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Should I remove NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,684
United States Rank #12,343
Reach 0.0173%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.98 days
412.53 days >
Average installed length: 216.75 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
19.0.0.0 100.00%

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NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017

Overview

NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017 is a software program developed by Autodesk. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named vrayspawner2017.exe. The setup package generally installs about 80 files and is usually about 232.15 MB (243,423,814 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 57% of users of NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017 come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.autodesk.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{6ABEC32F-B90F-4499-B3A3-FF8A00948178}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 232.15 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017

Program executable:vrayspawner2017.exe
Name:VRaySpawner Module
VRay Spawner
Path:C:\Program Files\autodesk\3ds max 2017\vrayspawner2017.exe
MD5:f67959b3f7e38af76b922ce75df22a39
Additional files:
  • AdskRcCommon.dll - Autodesk Reality Capture Platform (Autodesk Reality Capture Platform Data Type Library)
  • adskasset2mr-15.dll - Asset To MentalRay Converter
  • AdApplicationFrame.dll - Autodesk Windows Components (Autodesk Application Framework DLL)
  • AdApplicationFrameRes.dll - Autodesk Application Framework Resource DLL
  • AdCoreUnits-15.dll - Autodesk Core Units DLL
  • AdFlashVideoPlayer.exe - Autodesk Toolclip Flash Player
  • acge21.dll - Autodesk, Inc. ObjectDBX
  • acgex21.dll - acgex21d.dll
  • adp_core-6_1.dll - Autodesk ADP Toolkit (ADP Toolkit)
  • adp_data-6_1.dll
  • adp_service_opczip-6_1.dll
  • adp_toolkit-6_1.dll
  • adskassetapi_new-15.dll - Protein Asset API
  • AcGradient21.dll - AcGradient DLL
  • AdskRcAnalytics.dll - Autodesk ReCap (Autodesk ReCap Analytics)
  • AdskRcConfig.dll - Autodesk ReCap Configuration
  • AdskRcSpatialReference.dll - Autodesk ReCap Spatial Reference
  • AdskRcUtility.dll - Autodesk ReCap Utility
  • 3dsmax.branding.dll - 3ds Max
  • 3dsmax.exe - 3ds Max application
  • 3dsmaxcmd.exe - command line renderer
  • AbstractGraph.dll
  • ac1st21.dll - AutoCAD (AutoCAD component)
  • acap.dll - Call attributed profiler
  • accompatshim.dll
  • acdb21.dll
  • acdbmgd.dll
  • acdbmgdbrep.dll
  • AcDs.dll
  • AcETransmit.dll
  • AcMPolygonCom.dll
  • AcMPolygonMGD.dll
  • acpal.dll
  • AcPersSubentNaming21.dll - AcPersSubentNaming DLL Application
  • AcSmComponents.dll
  • AcUt.dll
  • ad21asm222.dll
  • AdaptiveDegradation.dll - 3ds max Adaptive Degradation Utility
  • AdIntImgServices.dll
  • AdImaging.dll - AdImaging Module
  • HairVrPrims2017.dll (by Joe Alter Inc) - Hair VRay Shaders component (Dynamic Link Library for generating Hair Pmimitives)
  • vray.dll (by Chaos Software Ltd) - V-Ray rendering system (V-Ray rendering engine core)
  • vray2017.dll (by Chaos Software Ltd)
  • 3dsmaxpy.exe
  • field3dio_vray.dll
  • openvdbio_vray.dll
  • vrayopenimageio.dll
  • vrayoslcomp.dll
  • vrayoslexec.dll
  • vrayoslquery.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • 3dsmax.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B65A6161-1067-466E-842D-296B9F4941B1}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017?

You can uninstall NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 85%
Win 7 (SP1) 15%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,684

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 84.80%
Windows 7 15.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Pro 39.53%
Windows 10 Home 30.38%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.67%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 6.78%
Windows 7 Professional 3.83%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.08%
  Italy 9.13%
  United Kingdom 6.62%
  Netherlands 3.65%
  Spain 3.20%
  Germany 2.97%
  France 2.97%
  Brazil 1.83%
  Singapore 1.60%
  Poland 1.14%
  Portugal 0.91%
  Austria 0.68%
  BG 0.68%
  Colombia 0.68%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 28.43%
Dell 18.78%
Hewlett-Packard 15.74%
Acer 11.17%
Lenovo 9.14%
MSI 5.58%
Samsung 2.54%
GIGABYTE 2.03%
Intel 2.03%
Alienware 1.52%
American Megatrends 1.02%
Apple 1.02%
Common models
ASUS All Series 11.85%
ASUSTeK N552VX 2.22%
Dell XPS 8900 2.22%
LENOVO 20378 2.22%
Alienware Alienware 17 R3 1.48%
Acer Predator G9-591 1.48%

About Autodesk

Autodesk focuses on 3D design application for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries.
Publisher URL: www.autodesk.com

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