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V-Ray for Rhino

Multi Material

This page provides information about the Multi material in V-Ray for Rhino.

Last updated 1 September 2026

This page provides information about the Multi material in V-Ray for Rhino.

Overview

The Multi Material is used when a proxy is created. When a proxy is made from geometry that has multiple materials assigned to it, V-Ray assigns an object ID to each geometry and automatically creates a Multi Material with the same ID and Number of the material.

UI Paths

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Materials (right-click) > Multi Material

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Materials > Multi Material

Materials

New materials can be added to the stack with the Add Material button.

Layers are listed in ascending order and can be reordered by clicking and editing its layer number. Materials can be assigned to layers through the drop down selection.

Override Control

Can be Overridden – When disabled, the material is not overridden by the Material Override option in the Render Settings.

Note

Displacement of sub-materials is not supported.