# \#material

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## [Fluted ribbed glass PBR texture pack](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/fluted-ribbed-glass-pbr-texture-pack/221170)

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**Author:** [@hely](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/hely)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/fluted-ribbed-glass-pbr-texture-pack/221170 "2026-07-24T14:38:18Z")

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This is a pack of ultra-realistic 4K PNG PBR textures featuring clean fluted, ribbed, fractal haze and frosted glass materials. Perfect for jewelry visualization and product rendering. Includes texture …

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## [Applying material to SubD Subobjects (per face) Rhino 7](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/applying-material-to-subd-subobjects-per-face-rhino-7/112597)

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**Author:** [@laurencadieux](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/laurencadieux)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/applying-material-to-subd-subobjects-per-face-rhino-7/112597 "2026-07-22T05:50:18Z")

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Trying to apply material per face on a simple subd object, and it just applies the material to the whole closed subd. It works just fine on simple solids, polysurfaces, etc as expected - am I missing something? I though…

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## [Proposal: Folder-Based Organization System in Materials Tab](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/proposal-folder-based-organization-system-in-materials-tab/162433)

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**Author:** [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/proposal-folder-based-organization-system-in-materials-tab/162433 "2026-06-12T12:10:18Z")

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Hello Rhino! As projects grow in complexity and material count increases, navigating through the Materials tab can be frustrating. As a workaround, I use tags and letters. In line with SkyG’s recommendation, the int…

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## [Material thumbnails are black](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-thumbnails-are-black/213041)

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**Author:** [@Ivana1](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Ivana1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-thumbnails-are-black/213041 "2026-04-28T12:55:33Z")

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Hello guys. So recently I started to have a problem with material thumbnails which are showing black icons in the material library. The materials work on objects and render just fine. It happened when I cleaned my cache …

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## [Breps/Nurbs to Revit Families with subcategory and material assigned](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/breps-nurbs-to-revit-families-with-subcategory-and-material-assigned/218245)

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**Author:** [@Jakob\_Stolz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jakob_Stolz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/breps-nurbs-to-revit-families-with-subcategory-and-material-assigned/218245 "2026-04-22T08:46:05Z")

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Hey, I just want to share some information about the workflow regarding nurbs in revit families. I wondered why my geometry works as a direct shape, but not within a family. I checked information about that topic and it …

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## [Handling Linked Block Referenced Layer Material still not working](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/handling-linked-block-referenced-layer-material-still-not-working/148956)

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**Author:** [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/handling-linked-block-referenced-layer-material-still-not-working/148956 "2026-03-23T18:47:19Z")

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Hi @pascal , all, This problem persists with a couple of additional issues. Situation: File A has File B inserted as a linked block, with layer style as Reference. When a Layer Material is changed in File B, the link…

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## [Rhino 8 Mac Material Texture colour washout](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-mac-material-texture-colour-washout/213787)

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**Author:** [@coffsoft](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/coffsoft)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-mac-material-texture-colour-washout/213787 "2026-03-11T06:55:48Z")

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Hello, The attached model has a colour washout on the Brick28 material in Rhino 8 Mac. It is OK on Rhino 8 Windows. It was OK last time I opened the model, but there have been Rhino 8 Mac updates since then. Regards, G…

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## [Bug Rh9 Raytraced ignores "By Parent" material, uses layer instead](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rh9-raytraced-ignores-by-parent-material-uses-layer-instead/213597)

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**Author:** [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rh9-raytraced-ignores-by-parent-material-uses-layer-instead/213597 "2025-12-13T17:12:04Z")

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AM57-58 AM 24 06 57-58 2 Rh9 RaytracedMaterial.3dm (3.0 MB) Hello, While creating this glider vario, I discovered several issues that I’ve isolated in the attached Rhino file. I believe there are two related bugs …

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## [\[BUG\] Rh9 WIP ambient occlusion slider not working in Raytraced viewmode](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rh9-wip-ambient-occlusion-slider-not-working-in-raytraced-viewmode/213482)

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**Author:** [@AlanMattano](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/AlanMattano)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-rh9-wip-ambient-occlusion-slider-not-working-in-raytraced-viewmode/213482 "2025-12-12T09:44:38Z")

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AM55 (9.0.25329.12305, 2025-11-25) Windows, OpenGL

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## [Content Note and Tag does not survive GHData serialization on Material](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/content-note-and-tag-does-not-survive-ghdata-serialization-on-material/210971)

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**Author:** [@Kyuubimode](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Kyuubimode)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/content-note-and-tag-does-not-survive-ghdata-serialization-on-material/210971 "2025-11-11T23:52:05Z")

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In the above script, I have two model objects which have certain content information attached. The first one is a material and the second one is a geometry. After taking it out with GHInput in another script, the …

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## [Material Tab and thumbnail preview being extremely slow](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-tab-and-thumbnail-preview-being-extremely-slow/195336)

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**Author:** [@Iyang\_Huang](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Iyang_Huang)\
**Replies:** 58\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-tab-and-thumbnail-preview-being-extremely-slow/195336 "2025-10-23T11:46:15Z")

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The material tab is extremely slow. When I hover mouse over an material it takes almost a second or 2 for the material to highlight. Disabling material thumbnail preview helps a little bit but still very very slow. Didn’…

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## [Vray Material reflection glossiness rendered as black](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/vray-material-reflection-glossiness-rendered-as-black/210067)

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**Author:** [@mrd7657](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mrd7657)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/vray-material-reflection-glossiness-rendered-as-black/210067 "2025-09-23T05:30:52Z")

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Hi i’m trying to achieve partially reflective tile material using above material map assuming the black and white gloss map used in reflection is supposed to make the white dotted area reflective while the remaini…

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## [Rhino 6 Mirror Material?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-6-mirror-material/119721)

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**Author:** [@jcbraddesigns](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jcbraddesigns)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-6-mirror-material/119721 "2025-09-12T18:31:57Z")

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Trying to render (with native renderer) a simple true mirror material. However, even setting reflectivity to 100% results in a foggy, grainy material. Is there any way to get true reflectivity in rhino, or are you forc…

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## [Rhino render / material and object ID?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-render-material-and-object-id/178865)

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**Author:** [@petumatr](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/petumatr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-render-material-and-object-id/178865 "2025-08-25T07:45:52Z")

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Hi! Has anyone figured this one? There is clearly an option for material and object ID under the render settings and also in the render window. But how to set these?

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## [How to change material color](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-material-color/117544)

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**Author:** [@s.urbanski](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/s.urbanski)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-material-color/117544 "2025-07-23T15:31:16Z")

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Hello, I want to apply material to the object. In reality it is fibre cement (or Eternit) of red colour. I found similar material in Rhino which is beige concrete. Now, I would like to change beige to red. I trie…

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## [Rhino 8 Mac material confusion](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-mac-material-confusion/196530)

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**Author:** [@coffsoft](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/coffsoft)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-8-mac-material-confusion/196530 "2025-01-15T07:43:03Z")

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Hello, Rhino 8 for Mac is confusing materials. Open the attached model and observe the materials on the walls. Commence orbiting and you should see the material change on some of the walls. Hide the Layer WUpperRemove …

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## [Bug: block with render mesh effect and material set to object parent](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-block-with-render-mesh-effect-and-material-set-to-object-parent/186381)

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**Author:** [@SimonR](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/SimonR)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-block-with-render-mesh-effect-and-material-set-to-object-parent/186381 "2024-11-13T13:30:09Z")

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Hi, I just spent too much time trying to figure out what I was doing wrong when trying to set different materials to the same block definition but it turns out nothing - it’s just a bug. To trigger it, this combination …

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## [Imported materials](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/imported-materials/152588)

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**Author:** [@Miroslav\_Štefek](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Miroslav_%C5%A0tefek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/imported-materials/152588 "2024-11-12T14:47:54Z")

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Hello! I’ve found a problem with materials (Rhino 7). Before last update, the same materials were shared if they were the same (same name, type, properties etc.) But now when I paste some model part into the file, mater…

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## [Use Blender material in Rhino](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/use-blender-material-in-rhino/161584)

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**Author:** [@Quan\_Li](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Quan_Li)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/use-blender-material-in-rhino/161584 "2024-10-04T23:23:32Z")

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If they use the same rendering engine, maybe it is not entirely Impossible. The benefit of it would be huge since Blender has the superb procedural material-making ability and a vast pool of free and paid materials.

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## [How to remove unremovable material from an object?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-remove-unremovable-material-from-an-object/189343)

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**Author:** [@Rhino\_Bulgaria](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Rhino_Bulgaria)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-remove-unremovable-material-from-an-object/189343 "2024-08-14T05:32:56Z")

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I received a 3d mesh model from a customer in OBJ file format that has some very strange material with extreme highlights that I can’t override with a Rhino material. No matter what I try, that object’s material is unrem…

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## [Same layer, same material - Different appearance](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/same-layer-same-material-different-appearance/185346)

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**Author:** [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/same-layer-same-material-different-appearance/185346 "2024-07-05T11:04:34Z")

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These solids are on the same layer, have material by layer. As far as I can tell, there are no differences (this is a part of much larger file where there are multiple case of this “duality”. I suspected a slight tors…

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## [Materials from Rhino to Revit using Rhino.Inside?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/materials-from-rhino-to-revit-using-rhino-inside/136904)

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**Author:** [@Kimberly\_Shoemaker](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Kimberly_Shoemaker)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/materials-from-rhino-to-revit-using-rhino-inside/136904 "2024-06-25T20:07:57Z")

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New to Rhino.Inside here - I am working on creating a family inside Revit based on a furniture polysurface in Rhino. I have managed to get a very basic level of the family set up and showing in Revit, but I am strugglin…

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## [Subface render material display all wacky](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/subface-render-material-display-all-wacky/182571)

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**Author:** [@ed.p.may](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/ed.p.may)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/subface-render-material-display-all-wacky/182571 "2024-05-22T16:00:11Z")

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When a render material is assigned to a close brep subface, in Shaded display mode with color face by material, the display is all messed up: Example: example.3dm (3.1 MB) Display Mode Settings: Shaded - Ren…

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## [Bug? Decals changes the material color (R8 Mac)](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-decals-changes-the-material-color-r8-mac/182465)

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**Author:** [@jjn](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jjn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-decals-changes-the-material-color-r8-mac/182465 "2024-05-21T13:06:48Z")

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Hi, I have a model with a simple plastic material and if I add decals it changes color in from white to gray when I go to Raytraced mod. If I hide/deactivate the decals, same issue. The only things that restores the co…

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## [How to use XPL files in rhino?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-use-xpl-files-in-rhino/179550)

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**Author:** [@user2215](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/user2215)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-use-xpl-files-in-rhino/179550 "2024-04-07T01:38:17Z")

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I found some material files in xpl format. Is there any method to open them in rhino?

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## [Preview Trimmed Texture / Material](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/preview-trimmed-texture-material/176424)

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**Author:** [@tannous\_joseph](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/tannous_joseph)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/preview-trimmed-texture-material/176424 "2024-02-23T11:01:51Z")

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Is there a way to preserve the texture preview of a trimmed surface in grasshopper? For example(attached) i tried to reference a trimmed image in grasshopper but when i reapply the material it applies the untrimmed vers…

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## [Rendering material not loading in referenced file](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rendering-material-not-loading-in-referenced-file/173756)

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**Author:** [@nsgma](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/nsgma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rendering-material-not-loading-in-referenced-file/173756 "2024-01-30T16:04:08Z")

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I have a file referenced on another file. It is already annoying that you cannot change the layer material of the referenced file locally… (or the color, or the thickness of the layers) - I have explained elsewhere why …

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## [Material and Light Issue Rhino8](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-and-light-issue-rhino8/171283)

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**Author:** [@Media\_Sarsfield](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Media_Sarsfield)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/material-and-light-issue-rhino8/171283 "2024-01-21T20:03:00Z")

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Hello, I am currently trying to recreate the light below. I have tried to adjust the material of the lamp shade so that the light goes through. However, it continuous to contain the light inside the object as pictur…

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## [RH8 - material rename bug](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rh8-material-rename-bug/170453)

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**Author:** [@Chita](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Chita)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rh8-material-rename-bug/170453 "2023-12-08T14:41:07Z")

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Hello, i met some little bug - see gif. If i need rename material, i need type name twice for this change. After first typing i get only “standard name”

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## [Add Parameters to a Mesh](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/add-parameters-to-a-mesh/169939)

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**Author:** [@Adán\_Díaz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Ad%C3%A1n_D%C3%ADaz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/add-parameters-to-a-mesh/169939 "2023-11-28T09:17:11Z")

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Hello, everyone. I´m creating a BIM catalogue for a furniture firm, they are have their product modeled as Rhino meshes, and want to maintain the original 3D of them. The problem start when I import this files inside R…

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