@akabear said:

I find some textures apply to the model and display as a colour. But some don't.

Are any of the textures TIFF by any chance?

[quote="AkaBear"I also find that I end up with multiple materials on a face sometimes and the only way to avoid this is to start with a blank and adulterated model if wishing to change materials.
Can you post a screenshot? I'm not sure what you mean by this.

Indeed and I'm more than happy about it! I havent used it since November IIRC when I got a job role switch to an Arch visualiser 😄

Ditto Scott.
There's so many things that could be the cause. Often it's multiple causes.

Also, please post what SU version and what V-Ray for SketchUp version you use. The various version behave quite differently on some areas.

FYI: the ASGVis forums is a good resource.

No problem.
There's a few quirks in VfSU. The ASGVis forums are a good resource to find ways to deal with them.

What version do you have by the way? The original?

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Same here with Vray 3.6

@ecuadorian said:

Well, if the buyer is outside the jurisdiction of the seller, no VAT should be charged.

For example, Skype charges me no VAT, because they're located in Europe, and I'm in Ecuador.
When I buy something from Adorama Camera (NY) and have it sent to Miami, FL, I have to pay no taxes, but if I have it sent to Brooklyn, NY then I do have to pay the NY state tax.

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@thomthom said:

@chango70 said:

Just downloaded and installed VRay V1.5. Does the render make background black for you?

Yes, by default it does. They changed the default settings so it doesn't use the Sky or the Physical Camera. To use the old default settings load the 'sketchup_default' setting.

Thx for the reply. I was too hasty as it came as bit of a shock to see my rendering go black. I am beginning to figure out the settings now sorry for the bother. 😳

@thomthom said:

Do you use the V-Ray for SketchUp manual?

Have a look at the V-Ray manual (non-specific to host system): http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/150SP1/

hmmm... failed to find anything about the subject in this manual... 😞 (but there were some good examples about the physical sky)

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@nomeradona said:

just follow what andybot said.

thank you
yes it is working

Thanks to you both,

I have fixed the problem with the small plug-in uv tool, very practical... ☀

Bye

Thanks for the advice, but I traced the problem to an outdated version of v-ray. Apparently a new release was recently made available that fixes such bugs. Still great advice for future problems.

Sounds like a lighting issue more than a material issue. Try rendering without physical camera in vray and see if that helps.

You could also try this excellent tutorial on the ASGVIS forum

http://asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=90&topic=5225.0

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Someone upped the forementioned vismats as a single zip.

http://asgvis.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=90&topic=4735.0

Caution: 500 mb download.

i tried out the things that u guys advised.....however i'm still not very clear about the whole thing....i am uploading the rendered images....u guys should be able to point out the mistakes i've made...
the background image is of a city skyline bt all we can see is the sky and not the city...
guys... please help...and how do you control the light quality...i jst cnt seem to gt the image proportions right....if u notice ..the background image and the models dont look part of the same environment.. why is that happening??
the images are low resolution...and the renderings aren't very good but you'll have to excuse me ....i've just started learning it and i really need some help...

all sky and no city.....

with horizontal rotation:30,vertical repeat:5....still no city

There are also topics over at ASGVis' forums.

@unknownuser said:

Krisu,

MAT files are for MAX Vray. There is a converter but you will need 3DMAX to convert those files and it is really not a smooth process. Your best bet is to use .vismat files that are made for Vray for Sketchup. There are many available in the downloads section at the Vray site. Your can also download the material editor and make your own which is truly the best option. This way you have full control over the materials you are using not to mention they will be custom materials that you created so your renders will have that custom look. Good luck.

Scott

Thanks for the info. I am a bit unsure about purchasing Vray as there are free renderers out there like indigo (too slow on my duo core lappy) now... It is a lot of money and I am right now a student so I can't afford it. I bought a license for Podium but don't really like it as much as Vray that I used from my office. What am I supposed to do? There isn't a Educational copy of Vray for SU is there?