@greenskp said: Someone knows of one workflow to it doesn't happen? I believe if you triangulate, you can avoid writing a material for each face. See info in this post: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=44501%26amp;start=120#p513778 ThruPaint is magic! Definitely the way to go if you can get what you need that way.

good to hear, would love to see the final result if you can share!

If it is a 360 HDRI, you don't need to change anything. Check that you have the mapping set to Environment. If it's blurry its because it is a low res file. There are some hi res ones on here for free, give it a try. Consider buying some commercial ones if you really want hi quality domes. http://www.hdri-hub.com/free-samples

Thanks you guys. The project is finished.I post it in the gallery. I never had that kind of problem until now.

@andybot said: Just a small detail - you need to make sure you put your alpha mask at the "perpendicular" material in the fresnel reflections. Otherwise, you will have a reflection over the whole face. With the diffuse mask, only the diffuse layer will be transparent. You could also try a normal map or bump map to try and get the reflections going in different directions on the wire. thanks Andy, I'll have a look into that. EDIT Andy, That worked a treat!!!!

@dkendig said: Look guys... I know you want this service release, but trying to hack our website isn't going to speed things along That's double-plus-ungood. Hope you're back on track soon!

Put a bullet in 1.49 man. It was great for it's time but it's a bit of a turd in comparison to 2.0.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2405948?tstart=0 command + ~ key switches between documents within a given app on OSX, but on windows you need a 3rd party app to accomplish the same task

it won't be addressed in the upcoming service release, but it will be something we look in to for our 3.0 release.

I know nothing about VRay, but have you checked to see if you have any reversed faces and if you have a material applied to your front face?

You should be able to just change the file extension on the material to be .vismat. This will work on the Glass Standard material, but yes, The VRayBRDF material is incompatible with 1.49.

see discussion here: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=322%26amp;t=56468 best to wait for the vray 2.0 service release.

do you think you could upload the file so we can try to reproduce it in a nightly build?

Not sure if everyone got the newsletter, but the service release is up on our site now.

I think I may have a solution. Don't mess with the transparency in the refraction layer, unless you have more than one refraction layer. Just leave it black

Thanks for all the comments, your feedback is most appreciated, I guess I was looking for some control of the reflection, I'll try the back face transparency and see how I get on.

thank you everyone for all your valauble help..

@mandanagmp said: Hello, I have been researching this issue for a few days now, and have tried several solutions. When I render my Sketchup model with Vray, only the windows are rendered. I have placed everything on the 0 Layer, un-grouped everything, and copied and pasted the model into a new Sketchup file. The last technique works, but only once or twice, after which, it simply renders only the sky, and NONE of the model. I hope someone has another solution! Thank you- Sketchup 8 Vray 2.0 Windows 7 If you're using vray 2.0, you should see a progress window come up. Are there any errors that show up there? Look specifically if there are materials that are failing to load.

Thanks, it turns out I didn't have animation on but Vray still looks to see if the "Include Frame Number" checkbox is checked. mild annoyance -Brodie [image: Xodh_frame.png]