I am getting this error in 3ds Max 2018. When I changed renderer to Arnold and I open material editor, the below error pops-up.
Render Message: Arnold
SYSTEM: Material Editor renderer is changed to Scanline Renderer. Previous messages are cleared.
SYSTEM: Material Editor renderer is changed to Arnold. Previous messages are cleared.
This material is not supported: 01 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 02 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 03 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 04 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 05 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 06 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 07 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 08 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 09 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 10 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 11 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 12 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 13 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 14 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 15 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 16 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 17 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 18 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 19 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 20 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 21 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 22 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 23 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
This material is not supported: 24 – Default (Standard). An approximation will be used.
How to solve this?
It’s easy to solve this error. Actually Arnold renderer does not support the Mental-Ray materials.
So You’ll have to replace all your standard materials with Arnold materials in order to get rid of those errors.
Here are the steps:
- Open render setup window and select Arnold renderer. (Key-board shortcut to open render setup F10)
- Open Material Editor (Key Board shortcut = M)
- In Material Editor, Click on Modes and choose Compact Material Editor.
- Select any Material slot, then click on standard, it will open Material/Map Browser window.
- Now find Arnold and click the little + icon of the Arnold Material. (it will show you a drop down material list)
- Now click on the little + icon of the Surface Material and choose Standard Surface material.
- Click on OK.
Now repeat the same steps for all the materials in material editor, and replace all the materials with Standard Surface.
That’s it.
Enjoy the Arnold rendering.
