Thanks CX - that’s what I had a hard time explaining. It’s all in how the poll was conducted. However, I prefer Daforce’s method of percentage of time up to 100% - or better yet a better break down of what went on in this survey.
What is probably even more interesting is if you look at it the other way around. If you took the total 3dsmax market, you may find that a very large percentage of the user base are archviz. I would bet that there are more Vray users then Renderman and probably very close to mental ray in the total 3d world. Now that is just a guess in based on a few assumptions. Someone should make a poll on cgtalk.
I should note that my above statment means nothing even if true… There are a lot more Hondas sold than Rolls Royces, but it does not make them better cars.
I don’t know for sure or anything but I think the “24.9% None” explains this. The question was “What 3rd party renderer do you use?” Well, if you use C4D or LightWave, you’re probably using the built in renderer. And, some of the Mental Ray use could have been in Maya or XSI even.