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title: "Refraction"
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This page gives some basic details about the Refraction Render Element and how it is used in compositing.

 

## <span style="color: #000000">**Overview**</span>

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

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## **Properties**

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The Refraction render element has no controllable properties.

 

![image](media://630baf05-78a2-4fee-8d2e-10518539c017)

 

## **Common Uses**

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The Refraction Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of refractive elements in a rendered image, by using a compositing or image editing application. Below are a couple of examples of possible uses.

 

## **Compositing Formula**

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[Refraction Raw](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625533) x [Refraction Filter](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYNUKE/pages/110625531) = **Refraction**

 

![image](media://0c99ef3d-423a-446a-9419-a8c673b53f28)