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V-Ray (Classic) Materials are not interchangeable or compatible with the V-Ray Node Materials.


V-Ray Materials Menu

By default, the V-Ray materials menu is visible next to the Create menu in the Material Manager.

If you want to access V-Ray materials from Cinema 4D's Create menu, go to Edit > Preferences > Renderer > V-Ray > Materials and disable the Separate menu for V-Ray materials option.





Then, restart Cinema 4D.

V-Ray materials now reside in the Material Manager's Create menu.



Quickly Create Materials Workflow

V-Ray supports the Cinema 4D option to quickly create materials by double-clicking in the Material Manager. See the Materials page for an overview of the workflow.



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