Material editor not showing Std Mats correctly

[deano]

MAX2020, VRay NEXT Update 1.2.

The material editor (whether standard or slate view) does not show Standard materials correctly - no bump, no highlights.

In the Render Dialogue/Assign Renderer, the Material Editor and Production render are locked to VRay Next, update 1.2.. If I switch Material Editor to use Scanline, the Std mats show correctly, but no VRay materials are visible. This worked just fine in previous versions...any ideas?

[tashko.zashev]

Hi,

There are changes in the latest V-Ray versions related to the Standard Max material support and features like Specular level / Glossiness are not working anymore. It's best to use the V-Ray Mtl instead. We will add a warning about this in the V-Ray log!

[v_wrangler]

Hi,

There are changes in the latest V-Ray versions related to the Standard Max material support and features like Specular level / Glossiness are not working anymore. It's best to use the V-Ray Mtl instead. We will add a warning about this in the V-Ray log!

There goes the answer. While conversions seem to be the only way, this isn't very ideal. Remember some of us still work with old files. I can understand if its a third party Material, but standard mats? Cmon!

[v_wrangler]

how messy would it be to add a pop-up warning or a suggestion to convert materials when loading old scenes? While it is a good habit to read the logs, most of us in the studio simply work on workstations some other guy maintains, when faced with something new like these, we'll normally waste a few good minutes trying to figure out what's wrong.. A pop-up takes away those wasted moments. sochino hou ga yasashii