importing vray material from max in maya

[jstrob]

Does anyone has a script for importing vray material from max to maya. I know there is .vrscene exporter but it import just half of my material network....

[vlado]

I don't have a better solution for you right now, but if you are using V-Ray 3.0 in Maya, just use a VRayVrmatMtl and link it to the exported .vrscene file. It will render exactly the same, but for the moment you won't be able to edit it inside Maya. (It goes round the other way too).

Best regards,
Vlado

[Richard7666]

forums.chaosgroup.com/showthread.php?74944-v-ray-ready-models-for-Maya

one of the users in this thread has a solution similar to what you're after, but it's not released.

[jstrob]

Ok very interesting. I will look into that.

[jstrob]

Vlado. Does this work with multiple nested vrayblend materials and complex shader network in linear workflow too?

[jstrob]

I am beta testing vray 3 for max right now, but I don't have acces to vray for maya 3. can I get acces to it please?

[jstrob]

Or maybe you meant vray 3.0 in 3dsmax! I just discover this section in the help pages:
http://help.chaosgroup.com/vray/help...rialeditor.htm

very interesting!

But could you explain how I could link a VRayVrmatMtl to a .vrscene file?

[vlado]

Or maybe you meant vray 3.0 in 3dsmax!

I meant both as a matter of fact. You can email us to vraymaya@chaosgroup.com and ask for access to the closed 3.0 beta.

But could you explain how I could link a VRayVrmatMtl to a .vrscene file?

Simply click on the browse button and select a .vrscene file. You will get the list of all materials in that scene and you can select one of them.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jstrob]

ok thank. I have access to it now. I will try this method.

[vlado]

Ok, let me know how it goes and if there's anything else I can help with.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jstrob]

Cool it worked! everything seems to be ok even with very complex shaders. I still have to reproduce my environment and lighting perfectly to get a perfect match.

Can you tell me a bit about how the vrmat works. Is it baking everything even the textures or is there still a way to modify the textures and see the changes in maya. I am doing tests for a client who works in maya. I am trying to convince him to buy vray.

[jstrob]

Also do the render elements work ok with vrmat in maya for example?

[vlado]

Can you tell me a bit about how the vrmat works. Is it baking everything even the textures or is there still a way to modify the textures and see the changes in maya.

If you go through .vrscene files, there is currently no way to edit the resulting materials, just render them. This is because there are some shader networks that can be built in 3ds Max, but cannot be represented in Maya (and vice versa).

Best regards,
Vlado

[vlado]

Also do the render elements work ok with vrmat in maya for example?

They should work fine, yes.

Best regards,
Vlado

[jstrob]

Finally I can't get the same result. I see a few of problems. First, all textures appear to be washed out in linear workflow in maya... Secondly, my RGlossiness maps have no effect anymore in maya. The fresnel does not seems to transfer neither...

You can see the results on these pics: