This page provides information about the Specular render element in V-Ray for Rhino.
Overview
Stores specular highlight information based on the reflection properties of a material. Surfaces with no reflection values set in their materials contain no information in this render and appear black.
Specular
Beauty
UI Paths
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Render Elements (right-click) > Specular
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Render Elements > Specular
Parameters
Denoise – Specifies whether to denoise this render element.
Common Uses
The Specular Render Element is useful for changing the final image's specular appearance during compositing. In the example, the specular reflections are brightened and tinted with a cooler color. See the render before and after compositing.
Before
After
Compositing
