# Mental-ray Disappeared!

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mental-ray
**Created:** [September 26, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036 "2005-09-26T19:21:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![theplu](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@theplu](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/theplu)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2005, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/1 "2005-09-26T19:21:19Z")

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Hello,  
I have the following problem:

I can not find Mental-Ray. I can only select Maya Hard, Soft, Vector but not Mental-Ray. There is a folder called "mentalray" but Maya does not give me the option to choose Mental-Ray.   
Can anyone help me? Thanks

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Greetings from Germany

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### Author: ![kuttyvimal](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/d07c76/32.png) [@kuttyvimal](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/kuttyvimal)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2005, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/2 "2005-09-27T10:47:10Z")

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go to the plug in manager in the windows - settings\preferences and switch on the mayatomr option

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### Author: ![joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/joojaa)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2005, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/3 "2005-09-27T11:00:46Z")

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yes the answer is in the faq! has been for aloong while now. So i suggets people start there.

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### Author: ![theplu](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@theplu](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/theplu)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/4 "2005-09-27T11:38:54Z")

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Thank you very much!

-And a BIG sorry for not looking for the answer in the FAQ. ![](http://www.highend3d.com/boards/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif) It was almost midnight and I was a "bit" tired.-

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Greetings from Germany

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### Author: ![iiswill](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9fc348/32.png) [@iiswill](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/iiswill)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2006, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/5 "2006-02-10T07:25:03Z")

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i am using Mac, where can i find the PLug-in Manager????

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### Author: ![joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/joojaa)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/mental-ray-disappeared/46036/6 "2006-02-10T12:49:02Z")

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Last time i chekked the exact same place as all other mayas (its been a while tough)! As windows se the [FAQ entry](http://www.highend3d.com/maya/faqs/mental_ray_faq/general/203.html)