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Example: Translucency Value (Front vs. Back Material)


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this example, the leaves have both front and back materials connected to the 2Sided Material. Notice how the leaves change when the Translucency value (shown in RGB) is changed. The last render uses a Translucency grayscale map. 

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Translucency (0, 0, 0)

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Translucency (128, 128, 128)

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Translucency (255, 255, 255)

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In this example, the lampshade uses a 2Sided material with only a Front material connected (VRayMtl). A V-Ray sphere light is used to illuminate the inside. Translucency is shown here with grayscale values (RGB).

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Example: Usage examples

 

These are some examples of common usage for the V-Ray 2-sided Material

 

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Translucency (64, 64, 64)

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Translucency (128, 128, 128)

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Translucency (192, 192, 192)

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Example: Common Usage

 

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2Sided material is commonly used for leaves. Notice how the light illuminates the shrub from behind.

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The curtain uses 2Sided material to allow some outdoor light on the inside of this interior.

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  • This material gives best results when assigned to single-sided objects (non-shelled) like planes, extruded splines, etc. Otherwise, it can lead to much longer render times.