# how to setup active shade in viewport using vray next ?

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**Created:** [May 26, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/how-to-setup-active-shade-in-viewport-using-vray-next/88861 "2018-05-26T18:39:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![noise2render](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@noise2render](https://forums.chaos.com/u/noise2render)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/how-to-setup-active-shade-in-viewport-using-vray-next/88861/1 "2018-05-26T18:39:53Z")

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hello  
since vray next have no active shade rendering, i no longer be able to use vray rt in viewport only in vfb. is there a way to fix this? or is it deprecated permanently?

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**Author:** ![yavor.rubenov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/yavor.rubenov/32/2946_2.png) [@yavor.rubenov](https://forums.chaos.com/u/yavor.rubenov)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/how-to-setup-active-shade-in-viewport-using-vray-next/88861/2 "2018-05-27T19:42:34Z")

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Hello,

For now there is no option for ActiveShade in the viewport with V-Ray. Do you use it often ?

Best regards,  
Yavor

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**Author:** ![vlado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vlado](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vlado)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/how-to-setup-active-shade-in-viewport-using-vray-next/88861/3 "2018-05-28T20:40:51Z")

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> [@noise2render](#):
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> since vray next have no active shade rendering, i no longer be able to use vray rt in viewport only in vfb. is there a way to fix this? or is it deprecated permanently?

There will be some developments in that regard in one of the updates.

Best regards,  
Vlado

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**Author:** ![noise2render](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@noise2render](https://forums.chaos.com/u/noise2render)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/how-to-setup-active-shade-in-viewport-using-vray-next/88861/4 "2018-05-30T18:29:52Z")

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hello, yes i used to to use the active shade as i have a small monitor, i will stick for the ipr window for now.  
thanks