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title: "Material"
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This page provides a list of the available Materials nodes. Overview V-Ray for Blender offers several different materials. These materials are quite versatile, and each can be used in a number of ways to achieve different looks as needed, from simulating simple surface properties like plastics and metals to complex uses such as translucent objects, subsurface materials such as skin, and even light-emitting objects. The materials nodes are only available in the  Shader  Node Tree.  To see how to switch between Node Trees, go to the  V-Ray Node Editor  page. Cycles Shader Nodes Compatibility Not all Cycles shader nodes are convertible. See the list of supported  Cycles Shader Nodes .  You can convert the current Cycles Shader nodes to V-Ray nodes using the  Convert to V-Ray Material  button in the V-Ray Node Editor toolbar. This converts only the current shader, you need to select each one individually to convert it. You can convert all Cycles shader nodes in the scene using the Convert Materials tool. If you want to start over, click on the  Use V-Ray Material Nodes  button to create a new default V-Ray Mtl and start over with your shader creation. V-Ray Node editor toolbar when opening a Cycles shader Adding V-Ray Materials to the Blender Asset Browser V-Ray Materials can be added to the Blender Asset Browser. This allows easier re-use of your V-Ray materials in different projects, as long as they are created on the same machine. Right-click on a material from the Material Editor. Select the  Mark as Asset  option. This adds that material to the Blender Asset Browser. To remove the asset, click on the material either in the Asset Browser or in the Material Editor and select  Clear Asset . For more information on the Blender Asset Browser, see the  Blender documentation . Add a V-Ray Material to the Blender Asset Library For more details on each material, see its dedicated page: V-Ray Mtl V-Ray AL Surface Mtl Fast SSS 2 Mtl Blend Mtl Bump Mtl Light Mtl Hair Next Mtl Car Paint 2 Mtl Flakes 2 Mtl Scanned Mtl Stochastic Flakes Mtl Switch Mtl Mtl 2 Sided Mtl Override VRmat Mtl Toon Mtl Displacement Mtl