download this panoramic pic
open Maya
go to window-setting/preferences-plug-in Manager
check the plug-in Mayatomr is checked
Go to render setting an under render using select
Mental Ray
go to the tab mental ray
check final gathering
go down to environment image based lighting and hit create
the attributes eritor will open
in Image Name click the folder icon find where you downloaded the image file click open
Create a polygonal plane and scale it to a larger size
select mentalrayIblShape and find the tab light Emission
check emit light
set the setting to the image below
import a model I used a robot
render the scene
