How To Load Mat In 3ds Max

Add autodesk common material bitmaps to the 3ds max asset paths.

How to load mat in 3ds max.

3ds max opens a file dialog so you can choose the library mat file where you will save the material. It s located at the left just under the rows of pictures of materials. Step 1 open the materials editor from the menus or by using hotkey m step 2 click the get material button which looks like a circle with an arrow pointing to it. After you choose a library that library appears in the material map browser.

Filename can include a file extension and a full or partial path. Also in the material map browser drag the material from another group for example scene materials to the entry for the library file. Let say we have mat file created in 3ds max 2014 and we want to contert it for 3ds max 2012. Chaos group s v ray plugin can load mat files into 3ds max and maxon cinema software.

2 load mat file by pressing button 3 pick version from dropdown list default 2012 4 then by pressing save file as version button this tool will create empty max with same name as mat lib file and. If this happens either rename the zip extension to mat or delete the additional zip extension and then load the mat file into the 3ds max material editor. Importing a mat file into 3ds max is very easy. Autodesk s 3ds max and e on vue use mat files.

Also at minute 0 54 we ll learn how to bring in vray materials from another 3ds. If filename has no extension that is no text after a period load looks for a file named filename mat if filename has an extension other than mat the load function treats. If you do not specify filename the load function searches for a file named matlab mat. In this tutorial we ll learn how to import a ready made vray material file.

Test image rendered in arnold with physical materials converted from the shared autodesk material library.