Metal Material Creation in VRay Next

[james_morvay]

Back in the previous version of VRay, there was a feature preset that one could use to create a quick base material for metal, and then the user had the option of editing the components of the material, such as diffuse, reflection, bump, etc. In VRay Next, I do not see that preset function anymore so when I try to create a new metal material and apply the maps i have, the metal doesn't come out at all like metal, but a dull material with no gloss or reflectivity. Are users now having to use one of VRay's metal materials as that base and then edit that? Not that I am knocking VRay's choices for metals, but I have a large library of custom metal materials I'd like to use, complete with diffuse, reflect, gloss, bump and displacement maps. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated!

[assya.dobreva]

Hello James,
We have made major changes in V-Ray Next for SketchUp regarding the underlying texture plug-ins structure. As part of this effort we have also streamlined all material parameters into 2 separate view modes: basic and advanced.
At this point the design of the old Material Quick Settings together with the Preset type options were deemed as not robust enough.We definitely plan to bring this feature back once its redesign meets our standards.

With that being said, currently there are 2 ways quickly create metal materials.
1. Use the new Metallic material - docs It allows PBR-based workflow and with the help of a few texture files you can achieve realistic look. For more information please check our Blog post about Metalness :https://www.chaosgroup.com/blog/understanding-metalness
2.Another solution is to find a metal directly from our Preset Material Library, similar to what you are trying to achieve, add it to your scene and then fine-tune its parameters to your liking. Current list of our metal presets is available at: https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/...rials+Category

Last but not least, if you have any suggestions on how we can improve the interface , we would be more than happy to read what you have in mind!

Kind Regards,
Assya