Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

[patplace_cg]

Not happy with any version of VFSU. I have been mention that problem since last few issues. seems no one reply what's going on. The problem is once i import the model (for example. the car witch is setup emissive layer and reflection layer) into new model/files. Then the material is success to import but no emissive and reflection. i have to set up every single cars. anyone know what's going on???????? > > ???

[thomthom]

Re: Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

Yes, it's a known issue. When importing components, V-Ray materials are not brought along. It'd due to a technical limitation in SU apparently.
I hope they can find a way around it for next version.

In the meanwhile, you have to export your V-Ray materials after you've set them up and import them when you place your components.

[patplace_cg]

Re: Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

Thanks thom thom. At least now someone know that issues and i won't feel alone. i though it's my own problems.

it's a nightmare to re-apply the material once import about 10 cars into one model space. vray material seems to automatic to rename the material what you import. so i have to re select again and replace them again. it's terrible to doing that way. Think about if there are 20 people working in a term...you think the work will be sharing..but its not. you end up have to redo again every single bit.

[thomthom]

Re: Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

Yea, not very ideal workflow.

When you import? Do you select the existing material you want to replace?

[Jackson_cg]

Re: Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

it's a nightmare to re-apply the material once import about 10 cars into one model space.

It helps to have an extremely organised components and material library- for example I have an SU materials library called "Cars" which contains materials which are common to most cars, like chrome, aluminium, windscreen glass, headlight glass, black plastic, tyres, etc. I have a corresponding VRay material library and I edit all my car components so they share exactly the same material set. That way when I import several car components into a skp file I can import all their VRay materials at the same time- it only takes a few seconds.

If you subsequently import any new car components you can apply the already imported VRay materials to them by right-clicking the car geometry and choosing "Select geometry by material", then apply the corresponding VRay material. Then I purge the unused materials to keep things manageable.

[patplace_cg]

Re: Emissive layers and relection layer is gone once import into new model

hi thomthom,

when I import, there is no other option or message to ask me the existing material to replace or not. they just import the whole things.