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Exactly, I want to work more with mental ray, the improved daylight system (always hated the old version... I tend to just link a direct target light to it! lol) and the simplified 'architectural' materials look great as I have limited time to fuss with materials. Guess a trial run is in order after the build... If you have the time I'd really appreciate a guinea pig run since your running almost an identical rig to the one I'm building...