diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index ae2d329a97..ddbd70fc6e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -1124,19 +1124,18 @@ def get_id_required_nodes(referenced_nodes=False, nodes=None):
 
 
 def get_id(node):
-    """
-    Get the `cbId` attribute of the given node
+    """Get the `cbId` attribute of the given node.
+
     Args:
         node (str): the name of the node to retrieve the attribute from
-
     Returns:
         str
 
     """
-
     if node is None:
         return
 
+    print("><?>< {}".format(node))
     sel = om.MSelectionList()
     sel.add(node)
 
@@ -2688,3 +2687,69 @@ def show_message(title, msg):
         pass
     else:
         message_window.message(title=title, message=msg, parent=parent)
+
+
+def iter_shader_edits(relationships, shader_nodes, nodes_by_id, label=None):
+    """Yield edits as a set of actions."""
+
+    attributes = relationships.get("attributes", [])
+    shader_data = relationships.get("relationships", {})
+
+    shading_engines = cmds.ls(shader_nodes, type="objectSet", long=True)
+    assert shading_engines, "Error in retrieving objectSets from reference"
+
+    # region compute lookup
+    shading_engines_by_id = defaultdict(list)
+    for shad in shading_engines:
+        shading_engines_by_id[get_id(shad)].append(shad)
+    # endregion
+
+    # region assign shading engines and other sets
+    for data in shader_data.values():
+        # collect all unique IDs of the set members
+        shader_uuid = data["uuid"]
+        member_uuids = [
+            (member["uuid"], member.get("components"))
+            for member in data["members"]]
+
+        filtered_nodes = list()
+        for _uuid, components in member_uuids:
+            nodes = nodes_by_id.get(_uuid, None)
+            if nodes is None:
+                continue
+
+            if components:
+                # Assign to the components
+                nodes = [".".join([node, components]) for node in nodes]
+
+            filtered_nodes.extend(nodes)
+
+        id_shading_engines = shading_engines_by_id[shader_uuid]
+        if not id_shading_engines:
+            log.error("{} - No shader found with cbId "
+                      "'{}'".format(label, shader_uuid))
+            continue
+        elif len(id_shading_engines) > 1:
+            log.error("{} - Skipping shader assignment. "
+                      "More than one shader found with cbId "
+                      "'{}'. (found: {})".format(label, shader_uuid,
+                                                 id_shading_engines))
+            continue
+
+        if not filtered_nodes:
+            log.warning("{} - No nodes found for shading engine "
+                        "'{}'".format(label, id_shading_engines[0]))
+            continue
+
+        yield {"action": "assign",
+               "uuid": data["uuid"],
+               "nodes": filtered_nodes,
+               "shader": id_shading_engines[0]}
+
+    for data in attributes:
+        nodes = nodes_by_id.get(data["uuid"], [])
+        attr_value = data["attributes"]
+        yield {"action": "setattr",
+               "uuid": data["uuid"],
+               "nodes": nodes,
+               "attributes": attr_value}
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_look.py
index c39bbc497e..fca612eff4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_look.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Look loader."""
 import openpype.hosts.maya.api.plugin
 from avalon import api, io
 import json
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vrayproxy.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vrayproxy.py
index 2bff6e0a77..b5d9564462 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vrayproxy.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vrayproxy.py
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-from avalon.maya import lib
-from avalon import api
-from openpype.api import get_project_settings
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Loader for Vray Proxy files.
+
+If there are Alembics published along vray proxy (in the same version),
+loader will use them instead of native vray vrmesh format.
+
+"""
 import os
+
 import maya.cmds as cmds
 
+from avalon.maya import lib
+from avalon import api, io
+from openpype.api import get_project_settings
+
 
 class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
-    """Load VRayMesh proxy"""
+    """Load VRayMesh proxy."""
 
     families = ["vrayproxy"]
     representations = ["vrmesh"]
@@ -16,8 +25,17 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
     icon = "code-fork"
     color = "orange"
 
-    def load(self, context, name, namespace, data):
+    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, options=None):
+        # type: (dict, str, str, dict) -> None
+        """Loader entry point.
 
+        Args:
+            context (dict): Loaded representation context.
+            name (str): Name of container.
+            namespace (str): Optional namespace name.
+            options (dict): Optional loader options.
+
+        """
         from avalon.maya.pipeline import containerise
         from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import namespaced
 
@@ -26,6 +44,9 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
         except ValueError:
             family = "vrayproxy"
 
+        #  get all representations for this version
+        self.fname = self._get_abc(context["version"]["_id"]) or self.fname
+
         asset_name = context['asset']["name"]
         namespace = namespace or lib.unique_namespace(
             asset_name + "_",
@@ -39,8 +60,8 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
         with lib.maintained_selection():
             cmds.namespace(addNamespace=namespace)
             with namespaced(namespace, new=False):
-                nodes, group_node = self.create_vray_proxy(name,
-                                               filename=self.fname)
+                nodes, group_node = self.create_vray_proxy(
+                    name, filename=self.fname)
 
         self[:] = nodes
         if not nodes:
@@ -63,7 +84,8 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
             loader=self.__class__.__name__)
 
     def update(self, container, representation):
-
+        # type: (dict, dict) -> None
+        """Update container with specified representation."""
         node = container['objectName']
         assert cmds.objExists(node), "Missing container"
 
@@ -71,7 +93,8 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
         vraymeshes = cmds.ls(members, type="VRayMesh")
         assert vraymeshes, "Cannot find VRayMesh in container"
 
-        filename = api.get_representation_path(representation)
+        #  get all representations for this version
+        filename = self._get_abc(representation["parent"]) or api.get_representation_path(representation)  # noqa: E501
 
         for vray_mesh in vraymeshes:
             cmds.setAttr("{}.fileName".format(vray_mesh),
@@ -84,7 +107,8 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
                      type="string")
 
     def remove(self, container):
-
+        # type: (dict) -> None
+        """Remove loaded container."""
         # Delete container and its contents
         if cmds.objExists(container['objectName']):
             members = cmds.sets(container['objectName'], query=True) or []
@@ -101,18 +125,22 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
                                  "still has members: %s", namespace)
 
     def switch(self, container, representation):
+        # type: (dict, dict) -> None
+        """Switch loaded representation."""
         self.update(container, representation)
 
     def create_vray_proxy(self, name, filename):
+        # type: (str, str) -> (list, str)
         """Re-create the structure created by VRay to support vrmeshes
 
         Args:
-            name(str): name of the asset
+            name (str): Name of the asset.
+            filename (str): File name of vrmesh.
 
         Returns:
             nodes(list)
-        """
 
+        """
         # Create nodes
         vray_mesh = cmds.createNode('VRayMesh', name="{}_VRMS".format(name))
         mesh_shape = cmds.createNode("mesh", name="{}_GEOShape".format(name))
@@ -159,3 +187,35 @@ class VRayProxyLoader(api.Loader):
         cmds.setAttr("{}.geomType".format(vray_mesh), 2)
 
         return nodes, group_node
+
+    def _get_abc(self, version_id):
+        # type: (str) -> str
+        """Get abc representation file path if present.
+
+        If here is published Alembic (abc) representation published along
+        vray proxy, get is file path.
+
+        Args:
+            version_id (str): Version hash id.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: Path to file.
+            None: If abc not found.
+
+        """
+        self.log.debug(
+            "Looking for abc in published representations of this version.")
+        abc_rep = io.find_one(
+            {
+                "type": "representation",
+                "parent": io.ObjectId(version_id),
+                "name": "abc"
+            })
+
+        if abc_rep:
+            self.log.debug("Found, we'll link alembic to vray proxy.")
+            file_name = api.get_representation_path(abc_rep)
+            self.log.debug("File: {}".format(self.fname))
+            return file_name
+
+        return None
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_vrayproxy.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_vrayproxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bc682d6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_vrayproxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Collect Vray Proxy."""
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class CollectVrayProxy(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Collect Vray Proxy instance.
+
+    Add `pointcache` family for it.
+    """
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.01
+    label = 'Collect Vray Proxy'
+    families = ["vrayproxy"]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        """Collector entry point."""
+        if not instance.data.get('families'):
+            instance.data["families"] = []
+        if "pointcache" not in instance.data["families"]:
+            instance.data["families"].append("pointcache")
+            self.log.debug("adding to pointcache family")
diff --git a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/app.py b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/app.py
index 09782ea6ac..b708101a6e 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/app.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/app.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import maya.api.OpenMaya as om
 
 from . import widgets
 from . import commands
+from . vray_proxies import vrayproxy_assign_look
+
 
 module = sys.modules[__name__]
 module.window = None
@@ -211,9 +213,21 @@ class App(QtWidgets.QWidget):
                                                        subset_name,
                                                        asset))
 
+            print(">>> get vray mesh nodes ...")
+            vray_proxies = set(cmds.ls(type="VRayMesh"))
+            print("-" * 40)
+            print(item["nodes"])
+            print(vray_proxies)
+            nodes = set(item["nodes"]).difference(vray_proxies)
+            print(nodes)
+
             # Assign look
-            assign_look_by_version(nodes=item["nodes"],
-                                   version_id=version["_id"])
+            if nodes:
+                assign_look_by_version([nodes], version_id=version["_id"])
+
+            if vray_proxies:
+                for vp in vray_proxies:
+                    vrayproxy_assign_look(vp, subset_name)
 
         end = time.time()
 
diff --git a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/commands.py b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/commands.py
index 98eb3d37b7..b5d622c581 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/commands.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/commands.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from openpype.hosts.maya.api import lib
 
 from avalon import io, api
 
+
+import vray_proxies
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -132,6 +135,27 @@ def create_items_from_nodes(nodes):
     asset_view_items = []
 
     id_hashes = create_asset_id_hash(nodes)
+
+    print("*" * 40)
+    print(id_hashes)
+
+    # get ids from alembic
+    vray_proxy_nodes = cmds.ls(nodes, type="VRayMesh")
+    for vp in vray_proxy_nodes:
+        path = cmds.getAttr("{}.fileName".format(vp))
+        ids = vray_proxies.get_alembic_ids_cache(path)
+        parent_id = {}
+        for k, n in ids.items():
+            pid = k.split(":")[0]
+            if not parent_id.get(pid):
+                parent_id.update({pid: [vp]})
+
+        print("adding ids from alembic {}".format(path))
+        id_hashes.update(parent_id)
+
+    print("*" * 40)
+    print(id_hashes)
+
     if not id_hashes:
         return asset_view_items
 
diff --git a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/vray_proxies.py b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/vray_proxies.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87366118d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/vray_proxies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Tools for loading looks to vray proxies."""
+import os
+from collections import defaultdict
+import logging
+import json
+
+import six
+
+import alembic.Abc
+from maya import cmds
+
+import avalon.io as io
+import avalon.maya
+import avalon.api as api
+
+import openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib as lib
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_alembic_paths_by_property(filename, attr, verbose=False):
+    # type: (str, str, bool) -> dict
+    """Return attribute value per objects in the Alembic file.
+
+    Reads an Alembic archive hierarchy and retrieves the
+    value from the `attr` properties on the objects.
+
+    Args:
+        filename (str): Full path to Alembic archive to read.
+        attr (str): Id attribute.
+        verbose (bool): Whether to verbosely log missing attributes.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Mapping of node full path with its id
+
+    """
+    # Normalize alembic path
+    filename = os.path.normpath(filename)
+    filename = filename.replace("\\", "/")
+    filename = str(filename)  # path must be string
+
+    archive = alembic.Abc.IArchive(filename)
+    root = archive.getTop()
+
+    iterator = list(root.children)
+    obj_ids = {}
+
+    for obj in iterator:
+        name = obj.getFullName()
+
+        # include children for coming iterations
+        iterator.extend(obj.children)
+
+        props = obj.getProperties()
+        if props.getNumProperties() == 0:
+            # Skip those without properties, e.g. '/materials' in a gpuCache
+            continue
+
+        # THe custom attribute is under the properties' first container under
+        # the ".arbGeomParams"
+        prop = props.getProperty(0)  # get base property
+
+        _property = None
+        try:
+            geo_params = prop.getProperty('.arbGeomParams')
+            _property = geo_params.getProperty(attr)
+        except KeyError:
+            if verbose:
+                log.debug("Missing attr on: {0}".format(name))
+            continue
+
+        if not _property.isConstant():
+            log.warning("Id not constant on: {0}".format(name))
+
+        # Get first value sample
+        value = _property.getValue()[0]
+
+        obj_ids[name] = value
+
+    return obj_ids
+
+
+def get_alembic_ids_cache(path):
+    # type: (str) -> dict
+    """Build a id to node mapping in Alembic file.
+
+    Nodes without IDs are ignored.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Mapping of id to nodes in the Alembic.
+
+    """
+    node_ids = get_alembic_paths_by_property(path, attr="cbId")
+    id_nodes = defaultdict(list)
+    for node, _id in six.iteritems(node_ids):
+        id_nodes[_id].append(node)
+
+    return dict(six.iteritems(id_nodes))
+
+
+def assign_vrayproxy_shaders(vrayproxy, assignments):
+    # type: (str, dict) -> None
+    """Assign shaders to content of Vray Proxy.
+
+    This will create shader overrides on Vray Proxy to assign shaders to its
+    content.
+
+    Todo:
+        Allow to optimize and assign a single shader to multiple shapes at
+        once or maybe even set it to the highest available path?
+
+    Args:
+        vrayproxy (str): Name of Vray Proxy
+        assignments (dict): Mapping of shader assignments.
+
+    Returns:
+        None
+
+    """
+    # Clear all current shader assignments
+    plug = vrayproxy + ".shaders"
+    num = cmds.getAttr(plug, size=True)
+    for i in reversed(range(num)):
+        cmds.removeMultiInstance("{}[{}]".format(plug, i), b=True)
+
+    # Create new assignment overrides
+    index = 0
+    for material, paths in assignments.items():
+        for path in paths:
+            plug = "{}.shaders[{}]".format(proxy, index)
+            cmds.setAttr(plug + ".shadersNames", path, type="string")
+            cmds.connectAttr(material + ".outColor",
+                             plug + ".shadersConnections", force=True)
+            index += 1
+
+
+def get_look_relationships(version_id):
+    # type: (str) -> dict
+    """Get relations for the look.
+
+    Args:
+        version_id (str): Parent version Id.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: Dictionary of relations.
+
+    """
+    json_representation = io.find_one({"type": "representation",
+                                       "parent": version_id,
+                                       "name": "json"})
+
+    # Load relationships
+    shader_relation = api.get_representation_path(json_representation)
+    with open(shader_relation, "r") as f:
+        relationships = json.load(f)
+
+    return relationships
+
+
+def load_look(version_id):
+    # type: (str) -> list
+    """Load look from version.
+
+    Get look from version and invoke Loader for it.
+
+    Args:
+        version_id (str): Version ID
+
+    Returns:
+        list of shader nodes.
+
+    """
+    # Get representations of shader file and relationships
+    look_representation = io.find_one({"type": "representation",
+                                       "parent": version_id,
+                                       "name": "ma"})
+
+    # See if representation is already loaded, if so reuse it.
+    host = api.registered_host()
+    representation_id = str(look_representation['_id'])
+    for container in host.ls():
+        if (container['loader'] == "LookLoader" and
+                container['representation'] == representation_id):
+            log.info("Reusing loaded look ...")
+            container_node = container['objectName']
+            break
+    else:
+        log.info("Using look for the first time ...")
+
+        # Load file
+        loaders = api.loaders_from_representation(api.discover(api.Loader),
+                                                  representation_id)
+        loader = next((i for i in loaders if i.__name__ == "LookLoader"), None)
+        if loader is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Could not find LookLoader, this is a bug")
+
+        # Reference the look file
+        with avalon.maya.maintained_selection():
+            container_node = api.load(loader, look_representation)
+
+    # Get container members
+    shader_nodes = cmds.sets(container_node, query=True)
+    return shader_nodes
+
+
+def get_latest_version(asset_id, subset):
+    # type: (str, str) -> dict
+    """Get latest version of subset.
+
+    Args:
+        asset_id (str): Asset ID
+        subset (str): Subset name.
+
+    Returns:
+        Latest version
+
+    Throws:
+        RuntimeError: When subset or version doesn't exist.
+
+    """
+    subset = io.find_one({"name": subset,
+                          "parent": io.ObjectId(asset_id),
+                          "type": "subset"})
+    if not subset:
+        raise RuntimeError("Subset does not exist: %s" % subset)
+
+    version = io.find_one({"type": "version",
+                           "parent": subset["_id"]},
+                          sort=[("name", -1)])
+    if not version:
+        raise RuntimeError("Version does not exist.")
+
+    return version
+
+
+def vrayproxy_assign_look(vrayproxy, subset="lookDefault"):
+    # type: (str, str) -> None
+    """Assign look to vray proxy.
+
+    Args:
+        vrayproxy (str): Name of vrayproxy to apply look to.
+        subset (str): Name of look subset.
+
+    Returns:
+        None
+
+    """
+    path = cmds.getAttr(vrayproxy + ".fileName")
+
+    nodes_by_id = get_alembic_ids_cache(path)
+    if not nodes_by_id:
+        log.warning("Alembic file has no cbId attributes: %s" % path)
+        return
+
+    # Group by asset id so we run over the look per asset
+    node_ids_by_asset_id = defaultdict(set)
+    for node_id in nodes_by_id:
+        asset_id = node_id.split(":", 1)[0]
+        node_ids_by_asset_id[asset_id].add(node_id)
+
+    for asset_id, node_ids in node_ids_by_asset_id.items():
+
+        # Get latest look version
+        try:
+            version = get_latest_version(asset_id, subset=subset)
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            print(exc)
+            continue
+
+        relationships = get_look_relationships(version["_id"])
+        shadernodes = load_look(version["_id"])
+
+        # Get only the node ids and paths related to this asset
+        # And get the shader edits the look supplies
+        asset_nodes_by_id = {node_id: vrayproxy for node_id in node_ids}
+        print("-" * 80)
+        print(node_ids)
+        print("+" * 80)
+        print(relationships)
+        print("+-" * 40)
+        print(shadernodes)
+        print("+-" * 40)
+        print(asset_nodes_by_id)
+        print("+" * 80)
+        edits = list(lib.iter_shader_edits(relationships, shadernodes, asset_nodes_by_id))
+
+        # Create assignments
+        assignments = {}
+        for edit in edits:
+            if edit["action"] == "assign":
+                nodes = edit["nodes"]
+                shader = edit["shader"]
+                if not cmds.ls(shader, type="shadingEngine"):
+                    print("Skipping non-shader: %s" % shader)
+                    continue
+
+                inputs = cmds.listConnections(shader + ".surfaceShader", source=True)
+                if not inputs:
+                    print("Shading engine missing material: %s" % shader)
+
+                # Strip off component assignments
+                for i, node in enumerate(nodes):
+                    if "." in node:
+                        log.warning(
+                            "Converting face assignment to full object assignment. This conversion can be lossy: %s" % node)
+                        nodes[i] = node.split(".")[0]
+
+                material = inputs[0]
+                assignments[material] = nodes
+
+        assign_vrayproxy_shaders(vrayproxy, assignments)
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    # Ensure V-Ray is loaded
+    cmds.loadPlugin("vrayformaya", quiet=True)
+
+    # Assign lookDefault to all V-Ray Proxies
+    for proxy in cmds.ls(sl=True, dag=True, type="VRayProxy"):
+        vrayproxy_assign_look(proxy, subset="lookDefault")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/widgets.py b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/widgets.py
index bfa8492e69..188d6386ca 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/mayalookassigner/widgets.py
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ class AssetOutliner(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             with lib.preserve_selection(self.view):
                 self.clear()
                 nodes = commands.get_all_asset_nodes()
+                print("_" * 40)
+                print(nodes)
+                print("_" * 40)
                 items = commands.create_items_from_nodes(nodes)
                 self.add_items(items)