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This page introduces the different material types in V-Ray for Houdini.

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There are a number of different materials for use with V-Ray for Houdini. These materials are quite versatile and each can be used in a number of ways to achieve different looks as needed from simulating simple surface properties like plastics and metals, to simulating complex uses such as translucent objects, subsurface materials such as skin, and even light-emitting objects.

Some basic information For more details on each material can be found below, but for more details, please see the dedicated pages for each onebelow.

Note: While V-Ray will render perfectly using Houdini's own standard materials, these V-Ray specific materials offer a higher level of illumination and surface accuracy, as well as several features not found in standard Houdini versions.

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Standard Houdini materials are not supported by V-Ray!

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List of V-Ray BRDF Materials

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray alSurface
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+alSurface

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Blend
ThumbnailBGImage	Blend.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Blend+Material

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Bump
ThumbnailBGImage	Bump.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Bump

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Car Paint
ThumbnailBGImage	CarPaint.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Car+Paint

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Car Paint 2
ThumbnailBGImage	CarPaint2.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Car+Paint+2

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Chaos Scans
ThumbnailBGImage	VRScans.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Chaos+Scans

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray GLSL
ThumbnailBGImage	GLSL.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=72909861

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Hair
ThumbnailBGImage	Hair.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Hair

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Light
ThumbnailBGImage	Light.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Light

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Material
ThumbnailBGImage	VRayMtl.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Material

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Multi ID Material
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41795186

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray OSL Material
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+OSL+Material

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Override
ThumbnailBGImage	Override.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Override

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Point Particle
ThumbnailBGImage	PointParticle.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Point+Particle

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Proxy Material
ThumbnailBGImage	VRayProxyMtl.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Proxy+Material

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Render Stats
ThumbnailBGImage	RenderStats.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Render+Stats

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Round Edges
ThumbnailBGImage	RoundEdges.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Round+Edges

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Scatter Volume
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=49254007

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Skin
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Skin

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray SSS
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+SSS

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Stochastic Flakes
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Stochastic+Flakes

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Toon Material
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Toon+Material

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Two Sided
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Two+Sided

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray VRmat
ThumbnailBGImage	MatMtl.jpg
ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+VRmat

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray Wrapper
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/display/VRAYHOUDINI/V-Ray+Wrapper

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ThumbnailTitleText	V-Ray ShaderBall
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ThumbnailPageLink	https://docs.chaos.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52081020

List of Additional V-Ray Material Nodes

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V-Ray Material Node

The V-Ray Material (vrayMaterialBuilder) node is a container that allows you to create V-Ray materials, textures, and additional V-Ray nodes.

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By default, it creates a BRDFVRayMtl connected to a V-Ray Material Output node. For additional information, see the V-Ray Material | vrayMaterialBuilder page.

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List of V-Ray BRDF Materials

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Blend | V-Ray BRDFLayered

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Bump Material | BRDFBump

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Car Paint Material | BRDFCarPaint

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Flakes Material | BRDFFlakes

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Hair Material | BRDFHair4

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Light Material | BRDFLight

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Scanned Material | BRDFScanned

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Skin Material | BRDFSkinComplex

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alSurface Material | BRDFAlSurface

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V-Ray Material | BRDFVRayMtl

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Two Sided Material | Mtl2Sided

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Single Material | MtlSingleBRDF

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