'reloading' component -> duplicate materials

[g.moggel]

hi guys,

when i reload a placed file and i have changed any material in that file it adds that changed material as a new material and wont apply it to the file. maybe this is due to the use of vray? so i have to delete the placed file, purge and replace it again. very tedious... any ideas?

cheers,
mo

[g.moggel]

seems it has to do with groups having materials applied to them. when i give the default material to the group and paint the faces individually it seems to work.

[Dave R]

You should be painting the faces anyway. Especially if you want to have any control over orientation of the material.

[TIG]

BUT if you have edited and painted faces inside an imported component-definition... and then you reload that definition the earlier 'unpainted' version is reimported, and so your changes are lost ???

Please explain it more clearly... or reconsider your workflow