[Thomas C]

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Hi,

I have old libraries of V-Ray .max files that I want to convert to Corona.

Currently I open every V-Ray max files one by one, run the Corona converter tool and save the .max file in another name.
But I have many V-Ray files to convert and it would take ages to do.
So I’m wondering if there’s a way to batch convert all these V-Ray .max files into Corona .max files with the help of Project Manager or Batch Render&Relink?

Thanks for the help,

Plugin version: 3.35.52
3ds Max version: 25.0 - 25.3.7.444
Renderer: Corona 10HF2

[Oleksandr Kramer]

You can do this with Batch Max Files script.
Just add a converter to post-open script
https://3d-kstudio.com/product/trackscripts/

[Thomas C]

Thanks.

I ran Batch Max Files script: but it converted my VRay files to VRay files.

 

How do I get the script to convert VRay files to Corona files?

Thanks for your support Oleksandr,

[Thomas C]

Also,

What does the “File-Units” option do?

[Oleksandr Kramer]

What does the “File-Units” option do?

This is to indicate to use the Unit Scale from the opened file.

How do I get the script to convert VRay files to Corona files?

You can use a script shipped with Corona.
Just add a converter as post-open script.

 

[Thomas C]

Thanks.
Sorry, I don’t understand: why using a Corona script?
I installed Trackscripts, and I choose to run ‘ConvertMaterials.ms’ (please see attached screenshot): isn’t this script intended to do precisely what I want?

[Oleksandr Kramer]

local rendClass = Vray
— local rendClass = CoronaRenderer // Uncomment this line in the script (remove “—“) and save

[Thomas C]

Thanks, I did.
But it still doesn’t work.
And this time no new .max file is created, possibly indicating that no convert process happened.

 

 

 

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Of course, you should add a few lines to save files after converting

[Thomas C]

Thanks.
Sorry but I don’t know how to do that.
I thought this is what this line does:

 

[Oleksandr Kramer]

You’re right – this script already saving file.
It seems coronaConverter script is not found.
You can try to find this file and specify it in the script

if files.Count > 0 do
fileIn files[1]
if files.Count == 0 do
fileIn @”path to coronaConverter_v…“

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Note that “processFilesBatch == true” means that the script will only run if you click the “Process all files” button.

“isConverted” – means that function “ConvertMaterials rendClass” executed succesfully

[Thomas C]

Thank you Oleksandr, now it works :)

Here is what I wrote at line 44:

 

if files.Count > 0 do
fileIn files[1]
if files.Count == 0 do (
fileIn @”C:\Program Files\Corona\Corona Renderer for 3ds Max\2023\Scripts\coronaConverter.ms”

 

Thanks!