Objects contained by standard Alembic files can be assigned shaders using the same materials and workflows as Maya geometry. Alembic objects inherit the shading of its original object when you select Merge from the Alembic Import window.
See Merge Alembic and Maya geometry and Import Alembic cache files.
Alembic objects can be rendered with Maya Software or mental ray renderers.
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