# Render Theory

Canonical: https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/

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# **Render Theory**

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## Render Theory

### Glossary

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### Basic Ray Tracing

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### Indirect Illumination

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### Metal Shaders and IOR

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### Environment Priority

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### Antialiasing in V-Ray

### DMC Sampler Origin

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### Adaptive Sampling

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### V-Ray Material Structure

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### Bump & Normal Mapping

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### Lighting Analysis with V-Ray

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### V-Ray Output Formats

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### GI Method Classification

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### Transparency and Translucency

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### Displacement Mapping

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### V-Ray Illumination Relevance Test

- [Render Theory](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719618.md)
- [Indirect Illumination Reference](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719621.md)
- [Light Cache GI](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719627.md)
- [Brute Force GI](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719630.md)
- [Irradiance Map GI](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719633.md)
- [Basic Ray Tracing](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719637.md)
- [Glossary](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719646.md)
- [Lighting Analysis with V-Ray](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719649.md)
- [V-Ray Material Structure](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719660.md)
- [Origin of the DMC Sampler](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719663.md)
- [Metal Shaders and IOR](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719710.md)
- [Environment Priority](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719712.md)
- [V-Ray Illumination Relevance Test](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719714.md)
- [Bump and Normal Mapping in V-Ray](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719716.md)
- [Displacement Mapping](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719718.md)
- [Transparency and Translucency](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719721.md)
- [Classification of GI Methods](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719730.md)
- [Adaptive Sampling](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719732.md)
- [Antialiasing in V-Ray](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/116719772.md)
- [V-Ray Output Formats](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/621510758.md)
- [Test Card Macro](https://documentation.chaos.com/space/THEORY/927629313.md)

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