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V-Ray for Maya

Tips and Tricks

This page offers some tips and tricks when working with V-Ray in Maya.

Last updated 19 March 2026

This page offers some tips and tricks when working with V-Ray in Maya.

GPU Guide

A beginner's guide to GPU rendering with V-Ray.

How to Preview Viewport Lighting

How V-Ray lights illuminate objects in Viewport 2.0 (Maya versions prior to 2017).

Metal Shaders IOR

A table with the indexes of refraction for metal shaders.

Creating Masks for VRayBlendMtl Sub-Shaders

How to create masks for sub-shaders of the VRayBlendMtl.

How to Create a Global Override Material

How to add a global material override for all objects

Paint FX Constant Line Width

How to set a constant line width in pixels using Post-Translate Python Script.

Disabling Motion Blur of Animated UVs

How to disable the Motion Blur effect on animated UVs using V-Ray.

How to Add Render Elements to Render Layers

How to work with render elements for specific render setup layers.

This page provides information about the proper ACEScg color space workflow with V-Ray for Maya.

Tutorials

This tutorial explains how to use Maya's Color Management System with V-Ray.

Tutorials

This page provides details on using V-Ray's Resumable Rendering feature.

Tutorials

This page provides a guide on using the Maya Sampler Info node with additional V-Ray Attributes to control what items receive shadows.

Tutorials

This page offers a guide on how to create the God Rays effect with V-Ray.

Tutorials

Source: V-Ray for Maya documentation at Chaos. Published by Chaos and mirrored here; the Chaos page is the authoritative copy.

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