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The How-To section offers tutorials suitable for beginners. They guide you through basic options and parameters in order to achieve some common effects.

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ThumbnailTitleText	Glass
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ThumbnailSubText	Make glass with VRayMtl.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60899605

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ThumbnailTitleText	Hardwood Floor
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ThumbnailSubText	Make a hardwood floor with VRayMtl.
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ThumbnailTitleText	Paper Lantern
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ThumbnailSubText	Make paper lantern with VRayMtl2Sided.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Make+a+Paper+Lantern

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ThumbnailTitleText	Translucent Fabric
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ThumbnailSubText	Make translucent fabric with VRayMtl2Sided.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Make+Translucent+Fabric

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ThumbnailTitleText	Translucent Plastic
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ThumbnailSubText	Make translucent plastic with VRayFastSSS2.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Make+Translucent+Plastic

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ThumbnailTitleText	Water
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ThumbnailSubText	Make water with VRayMtl.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Make+Water

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ThumbnailTitleText	Wax
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ThumbnailSubText	Make wax material with VRayFastSSS2.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Make+Candle+Wax

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ThumbnailTitleText	Rocks
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ThumbnailSubText	Make rock objects with VRayTriplanarTex.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=66700194

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ThumbnailTitleText	God Rays
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ThumbnailSubText	Create the "God Rays" effect with Environment fog.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Creating+God+Rays+Effect

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ThumbnailTitleText	Output UV Pass
ThumbnailBGImage	Whitelogo.jpg
ThumbnailSubText	Output UV Pass via Sampler Info RE
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Output+UV+Pass+Using+Sampler+Info+RE

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ThumbnailTitleText	Substance Textures
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ThumbnailSubText	Use Substance Painter textures with VRayMtl.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Use+Substance+Textures+with+VRayMtl

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ThumbnailTitleText	Iridescent Surfaces
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ThumbnailSubText	Make iridescent surfaces with Thin Film layer.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=86651424

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ThumbnailTitleText	Sand with VRayDecal
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ThumbnailSubText	How to create sand dunes with multiple VRayDecals.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VMAYA/How+to+Create+Sand+with+VRayDecal

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Utility Texture Tutorials

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ThumbnailTitleText	VRayFurSampler Setup
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ThumbnailTitleText	VRayHairSampler Setup
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ThumbnailTitleText	Color Management
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ThumbnailSubText	How to use Maya's Color Management System with V-Ray.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Color+Management+with+V-Ray

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Rendering Tutorials

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ThumbnailTitleText	Distributed Rendering
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ThumbnailSubText	Set up and render images in V-Ray for Maya with DR.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Using+Distributed+Rendering+in+V-Ray+for+Maya

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ThumbnailTitleText	Resumable Rendering
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ThumbnailSubText	Continue a render with Resumable Rendering.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Continue+a+render+with+Resumable+Rendering

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ThumbnailTitleText	Universal V-Ray Settings
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ThumbnailSubText	Basic render settings for still images.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Universal+V-Ray+Settings

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ThumbnailTitleText	Mudbox Vector Displacement
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ThumbnailSubText	Export vector displacement maps from Mudbox and render them in Maya.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/Rendering+Mudbox+Vector+Displacement+with+V-Ray

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ThumbnailTitleText	ACEScg Workflow
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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Shadow Catcher
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ThumbnailSubText	Create a shadow/matte catcher.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=60899463

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ThumbnailTitleText	How to Apply Motion Blur to Cached nParticles
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ThumbnailTitleText	Rendering Refractive Surfaces
ThumbnailBGImage	RenderingRefractiveSurfaces.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VMAYA/Rendering+Refractive+Surfaces

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XGen Tutorials

The XGen Tutorials section contains a number of tutorials for using V-Ray for Maya with XGen. Note that these tutorials pertain specifically to the use of V-Ray with XGen, not the general use of XGen itself.

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ThumbnailTitleText	XGen General
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ThumbnailSubText	Basic information.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/XGen+General

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ThumbnailTitleText	XGen Spline Primitives
ThumbnailBGImage	pic22.png
ThumbnailSubText	Create and render a grassy surface with XGen and V-Ray for Maya.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/XGen+Spline+Primitives

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ThumbnailTitleText	XGen Archive Primitives
ThumbnailBGImage	pic23.png
ThumbnailSubText	Use instanced objects with XGen and V-Ray for Maya.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/XGen+Archive+Primitives

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ThumbnailTitleText	XGen Animation & MB
ThumbnailBGImage	pic24.png
ThumbnailSubText	Use V-Ray with animated XGen objects and motion blur.
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VMAYA/XGen+Animation+and+Motion+Blur

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ThumbnailTitleText Tips&Tricks
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ThumbnailSubText Ease your workflow with some V-Ray tips and tricks
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