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title: "Self Illum"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYNUKE/110625153/Self%20Illum"
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The Self Illumination Render Element stores the illumination of any self-illuminated materials in the scene.

 

## **Overview**

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UI Path: ||Toolbar|| >** V-Ray Menu icon > Render > VRayRenderElement > Type: Self Illum**

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## **Properties**  


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The Self Illum render element has no controllable properties.

 

![image](media://1891254d-735b-46a9-8f75-48f39e4994c9)

 

## **Common uses**

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The Self Illumination Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of self-illuminated surfaces after rendering in compositing or image editing software. Below are two examples of its use.

 

## **Notes**

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- This element contains only the light geometry itself, not the light emitted from it. Lighting information is contained in the [Lighting Render Elements](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625501).