using chaosgroup downloaded vray materials

[vanderloo]

Is there a good tutorial anywhere illustrating how to use chaosgroup's vray material downloads.
I get as far as downloading and extracting files to a new folder. But when in 3ds max design 2015, I try to open the material, it looks for .mat files.
There are only .vrmat files in the downloads.
Another rookie question I know, but, what am I missing?
Thank You.

[glorybound]

I don't know, but I found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCqbBPl4Hmc

[vanderloo]

Thank You Bobby. Just what I was looking for.

[Nicinus]

I've looked at these and I only get a red X in the preview, so I must be doing something wrong as well. Ironically that video had the same but he didn't address it.

Is it a future strategy that we should be using Vraymat materials in the future instead of the ordinary Vray Material? (Great name confusion btw)

[vlado]

I've looked at these and I only get a red X in the preview, so I must be doing something wrong as well. Ironically that video had the same but he didn't address it.

This is fixed for the next service pack.

Is it a future strategy that we should be using Vraymat materials in the future instead of the ordinary Vray Material?

No. They are more for compatibility with other V-Ray integrations (Rhino/SketchUp etc).

Best regards,
Vlado