Material limits?

[ModellingGuy]

I am at the moment try to render a Spec house that I have designed. My question is, is there an upper limit on the number of materials that can be applied to one multiple ploygon shape - or is it within reason limitless?
Thankyou.

 

[Helmut]

* The available selections for a single object are 0..24.
* In architectural models you generally operate on multiples of objects and there is no practical limit.
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[EllenM]

You can look up the numbers here:
Cheetah3d assigns the numbers automatically.

 

[ModellingGuy]

Thank you foks for the info & instruction. I have Cheetah3D 6.2.3 (2014) and apparently have a limit on one ploygon of 15(?) see attached.

 

[EllenM]

This changed with the release of v7:

• Increased max. polygon selections to 24
• New physical BRDF material system
• Boolean tool maintains material assignments
• Merge Tool supports material assignments
• Improved Material browser

You'll miss a lot of improvements regarding material system/assignments and maintaining and rendering of course . ;-)

 

[ModellingGuy]

This changed with the release of v7:

You'll miss a lot of improvements regarding material system/assignments and maintaining and rendering of course . ;-)

Yes, you're right, I need to upgrade I think...

 

[EllenM]

If you have ever used Booleans you will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Swizl]

There are a lot of updates in the UI that are really great too.