vray proxies

[lopez67]

I would like to ask some explanation about the vray proxies.

1) Do I need to create blocks after I've imported the vray proxy inside rhino?

2) If I use Rhino's copy command, I don't create instances of the proxy mesh?

Thanks,

best regards,

Roy

[georgi.georgiev]

Hi lopez67

1) Do I need to create blocks after I've imported the vray proxy inside rhino?

This is not necessary.

Instances of a proxy can be created either by holding down the ALT key and moving the Gumball or using Rhino's array functions. If you use Rhino's Copy/Paste commands, it will create a new V-Ray proxy in the Asset Editor

[lopez67]

Hi Georgi,

thanks for your message.

What does it mean this note inside the Vray/Rhino manual?

"If several proxies linked to the same .vrmesh file need to be created, it's better to make them blocks - this will save memory since the .vrmesh file will be loaded only once."

[georgi.georgiev]

lopez67

Kindly note that in previous versions true instancing was not supported.

Please be informed that the note in that respect on the V-Ray for Rhino documentation page has been updated:

"V-Ray Proxy can be instanced by using the _Array command or Alt+drag the object in the Rhino viewport. This helps save memory as the .vrmesh file will be loaded only once regardless of the number of instances. Copying and pasting a Proxy Mesh, however, creates copies that end up loading the same file multiple times. This should be avoided. A Proxy Mesh within a block definition will be loaded only once regardless of the number of block instances in the project. Therefore, copying and pasting block instances is a safe alternative method to copy/pasting the Proxy Mesh objects directly."