Few queries.

[vishwanath_mani]

Hello,
Wanted to discuss a few things.

1. Was wondering how do you do brushed metal effect in vantage, (reference attached). Cant seem to get it working by using texture maps in bump slot.
2) Any random material or geometry changes whenever file is opened fresh. eg - UVW randomizer map in vary or forest pack objects. Every time there is a new seed.
3) In latest version the vantage button in max toolbar doesn't work reliably.
4) Sometimes rail clone geometry does not render in vantage. Have to refresh railclone in max, then it renders.

Thank You.

[vladimir.nedev]

Can you get us example scenes for 1., 2. and 4., as well as steps to reproduce ?

Greetings,
Vladimir Nedev

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3) In latest version the vantage button in max toolbar doesn't work reliably.

This has been so for a while. Sometimes you have to click it a second time - I assume this is what you were talking about. We made a change that should improve this in the next update. Note that the live link button is a toggle, so after you start a link it stays on until you press it again, though there is no visual indication on the icon. You could close and restart Vantage in the meantime and it will automatically reconnect.