# Vray light affect refractions checkbox

**URL:** <https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440>\
**Category:** Requests\
**Created:** [October 10, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440 "2016-10-10T08:07:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![RichardBlank](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/richardblank/32/23906_2.png) [@RichardBlank](https://forums.chaos.com/u/RichardBlank)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/1 "2016-10-10T08:07:08Z")

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A Vray light affect refractions checkbox would be nice.

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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:** [October 10, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/2 "2016-10-10T11:01:35Z")

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Why not use the “invisible” option instead?

Best regards,  
Vlado

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**Author:** ![RichardBlank](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/richardblank/32/23906_2.png) [@RichardBlank](https://forums.chaos.com/u/RichardBlank)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/3 "2016-10-10T11:32:11Z")

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Yes that works, but what if you want it to be visible in refractions with the primary visibility off?

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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:** [October 10, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/4 "2016-10-10T12:01:54Z")

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I would probably put the map in the environment refraction override slot in the V-Ray settings.

Best regards,  
Vlado

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**Author:** ![RichardBlank](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/richardblank/32/23906_2.png) [@RichardBlank](https://forums.chaos.com/u/RichardBlank)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/5 "2016-10-10T15:18:31Z")

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Yes thats the way to do it, but it would be so nice with just a checkbox 🙂

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**Author:** ![pechart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4491bb/32.png) [@pechart](https://forums.chaos.com/u/pechart)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/6 "2016-10-13T18:30:33Z")

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+1 on this!

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**Author:** ![bigbossfr](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/bigbossfr/32/50480_2.png) [@bigbossfr](https://forums.chaos.com/u/bigbossfr)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/vray-light-affect-refractions-checkbox/60440/7 "2016-10-13T22:18:46Z")

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Did you try with VRay texture rayswitch ?