Can I add a vrayedgetex and a bump map to the same element’s bump slot?
cant you use comptex to combine them?
that makes sense - is it add (a+b)
YES! a+b did the job. Thanks for the help!
not sure if its the right approach but if it looks nice its OK 
what would your approach be?
If you’re just using the “VRayEdgeTex” to soften edges, “Mix” works well. Just give the edge portion a very low mix amount - even 0.1% will work.
I use vraycomptex. I also keep the bump multiplier at 30 so that the edgestex work well, and then if you find the bitmap (if that is what you are using for a bump map) is too strong, you can lower the ‘bump amount’ in the output section of the bitmap