Convert Revit Materials to V-Ray?

[Teriander]

When linking a Revit file in 3ds Max, it comes in as a Autodesk Material. Using the "Material Converter" or right clicking in the scene and using the V-Ray material converter doesn't convert it. How can I convert the materials to V-Ray automatically?

Thanks

[^Lele^]

Using the autodesk scene converter (Rendering -> Scene Converter), making them physical materials.
Then V-Ray can convert those, or you can render them natively.

[Teriander]

Using the autodesk scene converter (Rendering -> Scene Converter), making them physical materials.
Then V-Ray can convert those, or you can render them natively.

It looks like this will work. Thank you very much!

[Teriander]

Using the autodesk scene converter (Rendering -> Scene Converter), making them physical materials.
Then V-Ray can convert those, or you can render them natively.

Actually Im running into a strange issue. It appears to convert the materials to a "Standard Surface" even though I selected the same Convert options that you have. And Standard Surface wont convert. Also, for some strange reason, even though I've selected Vray as my renderer, my right click menu has lost the V-Ray options at the bottom. So I can't select the "Convert Scene" option. Screenshot attached.

Any suggestions?

[^Lele^]

The v-ray RMC options, in the beta for v6, are in the V-Ray menu at the top.

[Teriander]

The v-ray RMC options, in the beta for v6, are in the V-Ray menu at the top.

What about the Standard Surface solution? After recovering the V-Ray scene converter. It does not convert "Standard Surface" and the 3ds Max Converter didn't convert them to Physical Material.

[bardo]

What about the Standard Surface solution? After recovering the V-Ray scene converter. It does not convert "Standard Surface" and the 3ds Max Converter didn't convert them to Physical Material.

As I'm in the same boat now, have you found a way to convert from Standard Surface materials to Vray materials?

[^Lele^]

EDIT: i see.
Unfortunately, that's an Arnold-specific shader we do not currently support, nor plan to.
You're likely to get a quicker solution asking autodesk to build a converter for it towards their old physmat.

Question: how do you come to get that shader in the scene?

[bardo]

EDIT: i see.
Unfortunately, that's an Arnold-specific shader we do not currently support, nor plan to.
You're likely to get a quicker solution asking autodesk to build a converter for it towards their old physmat.

Question: how do you come to get that shader in the scene?

A supplier sent me an FBX with a MultiSubObject with 3 Standard Surface materials applied.
A workaround seems to ask him to apply a PhysMat, or Standard (the oldest standard shader) and use the converter.
This seems working.

[^Lele^]

The Standard Surface shader is indeed an odd one.
Even AD has Arnold default to the old Physical material, and to this day (3+ years on) still don't provide a way to convert between the two.
This is part of what makes us guarded about spending resources for it.