mental ray 2.0 User's Manual
Version 2.26

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Index

adjacency detection: 1 2 3 4 5

alpha channel: 1 2 3 4

ambient color: 1 2 3 4 5

animation: 1 2 3 4 5

anisotropic glossy reflection: 1 2

anonymous shaders: def.1 2 3

aperture: 1 2 3 4 5

approximation: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 def.19 20

approximation override: def.1

area light: 1 2 3 4 5 6

area light sampling: def.1

array: def.1 def.2 def.3

aspect ratio: 1 2 3 4

atmosphere: 1 2 3 def.4 5

attenuation: 1

back culling: def.1 def.2 3 def.4

banding: 1 2

barycentric coordinates: 1 2

base shader: 1 2

basis: 1 2 3 4

basis matrix: 1 2 3 4 5

basis vector: 1

Bézier: 1 2 3 4 5 6

binary space partitioning: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Blinn shading: 1

box: 1

BSP: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B-spline: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

bump basis vectors: 1 2 3

bump map: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

camera: 1 2 3 def.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

camera space: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

camera state variables: def.1

cardinal: 1 2 3 4 5 6

cartoon: 1

caustic accuracy: 1

caustic filtering: 1

caustic generating objects: 1 2

caustic receiving objects: def.1

caustics: 1 2 def.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

CCIR 601: 1

C development environment: 1

child state: def.1

clipping plane: 1 2

code: 1 2

color: 1 2 3

color clipping: 1 2 3 4

color map: 1

color quantization: 1

command: def.1

comment: 1

compiler: def.1 2 3

compiler options: def.1

composite: 1 2

concave polygon: 1

concurrency: def.1

connection: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

contour: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

contour contrast function: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

contour output shader: 1 def.2

contours, fast: def.1

contour shader: def.1 def.2 def.3 4 def.5

contour store function: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6

contrast: def.1 2 def.3

control point: 1 2 3 4

convex polygon: 1

coordinate systems: 1

critical section: def.1 2

curvature approximation: 1 2 3

curve: 1 2 3 4

database access: def.1

debugging shaders: 1

declaration: def.1 2 3 4

degree: 1

depth: 1

depth frame buffer: 1 2 3

depth of field: 1

desaturation: 1 2 3 4

diffuse color: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

diffuse reflection: def.1 2

diffuse transmission: def.1 2

directional light: 1

displacement approximation: 1

displacement map: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

displacement shader: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7 def.8 9

dissolve: 1

distributed shared database: 1 2

dithering: 1 2 3

DLL: 1 2

DSO (Dynamic Shared Object): 1 def.2 def.3 def.4 5 6

dynamic linking: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

echo: 1

edge merging: 1 2 3 4

elliptical filter options: 1 2

elliptical texture filtering: def.1

environment map: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

environment shader: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7 8 9 def.10

environment shader example: def.1

environment variable: 1 2

epsilon: 1 2

error messages: def.1

field rendering: 1 def.2 3 def.4 5 6 7

file data types: 1

file format: 1 def.2 3 4 5

filter: def.1 def.2

floating point: 1

focal distance: 1 2

focal length: 1

fog: 1 def.2 3

frame: 1 2

frame buffer: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6

frame number: 1 2

free-form curve: 1 2 3

free-form surface: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

free-form surface degree: 1 2

free-form surface parameter: 1

free-form surface parameter vector: 1

free-form surface step size: 1 2

Fresnel: 1 2

function: 1

function call summary: def.1

gamma correction: 1 2 3

geometry: 1 2 3

geometry shader: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 def.8 9 def.10 11 12 def.13 14

geometry shader example: def.1

global light list: 1 2 def.3 def.4

glossy reflection: def.1 2 3 4

glossy transmission: def.1 2

grid: 1 2 3

header files: 1

hole curve: 1 2 3 4 def.5 6 7

homogeneous coordinates: 1 2

IDO: 1

illumination: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

image: def.1

image file: 1 2

image texture: def.1 def.2 3 4

include command: def.1 2

incremental change: 1 2 3 4 5

index of refraction: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

infinity: 1

infrasampling: def.1 def.2

inheritance: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6

inheritance function: 1

instance: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7 8

instance flags: def.1

instance group: 1 def.2

instance transformation: def.1

integer: 1

interface parameter: 1 def.2 3 4 5 6 def.7

interlaced video: def.1 def.2

internal space: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

IRIS Development Option: 1

irradiance: 1 2

jitter: def.1 def.2

knot vector: 1

label: 1 2 3 4

label frame buffer: 1

LDA approximation: 1

lens effects: 1 2

lens shader: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7 8 9 def.10

lens shader example: def.1

light: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 def.10 11 12 13

light list: 1 2 3

light ray: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

light shader: 1 2 def.3 def.4 5 def.6 7 8 9 10 11

light shader example: def.1 def.2

link: 1 2

linker: def.1

linker options: def.1

load balancing: 1

locking: 1 2 3 def.4

master host: 1

material: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 def.19 20 21 22 23

material inheritance: 1 2 3 4 def.5

material list: 1 def.2

material phenomenon: def.1 2

material shader: 1 2 3 4 def.5 6 def.7 8 def.9 10 11 12 13 14

material shader example: def.1

math functions: def.1

matrix functions: def.1

memory leaks: def.1

memory-mapped textures: def.1 2 3

merge epsilon: 1 2 3

messages: def.1 def.2

mi_api_basis_add: def.1

mi_api_basis_list_clear: 1 def.2

mi_api_basis_lookup: def.1

mi_api_camera_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_camera_end: def.1

mi_api_code_byte_copy: def.1

mi_api_code_verbatim_begin: def.1

mi_api_code_verbatim_end: def.1

mi_api_curve_approx: def.1

mi_api_curve_begin: 1 def.2

mi_api_curve_end: def.1

mi_api_curve_lookup: def.1

mi_api_curve_specpnt: def.1

mi_api_debug: def.1

mi_api_decl_lookup: def.1

mi_api_delete: 1 def.2

mi_api_delete_tree: 1 def.2

mi_api_dlist_add: def.1

mi_api_dlist_create: def.1

mi_api_dlist_delete: def.1

mi_api_error: def.1

mi_api_error_callback: def.1

mi_api_function_append: def.1

mi_api_function_assign: def.1 2

mi_api_function_call: def.1 2

mi_api_function_call_end: def.1

mi_api_function_declare: def.1

mi_api_function_delete: def.1

mi_api_geovector_xyz_add: 1 def.2

mi_api_gui_begin: 1

mi_api_incremental: def.1

mi_api_instance_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_instance_end: def.1 2

mi_api_instgroup_additem: def.1 2

mi_api_instgroup_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_instgroup_end: def.1

mi_api_light_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_light_end: def.1

mi_api_light_lookup: def.1 2

mi_api_material_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_material_end: def.1

mi_api_material_lookup: def.1 2

mi_api_mi_api_basis_add: 1

mi_api_mi_api_basis_list_clear: 1

mi_api_mi_api_curve_approx: 1

mi_api_mi_api_curve_end: 1

mi_api_mi_api_dlist_add: 1

mi_api_mi_api_dlist_create: 1

mi_api_mi_api_surface_approx: 1

mi_api_mi_api_surface_begin_tag: 1

mi_api_mi_api_surface_curveseg: 1

mi_api_mi_api_surface_end: 1

mi_api_mi_api_surface_params: 1

mi_api_mi_geoshader_add_result: 1

mi_api_name_lookup: def.1

mi_api_nerror: def.1

mi_api_new_array_element: def.1

mi_api_object_begin: 1 2 3 def.4 5

mi_api_object_end: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_api_object_group_begin: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_api_object_group_connection: def.1

mi_api_object_group_end: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_api_options_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_options_end: def.1

mi_api_output_file_def: def.1

mi_api_output_file_override: def.1

mi_api_output_function_def: def.1

mi_api_output_imfdisp_handle: def.1

mi_api_output_list: def.1

mi_api_output_shaders: def.1

mi_api_output_type_identify: def.1

mi_api_parameter_append: def.1

mi_api_parameter_child: def.1

mi_api_parameter_decl: def.1

mi_api_parameter_interface: def.1

mi_api_parameter_name: def.1

mi_api_parameter_pop: def.1

mi_api_parameter_push: def.1

mi_api_parameter_shader: def.1 2

mi_api_parameter_value: def.1

mi_api_phen_begin: def.1

mi_api_phen_end: def.1

mi_api_phen_parameter_end: def.1

mi_api_poly_approx: def.1

mi_api_poly_begin: def.1 2 3

mi_api_poly_begin_tag: 1 2 def.3

mi_api_poly_end: def.1

mi_api_poly_hole_add: def.1

mi_api_poly_index_add: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_api_registry_add: def.1

mi_api_registry_begin: def.1

mi_api_registry_end: def.1

mi_api_registry_eval: def.1

mi_api_registry_lookup: def.1

mi_api_render: def.1 2

mi_api_render_params: def.1

mi_api_scope_apply: def.1

mi_api_scope_begin: def.1

mi_api_scope_end: def.1

mi_api_shader_add: def.1 2

mi_api_shader_call: def.1 2

mi_api_surface_approx: def.1

mi_api_surface_approx_displace: def.1

mi_api_surface_approx_trim: def.1

mi_api_surface_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_surface_begin_tag: def.1

mi_api_surface_curveseg: def.1

mi_api_surface_derivative: def.1

mi_api_surface_end: def.1

mi_api_surface_lookup: def.1

mi_api_surface_params: def.1

mi_api_surface_specpnt: def.1

mi_api_surface_texture_begin: def.1

mi_api_taglist: def.1

mi_api_tag_lookup: def.1

mi_api_texture_array_def_begin: def.1

mi_api_texture_array_def_end: def.1

mi_api_texture_begin: def.1 2

mi_api_texture_byte_copy: def.1

mi_api_texture_file_def: def.1

mi_api_texture_function_def: def.1

mi_api_texture_lookup: def.1 2

mi_api_variable_lookup: def.1

mi_api_variable_set: def.1

mi_api_vector_lookup: def.1

mi_api_vector_xyz_add: 1 2 def.3

mi_api_vertex_add: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_api_vertex_lookup: def.1

mi_api_vertex_ref_add: 1 def.2

mi_api_warning: def.1 def.2

mi_blinn_specular: def.1

mi_call_material: 1 def.2 3

mi_call_shader: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7

mi_call_shader_x: def.1

mi_choose_lobe: def.1

mi_choose_scatter_type: 1 def.2 3 4

mi_compute_irradiance: 1 def.2

mi_compute_volume_irradiance: def.1

mi_cooktorr_specular: def.1

mi_db_access: 1 2 def.3

mi_db_flush: def.1

mi_db_type: 1 def.2

mi_db_unpin: 1 2 def.3

mi_debug: 1 def.2

mi_delete_lock: def.1

mi_erandom: def.1

mi_error: def.1

mi_eval: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 def.9 10 11 12 13 14 def.15 16 17 18

mi_eval_boolean: def.1 def.2

mi_eval_color: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 def.7

mi_eval_integer: 1 def.2 3 def.4

mi_eval_scalar: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 def.9 10

mi_eval_tag: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 def.9

mi_eval_transform: def.1 def.2

mi_eval_vector: def.1 2 def.3

mi_exclusive_lightlist: def.1

mi_fatal: def.1

mi_flush_cache: def.1

mi_fresnel: def.1

mi_fresnel_reflection: def.1

mi_fresnel_specular: def.1

mi_geoshader_add_result: def.1 def.2 3 4 5

mi_geoshader_tesselate: def.1 2 3 4

mi_geoshader_tesselate_end: def.1 2

mi_get_contour_line: def.1

mi_global_lights_info: 1 def.2

mi_img_get_color: 1 2 3 4 def.5

mi_img_get_depth: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_img_get_label: def.1

mi_img_get_normal: def.1

mi_img_get_scalar: def.1

mi_img_get_vector: def.1

mi_img_put_color: 1 2 def.3

mi_img_put_depth: def.1

mi_img_put_label: def.1

mi_img_put_normal: def.1

mi_img_put_scalar: def.1

mi_img_put_vector: def.1

mi_inclusive_lightlist: def.1

mi_info: def.1

mi_init_lock: def.1

mi_instance_info: def.1

mi_light_info: def.1

mi_lock: 1 def.2

mi_lookup_color_texture: 1 2 3 4 5 6 def.7 8

mi_lookup_filter_color_texture: 1 def.2 3 4

mi_lookup_scalar_texture: def.1

mi_lookup_vector_texture: def.1

mi_matrix_ident: def.1

mi_matrix_invert: def.1

mi_matrix_prod: def.1

mi_matrix_rotate: def.1

mi_mem_allocate: 1 def.2

mi_mem_reallocate: def.1

mi_mem_release: 1 def.2

mi_mtl_refraction_index: 1

mi_noise_1d: def.1

mi_noise_1d_grad: def.1

mi_noise_2d: def.1

mi_noise_2d_grad: def.1

mi_noise_3d: def.1

mi_noise_3d_grad: def.1

mi_normal_from_camera: 1 def.2

mi_normal_from_object: 1 def.2

mi_normal_from_world: 1 def.2

mi_normal_to_camera: 1 def.2

mi_normal_to_object: 1 def.2

mi_normal_to_world: 1 def.2

mi_par_aborted: 1 2 def.3

mi_par_localvpu: 1 def.2

mi_par_nthreads: def.1

mi_par_random: def.1

mi_phen_output_list: 1

mi_phong_specular: def.1

mi_photon_light: 1 def.2

mi_photon_reflection_diffuse: def.1

mi_photon_reflection_glossy: def.1

mi_photon_reflection_specular: def.1

mi_photon_transmission_diffuse: def.1

mi_photon_transmission_glossy: def.1

mi_photon_transmission_specular: 1 def.2

mi_photon_transparent: def.1

mi_photon_volume_scattering: def.1

mip-map texture: 1 2 3 4

mi_point_from_camera: 1 def.2

mi_point_from_object: 1 def.2

mi_point_from_world: 1 def.2

mi_point_to_camera: 1 def.2

mi_point_to_object: 1 def.2 3 4

mi_point_to_raster: def.1

mi_point_to_world: 1 def.2

mi_point_transform: 1 2 def.3

mi_progress: def.1

mi_query: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 def.9 10 11 12

mi_random: def.1

mi_reflection_dir: 1 2 def.3

mi_reflection_dir_anisglossy: def.1

mi_reflection_dir_diffuse: def.1

mi_reflection_dir_glossy: def.1

mi_reflection_dir_specular: def.1

mi_refraction_dir: 1 2 def.3

$MI_ROOT: def.1

mi_sample_light: 1 2 3 def.4 5

mi_scattering_dir_diffuse: def.1

mi_scattering_dir_directional: def.1

mi_scattering_pathlength: def.1

.mi scene file: def.1

mi_schlick_scattering: def.1

mi_shader_info: def.1

mi_spline: def.1

mi_srandom: def.1

mi_store_photon: 1 def.2

mi_texture_filter_project: 1 2 3 def.4

mi_texture_filter_transform: 1 2 def.3

mi_texture_info: def.1

mi_trace_environment: 1 2 def.3 4

mi_trace_eye: 1 2 def.3 4

mi_trace_light: 1 def.2 3

mi_trace_reflection: 1 2 def.3 4

mi_trace_refraction: 1 2 def.3 4

mi_trace_shadow: 1 2 def.3 4

mi_trace_shadow_seg: def.1 2 3 def.4 5

mi_trace_transparent: 1 def.2 3

mi_transmission_dir_anisglossy: def.1

mi_transmission_dir_diffuse: def.1

mi_transmission_dir_glossy: def.1

mi_transmission_dir_specular: def.1

mi_tri_vectors: def.1

mi_unlock: def.1

mi_vdebug: def.1

mi_vector_add: def.1

mi_vector_det: def.1

mi_vector_dist: def.1

mi_vector_div: def.1

mi_vector_dot: def.1

mi_vector_from_camera: 1 def.2

mi_vector_from_object: 1 def.2

mi_vector_from_world: 1 def.2

mi_vector_max: def.1

mi_vector_min: def.1

mi_vector_mul: def.1

mi_vector_neg: def.1

mi_vector_norm: def.1

mi_vector_normalize: 1 def.2

mi_vector_prod: def.1

mi_vector_sub: def.1

mi_vector_to_camera: 1 2 def.3

mi_vector_to_object: 1 def.2

mi_vector_to_world: 1 def.2

mi_vector_transform: 1 def.2

mi_vector_transform_T: 1 def.2

mi_ward_anisglossy: def.1

mi_ward_glossy: def.1

mi_warning: def.1

mi_wave_light: 1

Monte Carlo: def.1 2

motion blur: 1 2 3

motion transformation: def.1

motion vector: 1 2 3 4

multiple instancing: def.1 2 3 4

multiprocessor: def.1

multithreading: 1 def.2

mutual exclusion: def.1

named shaders: def.1 2

NaN (Not a Number): 1 2

normal: 1 2 3

normal frame buffer: 1

normal vector: 1

NTSC: 1

numerical precision: 1 2

NURB (non-uniform rational B-spline): 1 2

object: 1 2 def.3 4

object code: 1 2

object group: 1 2

object inside/outside: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

object space: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

operating system version: 1

optimization: 1

options: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

option state variables: def.1

orthographic camera: 1 2 3 4

output: 1 2 3 4

output shader: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 def.8 9 10 11 def.12 13

output statement: 1 2

PAL: 1

parallelism: 1 2 3

parameter ranges: 1

parameters: def.1

parameter space: 1

parameter to a function: 1

parameter vector: 1 2 3

parametric approximation: 1 2 3

patch: 1

Perlin noise functions: def.1

perspective: 1 2

phenomenon: def.1 def.2 3 4 5 def.6 7 def.8

phenomenon declaration: def.1

phenomenon interface: def.1 2 3 def.4

phenomenon root: def.1 def.2

Phong shading: 1

photon depth: 1

photon emitter: def.1 2

photon emitter shader: def.1

photon map: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

photon material shader: def.1

photon shader: def.1 2 3 def.4

photon shader example: 1

photon trace depth: 1 2 def.3 4 5

photon tracing: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6

photon volume shader: 1

physical correctness: def.1

pinhole camera: 1 2

point light: 1 def.2

polygon: 1 2 3 4 5

polygon normal: 1

polygon with holes: 1

portability of shaders: 1

PostScript: 1 2 3

premultiplication: def.1 2

primary ray: 1 2 3 def.4 5 def.6 7 def.8 9

procedural texture: 1 def.2 def.3 4

process: 1 2

projection map: 1

pyramid texture: 1 2

quantization: def.1 def.2

Quasi-Monte Carlo: def.1 2

race conditions: def.1

raster space: 1 2

rational parametric representation: 1 2 3 4

ray classification: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

.rayhosts: 1

ray intersection: def.1 def.2

ray marching: 1 2 3

rayrc: def.1 def.2

ray tracing: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ray type: 1

recursive supersampling: 1 2

reentrant: def.1

reflection: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 def.16

reflection map: 1 2

reflectivity: 1 2 3

refracted: 1 2

refraction: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

registry: 1 2

regular parametric approximation: 1 2

resolution: 1 2 3 4

RGBA color space: 1

root instance group: def.1 2 3 def.4

sample combination: def.1

sample interpolation: def.1 def.2

sample padding: def.1

sample rate: 1 2 3 4 5

sampling: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

scalar map: 1 2

scanline: 1 2 3 4 5 6

scene complexity: 1 2

scene DAG: 1

scene file: def.1

screen space: 1

secondary ray: 1 2 3 4 def.5 6 def.7 8

shader assignment: def.1 2 3 4 5

shader call, explicit: 1

shader call tree: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

shader cleanup: 1 def.2

shader declaration: 1 def.2 3

shader initialization: 1 2 3 4 5 6 def.7

shader list: def.1 2

shader parameter example: def.1

shader parameters: def.1 2 3 4 5 def.6 7

shader parameters in C: def.1

shader parameter types: 1 def.2

shaders: def.1 def.2

shader version: 1 def.2 3

shade tree: def.1 2 3

shadow: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

shadow filter: 1

shadow flag: def.1 2 3

shadow map: def.1 2 3 def.4

shadow mode: 1 2 def.3

shadow ray: 1 2 3 4 def.5 6 7

shadow segments: 1 2 def.3 4 5 6 7 8

shadow shader: 1 2 3 def.4 def.5 6 7 def.8 9

shadow sorting: 1 2 3 4 def.5

shared memory: 1 2

shell: 1

shinyness: 1 2

shutter: 1 def.2 def.3 4

slave host: 1

smart volume: def.1 2 3 4

soft_env_sphere: 1

soft_light: 1

soft_material: 1 2

soft shadow: 1

source code: 1 2 3 4 5

spacecurves: 1

spatial approximation: 1 2 3 4

special curve: 1 2 3 4 5 def.6 def.7 8

special point: 1 2 3 def.4 def.5

specular color: 1 2 3 4 5

specular exponent: 1

specular reflection: def.1 2 3

specular transmission: def.1 2 3

spot light: 1 def.2

square pixels: 1 2

startup file: def.1

state variables: 1 def.2 def.3 def.4 def.5 def.6 def.7 def.8 def.9 def.10 def.11

string: 1

surface derivative: 1 2 3 4 def.5

swap partition: def.1

tag: def.1

tag flushing: def.1

tagged flag: 1 def.2 3 4 5 6

tag pinning: def.1

tag type: 1 2 def.3

tag unpinning: def.1

Taylor: 1 2 3 4 5

texture: 1 2 3 4 5 6 def.7 8 9 10 11 12

texture auto-conversion: 1

texture coordinate: 1 2 3 4 5 6

texture filtering: 1 2 3

texture filtering example: def.1 2 3 4

texture map: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

texture miss: 1

texture pyramid: def.1 2 3 4 5 6 7

texture shader: 1 2 def.3 def.4 5 6 def.7 8 9 def.10

texture shader call: def.1

texture shader example: def.1 def.2

texture space: 1 2 def.3 4

texture surface: 1 2 3

texture vertex: 1

thread: def.1 2 3 4 5

thread numbers: def.1

time contrast: def.1 def.2

trace depth: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

trace flag: def.1 2 3

translucency: 1

transmission: def.1

transmission filter: 1

transparency: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

transparency photon: 1

transparent rays: 1

triangle vertices: 1

triangulation: 1

trimming: 1

trimming curve: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 def.13 14 15 16

user vector: 1

vector: 1

vector functions: def.1

vector index: 1

vector map: 1

vector sharing: 1

verbose message: 1 2

vertex: 1 2 3

vertex index: 1 2

vertex order: 1

vertex sharing: 1

view-dependent approximation: 1 2 3 4 5

viewing plane: 1 2 3 def.4 def.5 6 7 8 9

virtual memory: 1 2

virtual shared database: 1

visible area light: def.1 2 3

visible flag: def.1 2 3

volume irradiance: 1

volume photon: 1

volume scattering: def.1 2 3

volume shader: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 def.14 15 16 17 18 def.19 20 21 22

volume shader example: def.1

VPU: def.1

white pixels: 1

window: 1 2

world space: 1 2

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