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title: "VRayMtl2Sided"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAYA/111742430/VRayMtl2Sided"
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This page provides some details on the settings available for the Translucent Two-Sided Material in V-Ray.

 

## **Overview**

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<summary>UI Path: ||Right-click on the geometry|| > Assign New Material...</summary>

||Right-click on the geometry|| **>** Assign New Material... **> VRay** section **> VRay Mtl 2Sided**

 

![image](media://5bc0375d-e716-46ce-9567-f2a708e50bdd)


||V-Ray Shelf|| **> **Right-click to** Create V-Ray Materials **button **> VRay Mtl 2Sided**


![maya2025_72010_Shelf_VRayMtls.png](media://0fe9d476-f466-44ce-8bb9-bc7f676d6600)


||Hypershade||** > Window** tab** >** **Create... > VRay **section **> VRay Mtl 2Sided**


![image](media://cf2c71f7-623d-40cd-9ee3-4a1bf590e3ab)
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##  **Parameters**

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### Example: Translucency Value (Front vs. Back Material)

 

In this example, the leaves have both front and back materials connected to the VRayMtl2Sided Material. Notice how the leaves change when the Translucency value (shown in RGB) is changed. The last render uses a Translucency grayscale map.

![image](media://4724376e-fb4d-46ae-900c-02f23556c0e0)

Translucency map

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In this example, the lampshade uses a VRayMtl2Sided material with only a Front material connected (VRayMtl). A V-Ray sphere light is used to illuminate the inside. Translucency is shown here with grayscale values (RGB).

![image](media://16bc91a8-c37c-4f89-ba80-5469e32dae9c)

Translucency (192, 192, 192)

 

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### Example: Common Usage

 

 

## **Notes**

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- This material will yield the best results when assigned to single-sided objects (non-shelled) such as planes, extruded splines, etc. Otherwise, it can lead to extremely longer render times.