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title: "Background"
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This page provides information about the Background ID render element in V-Ray for SketchUp. Overview Stores an image of the color or texture used in the background environment slot. Geometries that block the background appear black. Note that a Dome Light directly visible to the camera is not considered a background. The dome appears in the Self Illumination element instead. UI Paths ||V-Ray Asset Editor|| >  Render   Elements  (right-click) >  Background ||V-Ray Asset Editor|| >  Create   Asset  (left-click) >  Render   Elements  >  Background Parameters Denoise  – Specifies whether to denoise this render element. Common Uses The  Background  Render Element is primarily used for layering the  Beauty element  (or combined render elements) on top of the background image.