No, bagginsbill and others are right. SM can't include Luxrender because of support issues. I agree. We're better off just doing what's already being done with the LuxPose plugin. Just look at all the "support" questions for it so far when it was made perfectly clear where the whole thing was in the process. It would be a nightmare.

Re-edit: also, why would SM want to support a third party plugin? It's not their responsibility that no one will barely even know how to use Luxrender, let alone have to answer a barrage of complaints about it. It's not a point and click solution. It's going to take come learning (and unlearning IMVHO) to get anything really good out of it.

Laurie