Refraction

This page provides information about the Refraction render element in V-Ray for SketchUp.

Overview

Stores refraction information based on the refraction properties of a material. Surfaces with refraction color set to black in their material contain no information in the render element and appear black.

UI Paths

||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Render Elements (right-click) > Refraction
||V-Ray Asset Editor|| > Create Asset (left-click) > Render Elements > Refraction

Parameters

Denoise – Specifies whether to denoise this render element.

Common Uses

The Refraction Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of refractive elements, after rendering, in a compositing or image editing application. In the example, the bottle and the cap are selected using a Cryptomatte mask and their refractions are tinted and lowered using the Refraction RE.

Compositing

Raw Refraction x Refraction Filter = Refraction