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Material ID Color
This page provides information about the Material ID Color Render Element in V-Ray for SketchUp.
Last updated 1 September 2026
This page provides information about the Material ID Color Render Element in V-Ray for SketchUp.
Overview
Material ID Color render element creates a mask based on the material ID Color parameter. To add the render element, first use the Add Attribute button to add the Material ID attribute to the material.
Opacity color and textures are supported by the Material ID Color channel.
This render channel is useful in a compositing process as a color mask for different materials in the scene.


UI Paths
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Render Elements (right-click) > Material ID Color
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Render Elements > Material ID Color
How to Set Material ID Color
After you add a Material ID attribute to the material, an automatic Material ID Color is set, but you can change it from the Asset Editor and select the preferred ID Color.
