# Material looks like a solid color

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** sketchup, render, advice, vray\
**Created:** [March 16, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202 "2021-03-16T12:44:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kuostok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@kuostok](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kuostok)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202/1 "2021-03-16T12:44:25Z")

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Hi guys,  
I’m having a problem with some materials. I have downloaded a vray material library and wanted to use it. Though when I apply the material it looks like solid color and cannot be scaled. I checked face style and it is shaded with textures. I’m new to vray but I don’t think vray causes this problem. What do you think I should do?

 ![1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/5/d52805ae4141caed590fa59a1e20c7125a5dadc5.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![kuostok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@kuostok](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kuostok)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202/2 "2021-03-16T12:45:00Z")

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and this is the render,

 ![2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/1/9140898411f0fe62ddbeb36f73ca45beab06421c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mihai.s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mihai.s/32/202022_2.png) [@mihai.s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mihai.s)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202/3 "2021-03-17T11:56:01Z")

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You need a texture map to be able to set the dimensions and appear in the rendered image.  
If the material does not have such a map, in order to be able to dimension it, set one in Binding.

 ![tex-5](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/6/76344e11dbf0bb9955c97de557b52ee86d6d63d8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![kuostok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/47e85d/32.png) [@kuostok](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kuostok)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202/4 "2021-04-07T10:12:11Z")

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Hello,  
Thanks for the answer. I did what you said and it worked, I had to set the texture in Binding

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-looks-like-a-solid-color/157202/5 "2021-10-07T18:12:22Z")

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