So you don't need to download the library on every Workstation and Render Nodes. Also, in order to confirm if the new setup is working properly, try to run a simple scene.Īfter the installation of the Material Library to the network shared drive, Windows Registry needs to be set on all Workstations and Render Nodes, one by one, and this will tell the renderer, where the materials are stored. When the Workstations are back online, check if the material directory is accessible from each computer in the network. On the next screen, check the Download V-Ray material library checkbox and select the shared drive location:Įxample: \\10.0.4.95\Shared_Drive\V-Ray Material LibraryĪfter the installation is complete, click Done and restart your computer:.Start the installation process on the Workstations and select the Advanced options button:.If V-Ray has been previously installed, uninstall it first, and then start the new installation with the new paths as shown in the steps below. Make sure that V-Ray Material Library is installed on a shared location that is available for all of your Render Nodes. Follow these steps when using the V-Ray Material Library with Network or Distributed Rendering.
