need some help with a tricky scene

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hey guys,

first off, hi, i’m rob, been lurking here for a while, and now have a full version of vray, so here i am :slight_smile:

now for the problem, I’m working on a scene wich consists of an reflective object, lighted by and reflecting a hdri. no problem there, but now I want a reflective plane, wich only reflects the object, not the hdri (it has to be a clean white enviroment).
so any ideas on how I could achieve something like this..?
oh btw, this has to be animated aswell.. so no cheating in photoshop sadly :frowning:

thanks in advance,

rob

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maybe use the enviroment slot to reflect the hdri on the object(in the material), and not the override slot in the rendersettings.. ?

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ok, I solved it by using standard materials on the object, with the hdri map in the reflection slot. and using the hdri for lighting the scene.
so it works :slight_smile:
thanks aphex79 for pointing me in the right direction

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what sphex79 said would allow you to continue using a vray material on your object

V Miller

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Yeah use vray materials your renders will be quicker.