[messire]

I'm doing a few projects using the same components, and would like to know how everyone proceeds with the MR settings. What i am doing now is edit component, choose maps, MR settings etc and save component as. When i reopen the component in another file, all MR settings are lost. My question ( maybe lots of answer will come with 1.0 ) is how will we be able to save those MR settings for our components...? There was an interesting thread about a material database that would be usefull with MR, since a matt leather is a matt leather for example, meaning settings is always the same, and only the light hitting the material has to be changed... i'm wondering how this will be possible with SU and then MR 1.0..
Any hints? How do u guys do with components MR settings now with the beta?

Nils

[Sheik]

I have saved some models (like a lamp) with the Maxwell settings made to them as normal *.skp files. Then I import the file to another file and the Maxwell settings are still there.
I did not convert to components before saving, maybe that make the difference?
For now there it looks like there will be no materials library, but I am still hopeful Pavol will find a way…
Sheik

[RedRaven]

has anyone any ideas how the new delayed maxwell will integrate with su. It looks as though materials will not need to be assinged in su and can be done direct in maxwell - just like matadorlight.

which makes me think - matadorlight was to be upgraded but never was, have next lmit actually incorporated it?

[Sheik]

Matador is not a Next Limit product, so I dont think it is incorporated.
I think NL made the standalon more powerfull than they initially intended due to user feedback. I still feel it makes sence to assign mxs settings in SU as far as possible, and possibly make final adjustments in the standalone. I hope we can use the powerfull material editor of Maxwell to edit SU materials. This would be possible if we could create a SU mats library that is a representation of the Maxwell material browser, ie. Maxwelll would write a SU library.
Well we will have to find out what is the optimal workflow and tell NL what it is we want the SU plugin to do. Victor told me this is what they will do; finalise the plugin based on customer feedback.
Sheik

[RedRaven]

I wonder if this 'newer' version of mr is why pavol has not appeared for a while - bet he has had to go back to the drawing board.