Here are the main components of the Lister. They are available for all tabs:
Filters – Filters the objects by Groups, Layers, and Selection sets.
Search bar – Searches for an object. You need to enter at least 3 symbols in the field. If a filter is applied, it searches only from the stack with the filtered objects.
Options – Offers options for loading, saving and resetting layouts.
Loads Layout – Opens the Choose settings file to load window and loads a .vrlst layout file.See more information in the Default and Custom Layouts section.
Save Layout – Opens the Choose saved file destination window and saves the current settings as a layout preset in a .vrlst format.
Reset Layout – Resets the layout to its default state.
Display options – Opens the Display options dialog where you can add or remove shown parameters.
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Note that some of the additional columns contain settings that should not be modified as the modifications would have no effect. However, V-Ray provides access to them and you can check their default values.
Titlebar – All cells except for the first 4 cells can be rearranged. The first 4 cells are always going to stay in the same order. The Name cell is stretchable, while the rest of the cells are not.
Statistics for selection – Shows the number of selected objects.
Deselect – Deselects all objects.
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The number of instanced lights or cameras is marked in brackets in front of the object’s name.
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Note that the Lights and Cameras tabs can be rearranged by dragging them.
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The following options are available for all tabs:
– Indicates that the light or camera is visible.
– Indicates that the light or camera is invisible.
– Indicates a combination of visible and invisible lights/cameras under the same row of instances.
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Press Ctrl and click the Visibility ()icon of an object to make a multiple selection.
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To correctly load .vrlst layout in the VRayLister, follow these steps:
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Create a layout preset in the VRayLister by dragging columns and/or tweaking the Display options.
Close the VRayLister. Thus, V-Ray saves the layout locally.
The layout is stored in the vraylisteruser.vrlst file, which is located in: C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\20## - 64bit\ENU\en-US\plugcfg where ## stands for the version of 3ds Max used.
Now, every time you open a new scene, the .vrlst file in the ENU folder will be loaded automatically.
When creating the layout, you can also store it in a location or network of your choice before closing the VRayLister from Options button > Save layout. Thus, you have a backup file of the layout.
You can save as many layout presets as you want.
To load another .vrslt layout:
Reopen the VRayLister, and then load the custom layout from the Options button > Load layout.
Close the VRayLister.
Тhe newly loaded layout will override the current one in the vraylisteruser.vrlst file.
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The Lights tab controls common parameters for all lights in the scene.
Lights can be enabled or disabled from the Enable checkbox.
In the Light tab, instanced lights appear as a single entry with a dropdown. Editing any parameters for the entry affects all instances. The dropdown can be used to select a specific instance in the viewport.
For more information on the parameters displayed for V-Ray lights in the Lister, see the respective page for the specific light type.
