This short tutorial explains how to access and use the V-Ray Material Presets included with different V-Ray materials.
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Go to the mat network and create a V-Ray Material Builder node.
You can go into the node with double mouse click and pressing the Enter key.
Ready-to-render presets are available in the following shaders: V-Ray Material, V-Ray CarPaint, V-Ray Light, V-Ray SSS, and V-Ray VolumeGrid Shader.
In the material's parameters, find the gear menu icon, which opens the presets. The picture shows the V-Ray Material presets.
V-Ray Material Presets: Rendered Samples
The following render swatches display all of the V-Ray Material's presets.
CarPaint_Matte_CapriBlue
Copper_Polished
Gem_Diamond
Gem_Turquoise
Silver_Blurry
Glass
Glass_Frosted
Glass_Tempered
Olive_Oil
Silver_Polished
Wine_Red
Plastic_Simple_Shiny_Black
Plastic_Simple_Blurry_Black
Plastic_Translucent_Green
Porcelain
Water
V-Ray CarPaint Material Presets: Render Example
CarPaint_Flakes_DahliaYellow
V-Ray Light Material Presets: Render Examples
The following render swatches display all of the V-Ray Light's presets.
LED_5500K
LED_8000K
V-Ray SSS Material Presets: Render Example
Plastic_SSS_Orange