# VRay distance texture slowdown?

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [June 29, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168 "2016-06-29T11:40:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Macker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Macker](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Macker)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168/1 "2016-06-29T11:40:51Z")

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On two projects recently I’ve tried using the Vray Distance Texture and both times max has slowed to a crawl - I’m not sure why this should be?

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**Author:** ![Zdravko.Keremidchiev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/zdravko.keremidchiev/32/48745_2.png) [@Zdravko.Keremidchiev](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Zdravko.Keremidchiev)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168/2 "2016-06-30T09:09:12Z")

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Which V-Ray version is this? Can you reproduce the issue with a simple scene? If the slowness persist only with this two scenes, feel free to send them over so we could investigate further.

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**Author:** ![Macker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@Macker](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Macker)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168/3 "2016-06-30T09:14:39Z")

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I’ll run some tests to confirm that it is the distance texture causing the issue. It’s not the render-times that are the problem, but viewport/material editor/menu’s all seem to slow. If it makes any difference, the distance texture is being used inside a composite map.

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**Author:** ![Zdravko.Keremidchiev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/zdravko.keremidchiev/32/48745_2.png) [@Zdravko.Keremidchiev](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Zdravko.Keremidchiev)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-distance-texture-slowdown/59168/4 "2016-06-30T11:54:47Z")

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Which 3ds max is this? Also I tired to use the composite node but it did not change the UI behavior. Its best if you could send us the scene.