# Lights with Directional \> 0.5 render black through refractive objects

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/lights-with-directional-0-5-render-black-through-refractive-objects/89246>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/lights-with-directional-0-5-render-black-through-refractive-objects/89246 "2018-06-15T11:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alex\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Alex\_M](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Alex_M)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/lights-with-directional-0-5-render-black-through-refractive-objects/89246/1 "2018-06-15T11:33:47Z")

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Please check the attached image. Notice how the ceiling lights to the right come out black. The lights have the Directional parameter set to 0.7. If I bring it down to 0.0 - 0.3 they render fine through the glass.

 ![vray_light_directional_problem.jpg](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/original/3X/6/3/6326da872c1c8fe8eacba5c3f9c4b2e48a4c074e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![hristo.dimitrov](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/hristo.dimitrov/32/33421_2.png) [@hristo.dimitrov](https://forums.chaos.com/u/hristo.dimitrov)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/lights-with-directional-0-5-render-black-through-refractive-objects/89246/2 "2018-06-21T11:27:26Z")

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Thanks for the report. Its look like a bug and it is already added into our bug-tracking system, it’s reference code is: VMAX-7046

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**Author:** ![Alex\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@Alex\_M](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Alex_M)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/lights-with-directional-0-5-render-black-through-refractive-objects/89246/3 "2018-06-21T13:40:19Z")

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Great, thanks. 🙂