Material editor displaying as light material in the preview window sphere

V-Ray V-Ray for 3ds Max Issues
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Hi,

after installing last update, I have issue with the material editor displaying as light material in the preview window sphere (see attached image)
Is there any option to fix this preview? I can’t see reflections and bumps.

Thanks,
Nikola

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Vrayscans are displaying black in the preview.

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3

Go to Render Setup > Settings > 3ds Max Material swatches checkbox and ensure it is turned off.

4

I did check and is off. I tried resetting the render settings and merge the scene in new 3ds max document, nothing is fixing the issue.

5

Correction: I fixed it with merging in new file. Something was affecting the previews in that file I don’t know why.

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Check if the “material_preview.vrscene” file is located here: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\VRay3ds Max202X\assets\. If not, I’m attaching it so you can place it there.

EDIT: Maybe your Material Renderer (Render Setup > Common > Assign Renderer) was not set to V-Ray?
material_preview.7z (56 KB)