Alternate installation instructions:

Install the contents of the zip as normal to your content library.

in your content library create a folder called "MDL".

Download and install vMaterials from nVidea. https://developer.nvidia.com/vmaterials

Follow the installers instructions.

now go to the installation location. There is a folder there named "nvidea". inside the folder is a 2nd folder named vmaterials as well as the EULA from nVidea and a text file for the version.

Take nvidea folder and all its contents and move it to the "MDL" folder you created.

Finally in Daz Studio, open the Shade Mixer and point the MDL Directory Manager to the MDL folder you created.

This works in test on my system

Last one Up and done. Put all the Design materials in a single file so no multiple downloads. https://www.sharecg.com/v/88268/view/21/DAZ-Studio/IRAY-vMaterials-for-DAZ-Studio-Design-Shaders

File 5 up ..44 Wood Shaders with stain options to expand exponentially.

File 4 is done and up at Sharecg https://www.sharecg.com/v/88159/view/21/DAZ-Studio/IRAY-vMaterials-for-DAZ-Studio-Part-4

has ceramic/stone tiles, stucco and wallpaper

OH BTW all. I have the 2nd and 3rd set out set 2 has over 80 metal shaders

set 3 has water and oil (liquids) , Masonry (herringbone and red bricks), Paint (one color but with all the diferent finish types you can change the color of course) 2 types ofd Rubber flooring, and stone shaders (Terracotta, Granite, Marble & Quartz)

Yep got 2 out today, LOL

ProPose001 posted at 10:08AM Mon, 08 May 2017 - #4304684

Thank you for all your efforts. Really like these. >
Could you do a mini tutorial on how this is done?

Absolutely! Ill toss something together Today.

BAH sharecg is down and i have 80+ Metal shaders ready to go

and yes i cut the rendering short after 2-3 min so expect better quality than my pics. Hey its free don't complain.

ok so you went to nVidea and downloaded and installed the vMaterials and the MDL Exchange correct?

https://developer.nvidia.com/vmaterials

AFTER installing that. you need to move the nvidea vMaterials to your core DazStudio installation should be under Program Files a shown above in the pictures. AND also as shown above use Daz Studio to point the MDL Directory Manager to the MDL Exchange path: C:\ProgramDataNVIDIA Corporation (This may not be necessary but I did it just in case)

DAZ Studio has to be able to locate the MDL files for the Shaders to work. Since I am suggesting to move the entire vMaterials folder to a location where the MDL files already are located I am assuming this is a built in directory. IF DazStudio cannot access the MDL, it cant interpret it.

The Shaders in the ZIP file are installed into your DAZ 3d Library. The shaders act as a go between between the MDL files and DAZStudio. Basically each MDL is a BRICK in the shader editor.

SO when you say you installed the vMaterials textures to: ...DS4ContentnVidiavmaterialsaectextures. Is that where you placed nVidea's vMaterials folder? If so that's the problem. Their folder contains more than just textures, it also contains mdl files (which are basically txt files) that tell iRay how to function. DazStudio isn't looking there for the mdl, its looking where I suggested you place it.

OH also want to make a note: I changed the OPTIONs to make them work to one way point your MDL Directory Manager to where the MDL Exchange installed (ProgramDataNVIDIA Corporation...) Drag the vMaterial Folder to: ...Program FilesDAZ 3DDAZStudio4shadersiraynvidia

DBL Checked and yes vMaterials is FREE. The assumption is that you normally have to purchase a $300 plug in to use them. The great thing about MDL is that the same Material works in any app using the IRAY. so the same MDL from Rhino will work in 3ds , may and DAZ. The only issue is DAZ uses the MDL behind the scenes, so you need to use them in the shader mixer to get a material into your respective shader libraries. As I dig deeper into the Shader Mixer and how the diferent MDL bricks work with each other I will ahe more and more fun with it.

The vMaterial Library isn't a 90day trial they just have it located on their downloads page which have the IRay plug in 90 day trials for the various other applications. Same with the MDL Exchange. if you notice at the top the page reads NVIDIA® Iray® Plug-In 90 day Trial **AND ** vMaterial Download.

I cannot find an actual way to BUY VMaterials and to the best of my knowledge they are freely available. All a MDL file is is a text file anyway so not like it couldn't be copied. I will find out for positive though.

I feel your pain William. Ive had a data transfer issue with my PC since I got it. thought it was Vista (Ive had this PC for 2 years) , Basically any large compressed files get corrupted when they tranfer from temp memory to the HD, Probally need a a new controller but ive just been too poor to get one ( you know about Michigan economy).

Anyway with tax time coming around this year I MIGHT buy a new Motherboard/processor if i have money left over after laying new living room floor and carpet in the bedroom (have to make the wife happy first)

Anyway to save my self form lost runtime I have 2 HD. Poser is installed basically on its OWN HD , amazing how full one can get a 500GB HD on just Poser/Daz data!!!

If you want to make a few extra bucks, consider putting something in the Marketplace.

I think we all go through this phase. i had a while there were I had 3 models up into the markets in a single month, as well as some freebies, but then after all the rush on those projects I took a mental break.

Then i'll get ideas in the middle of the night , get up at the computer and start modeling until I'm tired, and then goto bed, in the morning I'm too tired to do anymore so it sits, gets forgotten , You don't want to know how many started projects I have sitting in my "scene" folder.

I eventually get back to them though and finish em.

thats a scam, no offense, hope you weren't getting your hopes up!

But I got pretty much the same message word for word off another 3d forum. I just deleted it and moved on. SO either someone is really really in love with 3d artists OR their phishing...