V-Ray Blend Material induced dyslexia

[^Lele^]

Thanks Lele - I think some people are interested in testing this. Do you need to have a nightly build to test it?

Why, did it error out for you?
I do not think it needs anything else than a V-Ray version with the blend material in it.

[stevejjd]

How do I use it? Do I run it fron the scripts dir? Do I need to put it in the startup scripts? sorry Lele

[^Lele^]

How do I use it? Do I run it fron the scripts dir? Do I need to put it in the startup scripts? sorry Lele

No, my fault entirely, Steve, for not adding a simple readme to the file.

The best way is to copy the script into the 3dsMax scripts\startup folder (f.e.: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2018\scripts\Startup\).
The material will be then available to be picked from all the usual places.

There is one caveat: the script has to be present in the startup folder of any max which tries to open a scene with the material in it. If it isn't present, a scene load error will come up (so no risk of rendering away sequences without shaders assigned.).
Consider the script, to all intents and purposes, just like any other third-party plugin: it needs to travel with the scene that uses it.

[stevejjd]

Awww man it looks so much better this way! hahaha I love it.

Its a shame that this feature is not native to VRay, I like it a lot.

Thank Lele

Steve ~