change the stringOptions directly) to make it cleaner.
    - Enabling Iray now disable Unified Sampling for compatibility issue.

fix in 1.0.2 :
    - removed unused call to mentalRayOptionsCheckIray procedure inside createMentalRayOptionsTab.mel

new features in 1.0.1 :
    - added "Iray rendering mode" under Iray Tab.
    - added Firefly filter under Iray Tab.
    - added Hair caps option under Options Tab.
    - added Hair acceleration under Options Tab.
    - added Rasterize hair disposable under Option Tab.

features in 1.0:
    Here is some UI  behavior :
    - Modifying the UI updates the string (of course ...) and modifying the string by hand also updates the UI.
    - When a function disable (or enable) another (as referred in mentalRay documentation), controls are greyed as well to match what the render setting is already doing for other controls.
    - As every added thing is disabled by default, their UI is also folded by default to ensure it's not an invasive modification.
    - All string options are now saved with the render setting preset. (All previously used string option (e.g. for IP) were not saved with preset !).
    - All controls are annoted (using uiRes) with information taken from mentalRay documentation.  
    Here is the list of all modification:
    - added Key differentials under Features Tab.
    - added Unified Sampling under Quality Tab.
    - added Progressive rendering under Quality Tab.
    - added Native IBL under Indirect Lighting Tab.
    - added FinalGather Legacy under Indirect Lighting Tab.
    - added FinalGather passes Legacy under Indirect Lighting Tab.
    - modifying FinalGather mode under Indirect Lighting Tab (the control now match the one in miDefaultOptions).
    - added Iray Tab.
    - all tab are now resizable.