reflection mapping

[kees]

How can i get a reflection by mapping on a flat plane using a chrome material? Do i put a map in the vray reflection slot? Or in the reflection layer or in the reflection glossiness slot? And what kind of map?
I tried several possibilities but without a good result.

Thanks,

René

[schultzeworks]

Reflection mapping suggestion

First of all, use the chrome shiny material that comes with Vray. Apply it to your object and study the settings if you're curious.

Secondly, a flat plane will only show a tiny patch of your background and require ungodly tweaking to look nice. It helps tremendously if you have an interesting environment -- maps and objects -- to reflect.

TIP: Put chrome on a sphere in your scene. Then you'll get a "probe" view of everything in your scene -- and this can save many steps of tweaking. You can then delete the chrome sphere when you're done with your testing.