This page provides information on the Scatter subtab in the V-Ray Appearance Manager.

 

Overview

The Scatter subtab allows for selecting scatter hosts and associating them with V-Ray Scatter created in the Asset Editor.

Currently, only the following family types can be selected as Scatter hosts:

  • Floor
  • Wall
  • Roof
  • Ceiling
  • Curtain System
  • Curtain Panels
  • Column
  • Ramp
  • Stair
  • Toposurface
  • Mass

 

UI Path

||Appearance Manager|| > Families tab > Scatter subtab

 

Search Bar and Filters

Show Families

Filters the list of objects based on the following options:

All – Shows all families that are currently loaded into the Revit project file.

Used in project – Shows all families that are already placed into the Revit model.

Search Bar

You can search either a specific family item name or a whole family category. Families can also be searched by name or element ID in the Filter search bar. Selecting one or more families in the Revit viewport activates the filter as well.

 


Scatter Actions

The Add scatter hosts button adds the selected objects as a scatter host.

To delete a scatter host from the list, select it and then press the Delete key. When a Revit family instance or the family itself is deleted, its association with a Scatter as a host is also deleted from the project.

The button associates a scatter host with a V-Ray Scatter from the Asset Editor. Any association can be deleted via the Unassign V-Ray Scatter button.