--- title: "How to Work with Geometries" canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VREVIT/161513544/How%20to%20Work%20with%20Geometries" format: markdown --- This section contains links to Geometry objects and tools in V-Ray for Revit. ## **Overview** --- V-Ray for Revit adds a number of geometry objects and tools for use. Geometry objects and tools are available from a number of places in the user interface. Each of the V-Ray geometry types has their respective icon. > ✅ Creation of geometry is available from two places in the Asset Editor: the **Create Asset** button and the Geometry category icon (top). If the Geometry category is empty, left-clicking the icon prompts you to create a new asset. Otherwise, it selects the category in which case, right-click opens the creation menu. > ✅ > ✅ The Asset creation dropdown lists remain active when the **Ctrl **key is held, allowing the creation of multiple assets in quick succession. The Asset creation dropdown lists can be activated via the Create Asset button or the Asset Category icons.  > ✅ > ✅ Geometries are assigned n the [Material ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VREVIT/pages/160825605)and [Families](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VREVIT/pages/161480896) tabs of the [Appearance Manager](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VREVIT/pages/160235611). ## **UI Paths** --- ## **Workflow** --- - Create a geometry in the Asset Editor from the Geometry drop-down menu or from Create Asset > Geometries. Currently, the geometry is not assigned to any object in the scene and it is not visible during render. - In the Appearance Manager, navigate to the material/object that should have a geometry assigned to it. > ℹ️ Fur and Displacement geometries are assigned in the Materials Tab, while Proxy Mesh and Proxy Scene are assigned in the Families Tab. - From the V-Ray logo drop-down menu, select the geometry type you want to assign. All objects that have the material assigned to them also acquire the geometry. > ℹ️ In the Appearance Manager, materials that have geometry assignments are indicated with a grey dot in the list. > ℹ️ > ℹ️ After an item is selected from the list, at the bottom of the Appearance Manager panel there is an icon indicator which serves to enable/disable that particular assignment. Hovering over it, displays the asset name in a tooltip. > ✅ You can also drag-and-drop a V-Ray asset onto an asset in the Appearance manager panel. ## **Virtual Geometry** --- V-Ray provides a number of tools that create geometry loaded only at render time, that does not weigh to the project. > Macro (children)