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title: "VRayVolumeColorSampler"
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This page provides information on the V-Ray Volume Color Sampler Map. 


## **Overview**

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The V-Ray Volume Sampler Color node is part of V-Ray’s new implementation of volumetric rendering. The node samples vector fields from a VDB file for advanced effects.


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||Material Editor|| > **Material** > **Map Browser** > **Maps** > **V-Ray** > **VRayVolumeColorSampler**

![Max2027_VRay7.5_VolumeColorSamplerMap_UIPath.png](media://e210009d-4a6a-4960-a599-5d71d800707e)
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## **Parameters**

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**Channel(s)** – Specifies a channel from which the color data is read.

![Max2027_VRay7.5_VolumeColorSamplerMap.png](media://bf4515e7-077b-4552-acc2-013f03d7cb18)