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This page provides information about the Material from File in V-Ray for Grasshopper.

Overview

V-Ray Material from File loads a .vrmat file. Click on the field to open a file browser window and select a .vrmat file.

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino8_VRay7_GH_MaterialFromFile_Preview.png

Right-click on the component to open V-Ray Material from File context menu.

Use the options to import your materials or use the material presets from Cosmos Materials.

Note that invalid input file paths are auto-resolved as long as the files reside at the same location as the .gh project file.

Starting with V-Ray 7, Library Materials are no longer available and have been removed from their default location at C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\V-Ray for Rhinoceros

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino8_VRay7_GH_MaterialFromFile_Options.png

Example: Material from File

Download the GH definition here.

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino8_VRay7_GH_Material_FromFile_Definition

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino7_VRay6.1.1_GH_MaterialFromFile_VFB.png

Example: Vertex Color Setup

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino8_VRay7_GH_MaterialFromFile_VertexColor_Definition.png

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino7_VRay6.1.1_GH_MaterialFromFile_VertexColor_Perspective.png

V-Ray for Rhino > V-Ray Material from File > Rhino7_VRay6.1.1_GH_MaterialFromFile_VertexColor_VFB.png