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This short tutorial explains how to access and use the V-Ray Material Presets included with different V-Ray materials.

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Workflow

To download scene files:

Go to the mat network and create a V-Ray Material Builder node.

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You can go into the node with double mouse click and pressing the Enter key.

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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.

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In the material's parameters, find the gear menu icon, which opens the presets. The picture shows the V-Ray Material presets.

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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