RayFX Beta Installation Instructions

If this is the first time you've installed the RayFX beta plugins, you must first rename or move the original shipping Max 3.x versions of the RayFX engine, the Raytrace material, and Raytrace texmap.  Go to the directory where 3DStudio Max is installed and open the StdPlugs folder.  Among the contents should be 3 files: rayfx.dlu, raymtl.dlt, and raytex.dlt.  Rename these to something like rayfx.dlu.dead, or move them to a folder that is not in you plugin path, but do NOT delete them.  Create a new folder labled RayFXBeta or something like that, and place the new RayFX plugins there.   Add this folder to your plugin path and you should be set.  If you have never installed any of Blur's plugins then you will also need to grab the latest BlurLib.dlu from the main blurbeta site.

Enjoy.