Displacements Maps On Mesh With Multiple Materials - possible?

[pali_rao]

Hi

If I have a single mesh, which has multiple materials, can I apply a displacement map using VRayGeometry for EACH of the material? I can only add a single VRayGeo item per mesh.

Do I have to do this in Node mode?

Thank you

[aleksandar.kasabov]

Hello pali_rao,

To apply different displacement maps to different selections of your object you will need to load a VRayMultiSubTex shader in the texture slot of the displacement. Set the Mode of the VRayMultiSubTex to "Face Material ID", then load each texture as a new item in the Texture List tab and add the respective selection tag to it. Please check this video. Keep in mind that this will only work with UVW Mapping.

We are looking for ways to improve this and to make the setup easier. I will let you know if we have updates on the matter.

[aleksandar.kasabov]

Hello pali_rao,

To apply different displacement maps to different selections of your object you will need to load a VRayMultiSubTex shader in the texture slot of the displacement. Set the Mode of the VRayMultiSubTex to "Face Material ID", then load each texture as a new item in the Texture List tab and add the respective selection tag to it. Please check this video. Keep in mind that this will only work with UVW Mapping.

We are looking for ways to improve this and to make the setup easier. I will let you know if we have updates on the matter.

[pali_rao]

Thank you Aleksander, that's great info!