How to install
How to install Vermeer Sky Tool
When purchasing any of our Vermeer Skyscan Multipacks, together with it you will also receive the Vermeer Sky Tool to help you effortlessly manage a big collection of Skyscans and create a realistic light setup with a single click. Here are the steps to install it:
01 – Move the ‘Vermeer_Sky_***-beta.mse’ file in your 3DsMax scripts startup folder in the 3DsMax install path.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 20**\scripts\Startup\
Make sure to use this instead of your user folder, as latter tends to cause issues!
02 – Open 3DsMax and in the pop-up window select the folder where you want to store all the Vermeer HDRIs in the future. Ideally a Network location so more people can share the same Library assets.
(you will be prompted to do so on the first launch after installing)
03 – To access the Vermeer Sky Tool, go to ‘Customize UI’ and add a custom button to your toolbar (you can find it in the ‘Vermeer by Stableworks’ category)
04 – In case this is the first time you install Vermeer Sky and you don’t have a previous library location defined, select “Cancel” and pick your first Vermeer Skyscan zip file to import to the library (select the downloaded ZIP file and it will be unpacked automatically).
Otherwise select “No” and specify the correct Vermeer Sky library folder.
05 – In the popup window select one of the downloaded Vermeer Skyscan zip files to start the import (select the downloaded ZIP file and it will be unpacked automatically).
Later when you want to import other HDRI packages to the tool, in 3DsMax in the Vermeer Sky UI hit the “Get More” button and select the downloaded zip file.
06 – The downloaded files will be unzipped and placed automatically in the library folder defined previously.
That’s it, have fun lighting!
How to import new packages
Follow these steps if you would like to add new packages to your Vermeer Sky tool:
01 – In 3DsMax in the Vermeer Sky UI hit the “Get More” button.
02 – In the popup window select one of the downloaded Vermeer Skyscan zip files to start the import (select the downloaded ZIP file and it will be unpacked automatically).
03 – The downloaded files will be unzipped and placed automatically in the library folder defined previously.
That’s it, enjoy your new Vermeer Skyscan HDRIs!
How can I install Vermeer on my renderfarm?
01 – Move the ‘Vermeer_Sky_***-beta.mse’ file in your 3DsMax scripts startup folder in the 3DsMax install path.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 20**\scripts\Startup\
Make sure to use this instead of your user folder, as latter tends to cause issues!
02 – Copy the Vermeer_settings.ini from a workstation, where Vermeer is already installed and in use. You can find it here:
C:\Users\<your_username>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\20** – 64bit\ENU\scripts\Vermeer_Settings.ini
It needs to be copied to the same location on the renderblade but inside the correct user folder.
Interested how Vermeer works?
Are you interested in how Vermeer works? Have a look at this video made by RenderRam to get to know more!