# Add Empties as objects for VRayDistance

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/add-empties-as-objects-for-vraydistance/188213>\
**Category:** Requests\
**Created:** [July 27, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/add-empties-as-objects-for-vraydistance/188213 "2026-07-27T21:20:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/add-empties-as-objects-for-vraydistance/188213/1 "2026-07-27T21:20:25Z")

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Currently you can’t use an Empty as reference to calculate the VRay Distance. The Empty could be treated as a single point (vertex) for this purpose