OctaneRender® includes a Local DB that houses materials and nodes, similar to the Live DB. You can save these assets on a local drive and organize them in folders with thumbnails for easy identification. To access the Local DB, click on Open LiveDB, then proceed to the LocalDB tab (figure 1).


Octane Logo


Local DB


RS Tools LocalDB fig01 3dsmax v2021



Figure 1: Accessing the LocalDB


Right-click and choose Import to use a material or other Local DB asset (figure 2).

Octane Logo


Local db Import


support localdb import



Figure 2: Importing assets from the LocalDB