# V-Ray Trial - Renders show no color? **URL:** \ **Category:** Extensions\ **Tags:** vray\ **Created:** [April 28, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642 "2020-04-28T22:05:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ruahaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ruahaus](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ruahaus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/1 "2020-04-28T22:05:47Z")
Hi All, So, I’m an architectural newbie at V-Ray and just working with the trial to get a feel of what’s it like to render my own models. Here are screenshots from my active model and from the render V-Ray provided. As you can see – no color, no materiality, no background. Any advice (tutorials I’m finding all assume these characteristics will render). Hope y’all are fine in this trying time! Peace, Billy ![RRG_14_Render Attempt 01_Result](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/a/3aa0bab6e033365e6ec51d3283e92a0edfd09974.jpeg) ![RRG_14_Render Attempt 01_Source](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/8/18da9cf5adb17afab56d7215258bd39fd3a8379b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bifterx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bifterx/32/44878_2.png) [@bifterx](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bifterx)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/2 "2020-04-28T22:19:42Z")
Just check to see if MAterial Overide is toggled in first. ---
**Author:** ![ruahaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ruahaus](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ruahaus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/3 "2020-04-28T23:25:43Z")
Thx for responding! I can’t find any setting or control with that name. _Where is it found?_ I can go into materials and see how each one is rendered on the “tennis ball.” ---
**Author:** ![eric-s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eric-s/32/55392_2.png) [@eric-s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eric-s)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/4 "2020-04-29T00:25:40Z")
It’s more than just potentially a ‘materials override’ issue. As you can see, your HDRI/Dome light background didn’t transfer. It could also be a problem with how the file was packaged and uploaded to the cloud. Have you tried rendering in SketchUp (even at a lower resolution) to see how it looks (vs the cloud)? ---
**Author:** ![ruahaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ruahaus](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ruahaus)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/5 "2020-04-29T00:44:04Z")
Same result. Maybe it has to do with this “Warning” that V-Ray can’t access so many associated files. Maybe I need a different rendering engine that knows how to open them. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/3/b3b2719a0f3a8feb0eb4c92b887e4db0e2fcb5fb.png) ---
**Author:** ![eric-s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/eric-s/32/55392_2.png) [@eric-s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/eric-s)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/6 "2020-04-29T02:26:56Z")
It still looks like you’re using V-Ray Cloud rendering. Can you render in SketchUp without the cloud? See your screenshot. Try the ‘Interactive Render’ button as circled in Red below: ![Screen Shot 2020-04-28 at 7.25.17 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/4/04d6702b8d83549d277530f36d2cd7045729d534.jpeg) If you’re new to rendering, then take a look at some simpler (to get started) options as well like Enscape, Thea, Podium or Shaderlight. ---
**Author:** ![bifterx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/bifterx/32/44878_2.png) [@bifterx](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/bifterx)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/v-ray-trial-renders-show-no-color/123642/7 "2020-04-29T11:27:35Z")
Open up your Vray path editor. It will give you a traffic light as to whether vray can locate image assets. If you have downloaded assets from the warehouse the textures will be embedded into the component and cannot be accessed by vray cloud (hence all those errors) It will tend to work ok when rendered locally. Your material overide is the render settings ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/e/1e510c8923e7ff6a3a257a8dcab3273c290b7f27.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/7/07c681c5e9ad96096e294d01a83b483eebab41b4.jpeg)