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Anyone who works with scenes containing a large number of objects that are all supposed to differ from one another will certainly know the problem of time-consuming material assignment. The two free Max scripts Randomizer and Material Creator provide a remedy, allowing materials to be created and random parameters for material differences to be set. The two helpers are compatible with V-Ray materials and, in version 0.2, additionally include support for applying textures.
The scripts can be downloaded directly and tested via the following link: Download link
