Importing Orbx material into 3dsmax plugin

[MDFutm]

Hi,

Is there currently any way of bringing a material saved in the Unity version (Orbx) into the 3dsmax plugin? I have a Localdb with a lot of materials but the 3dsmax version does not recognise any of the orbx files. They work fine in the standalone version.

Thanks.

[paride4331]

Hi MDFutm,
you should to save your Octane materials in Octane LocalDB folder (C:\Documents and Settings\(your account name)\AppData\Roaming\OctaneRender\localDb), then import them into 3dsMax material editor.
Regards
Paride

[MDFutm]

Thanks for your reply. I have already got them saved in the Localdb from the Unity version. Is there something specific I need to do to import them? When I open the Localdb in max the folder structure doesn't even show up.

[MDFutm]

I think there is a problem with the location of the Localdb. I changed the location in the Tools section in the render setup and when you click the button to 'Explore localdb' it takes you to the right location. In the preferences_v2 file the database is listed in the correct place but still nothing will show up in there. I have just dropped a material in the db location in the AppData\Roaming\OctaneRender\localDb folder and it shows up. Is there somewhere else that I can change the location of this folder?

[FrankVendetta]

The situation is still the same. Anyone know a fix for this?

[FrankVendetta]

Still no solution to this? I mean, yeah, there's the workaround of having your materials hauled to the C:\ drive, but if you have a large library, it becomes impossible to have them all on your limited space C:\ partition. This should really be a simple thing to fix, it's very frustrating.

[bepeg4d]

Hi,
not a Max user, but have you tried to open Standalone and change the path of LocalDB, in Preferences/Application?
ciao Beppe