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** **<span style="color: #000000">**This page provides information on the Material ID Render Element which isolates objects with specific materials by Material ID for compositing purposes.**</span>

## **Overview**

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## **Attributes**

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**Common Uses**

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The <span style="color: #000000">Material ID Render Element</span> is useful for isolating geometry in a scene so it can be enhanced or adjusted with post-production or compositing software.



> Macro (inline-media-image)

  
The Reflections of the the areas masked by the resulting matte have been tinted



## <span style="color: #000000">**VRay Material ID Workflow**</span>

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