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Default and Custom Layouts

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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

Every time you open a new scene, the .vrlst file in the ENU folder

will be

is loaded automatically.

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The VRayLister layout can be customized by reordering the columns and tabs, switching the order of the main Lights and Camera tabs, choosing what parameters to display per light or camera type through the Display options, as well as by tweaking filters, size, position, search. These changes can be saved to a .vrlst layout preset file and then loaded.

A default

To correctly load .vrlst layout in the VRayLister, follow these steps:

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When

creating

closing the VRayLister, the

layout, you can also store it in a location or network of your choice before closing the VRayLister from

default layout file gets overwritten and any new changes are considered as part of the new default.

To save a layout preset, go to Options button > Save layout

. Thus, you have

and specify the name and location of the file. The saved file serves as a backup file of the layout.

You can save as many

layout presets

layouts as you want.

To load another

.vrslt layout:Reopen the VRayLister, and then load the custom layout from the

layout preset, go to Options button > Load layout.

Close

Once the VRayLister

.Тhe

is closed, the newly loaded layout will override the current one in the vraylisteruser.vrlst file.


Lights Tab

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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.

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