Export Alias data to VRED

If you have Autodesk VRED installed, you can export your data from Alias to VRED for rendering.

Required setup in VRED

Choose Edit > Preferences > WebInterface and select Enable Web Server.

To assign VRED Material Tags to Alias shaders

In the Shaders editor under Data Transfer Information > VRED Material Tag, select the VRED material to use in place of the Alias shader when the file is opened in VRED.

To export Alias data to VRED

Choose File > Send to VRED .
Set the appropriate options in the option box and click Go.
VRED launches (if not already open) and the data is automatically imported and displayed.

Automotive Asset Library for common VRED materials

The Automotive Assets Library (an application) installs with Alias. The Automotive Asset Library provides common VRED materials that you can load into Alias as read-only approximations of the VRED materials. When you send a file to VRED, the Alias approximation is discarded and VRED uses the associated VRED material instead.

You can edit the common materials in the Asset Manager. You cannot edit them in Alias. If you edit or copy the material, it becomes an Alias shader.

To use VRED materials in Alias

In the Visualize control panel of Alias, select Shader Library > Automotive Assets Library.
The control panel updates to include tabs containing the common VRED materials.
Double-click the VRED material to add it to the Resident Shaders tab. The icon for the shader has a small VRED material icon in the bottom left corner.
Assign the common material.

To edit a common material in the Asset Manager

On the Materials tab, select the folder where the assets are stored.
Drag the material from the Materials tab to the Materials list in the Material Editor section.
Select the material in the list and on the material icon, click Modify.
Update the material settings and click Save.

For information on material settings see the VRED help.

Automotive Assets window

Asset Manager section: Select a folder to list materials. Use the zoom slider to
Material Editor section: Lists materials.

Automotive Assets Preferences

Load All Defaults: Loads content from all asset manager paths.
Load Default: Loads the content from selected path.
Search Paths: Use the two tabs to display paths where Alias can reference the VRED assets (complete scenes) and materials. Use the buttons on the bottom to add, change or remove paths from the lists.
General: Select the file format in which preview images will be generated. If you are working with sensitive content and want to generate images that can only be read by VRED, select VIF.