Official Feedback Needed - Deprecation of SRP Autodesk Interactive Shaders

Ah please dont!
There is no alternative to converting materials from 3ds max physical materials to Unity.

If we're forced to use URP Lit or HDRP Lit instead of the 3dsmax, we have to use non intuitive values etc to replicate the physical materials in Unity.

With the Autodesk Interactive Materials in Unity, we simply plug in our textures and values exactly as we see it in 3ds Max and this brings us at least 90% + of the way there.

If you want to deprecate it, then at least have a way to properly convert the Physical Materials from 3ds max into Unity URP Lit or HDRP Lit shaders, because other than the Autodesk shaders, there are NO alternatives!

 

Also, it would be good if you can post this thread in the HDRP and Raytracing sections. I managed to catch it here in URP by pure chance as I'm currently busy with a mobile app with URP.

However, the majority of my work is in HDRP Raytracing world for Architecture projects.

 

These interactive shaders are created in shader graph, so I don't think it's too much work to maintain.

It'd be a good idea to put them into the package samples page (for both RPs) if deprecating them. (and document this change somewhere)

 

I agree to put them in samples. This gets them out of the way for most people but still accesible.
I have seen 1 report of a autodesk shader required, which was impossible without writing out own shader. Myself I dont use autodesk, so cant say much more

 

I say get rid of them. Autodesk is quickly becoming less relevant for games. If Autodesk wants a workflow to match Unity's shaders in their viewport, they can make them, such as what Modo has done.