Help with materials, please

[HarvestOfSorrow]

Well, i've spent quite abit of time making a few materials in one scene, but i want to use the same materials for a different scene. Is there any way to save the materials and then use them with a different scenes ? I have tried 'put to library...' but materials come out black every time, changing the options doesnt help.
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Sorry if i posted in the wrong place.
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Thx

[minimus]

Are you using max and sit on the same computer when you make a new secene?

[HarvestOfSorrow]

yes, the same pc and using max 8

[minimus]

Ok. i'm sitting on a max 8 to at the moment. and when i "Put to library" and restart scene i can still go to Material editor select Standar> Mtl Library and it lies there perfectly well.

[HarvestOfSorrow]

i have done the same but when i get the material, it loses the colour. For example if i saved it as red meterial and then used it on another scene, the material becomes black, even though the diffuse colour stays red.

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Original material


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Same material in another scene

[minimus]

hmmm...i have never seen that problem before, have you tryd to save the Library as a mat file and open it in the new scene insted of you taking it with you as the memory of max?

can you send me the material so i can test it here?

[HarvestOfSorrow]

http://savefile.com/projects/808480685

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download link is at the bottom

[minimus]

sorry mate i dont know how to help you:(
the material works perfectly fine to me, i tryd everything but it works all the time :S

have you tryd to apply the black material you get and render? what clorore do the render picture get?

[HarvestOfSorrow]

it's the same as you would render in red but black :(

[minimus]

wierd...
have you tryd downloading service packs for max 8 on Autodesks home site.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...e+pack&x=0&y=0

[HarvestOfSorrow]

I found my mistake lol XD
It's so simple, its almost silly.
What i did....was trying to use a material that had map(diffuse-Ambient/Reflective Occlusion) from mental ray, while i was importing it into a scene with default renderer.
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To solve the problem all you need to do is to assign a renderer which the material uses in the original scene or to uncheck the map in the rollout.
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P.S. thx for the link Minimus, i'll get the service pack now :).

[minimus]

haha lol why didn't i think about that...
haha ye anyway, it was good you figured it out.

hehe no problem.
always here to help


Cheers Minimus

hey guys,,, i need some help here. anyone free?

[minimus]

need to know your problem befor i know if i can help you or not:)