RenderMan
Presenter 3D has a reputation as the best Macintosh software to use with Pixar's MacRenderMan. Here are some details about how to access some of best features of Presenter 3D with MacRenderMan.
Report - Experimental MacRenderMan plug-in
Using Environment Lights to simulate reflections - By Tod Deppe
Texture mapping with the texmap shader (planar, spherical, cylindrical, etc.)
Incomplete articles
The RenderMan Option for Presenter 3D
Optimizing Presenter 3D models for MacRenderMan
Constructive Solid Geometry with RenderMan Booleans
Creating cubeface environment maps for surface reflection