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Enabling mip shaders in Maya

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Use following MEL-Script command in Script Editor and restart Maya.

optionVar -intValue MIP_SHD_EXPOSE 1;

It’s working with Maya 2008+.
 

• mip_rayswitch_advanced
• mip_rayswitch_stage
• mip_rayswitch_environment
• mip_card_opacity
• mip_fgshooter
• mip_motionblur
• mip_matteshadow
• mip_cameramap
• mip_mirrorball
• mip_grayball
• mip_gamma_gain
• mip_render_subset
• mip_matteshadow_mtl
• mip_motion_vector
• mip_binaryproxy

 
And here are some tutorials and tips:
http://www.puppet.tfdv.com/tutorials/ray_type_optimization_e.shtml
http://lesterbanks.com/2011/03/how-to-use-mip_rayswitch-to-optimize-rendering-in-maya/

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