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Metalness RE

This page provides information about the Metalness render element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

Last updated 19 September 2025

This page provides information about the Metalness render element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

Overview

The Metalness Render Element shows areas, where a V-Ray Material, with Metalness is applied. The Metalness values are baked into an image, where black corresponds to 0, and white - to 1. The image created can be used as a metalness mask when creating PBR shaders in post-processing.

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Properties

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Filtering – Applies an image filter to this channel.

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