Reflection, IOR, Posting on other sections

[poly_purple]

I've been reading some stuff about materials on this this (http://www.workshop.mintviz.com/tuto...terials-guide/)
and it mentioned something about IOR, the only problem is it's in the context of an older version which has only has Fresnel IOR in contrast to 2.0 that has both 'IOR' and 'Refract IOR'. What's the difference between the two?

I also read on the same site that for 'one-plane' glass (which is what I'm using on the model I've downloaded), i should use an IOR of 1.0. I've tried setting both IORs under fresnel to 1.0 to no avail. (I've also tried the default 1.55 IORs and I still can't get the gloss I want on the glass)
This is what I get:

This is what I want to get:

Note the reflection of the chair on the glass and its gloss as compared to my render.

I've downloaded the model online in an effort to practice v-ray, they provided the model and a render in v-ray.

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Also, I have trouble posting on other sections.
http://forums.chaosgroup.com/showthr...rouble-posting
The thread above instructs me to go here (http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/additionalUserInfo.html) but all I see is this

[poly_purple]

Also note that in my render, the background is refracted in an annoying manner.

[dcauldwell_cg]

My advice would be keep it simple. I suspect that your glass has thickness and maybe no reflection layer on the inside face.

I would make the glass a simple single layer (sometimes called 'architectural glass') and make sure it has a reflection layer. You can adjust the reflection level in the material. This should get the effect you are after.

David

[poly_purple]

Thanks, I was able to get what I want tweaking the IORs a little bit and increasing the Ref multiplier. And there was a problem in the glass per se, I simply replaced them.
I still don't get the difference between the three IORs though.
For example, If I refer to this chart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_refractive_indices), is it only applicable to the IOR setting under the Refraction layer or are they applicable to the IORs under the Fresnel maps of Reflection?

[peerman]

Don't know if it helps, but I think you need to give the glass material to both front and back faces of the glass object.

[dkendig]

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