How to find sub material in material browser?

[dean_dmoo]

Hi,

I'm trying to upload a file to rebus but am getting an error regarding a material that has interpolation turned on. I thought I had found the culprit but it seems there is another copy of the same material lurking around. When using the search function in the material browser (slate) it only shows the top level material names, so any materials in a multi-material aren't found.

Am I missing something?

Thanks!

[Deflaminis]

I like to use VMC for stuff like this. http://www.oliverradford.com/3ds-max...erial-control/

[Alex_M]

This should work:

1. Right click on the Scene Materials tab and make sure that Show Subtree is enabled and that Filter Selected Objects is disabled.
2. In the search bar type * and then the name of your sub material.

Let me know if it worked. At least it does here on Max 2016.

[short cirkuit]

Where would one find this scene materials tab? I know it sounds dumb, but i cant find where youre referring to

This should work:

1. Right click on the Scene Materials tab and make sure that Show Subtree is enabled and that Filter Selected Objects is disabled.
2. In the search bar type * and then the name of your sub material.

Let me know if it worked. At least it does here on Max 2016.

[Alex_M]

The Scene Materials tab is located in the Material/Map Browser. Typically it's at the bottom of that browser. Check out this image. You'll see it in the bottom left corner.

[Miro]

Maybe this MaxScript would help. It will go through each instance of the VRayMtl in the scene and turn off reflection and refraction interpolation.

mat = getClassInstances VRayMtl;
if (mat.count != 0) do
(
for each in mat do
(
each.reflection_useInterpolation = false;
print each.reflection_useInterpolation;
each.refraction_useInterpolation = false;
print each.reflection_useInterpolation;
)
)

[dean_dmoo]

Thanks guys!

@ Alex, it works in 2014 aswell.