Two Sided

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Overview
Two Sided Parameters
Binding
Override Control
Notes

This page provides information about the Two Sided material in V-Ray for SketchUp.

Overview
The Two Sided material is a utility material provided with the V-Ray renderer. The material allows
seeing the light on the backside of the objects. Use this material to simulate thin translucent surfaces
like paper, cloth curtains, tree leaves, etc.
The Two Sided material settings are organized in Basic and Advanced modes. You can switch
the mode from the toggle button ( ) under the Preview Swatch or globally from

the Configuration rollout of the Settings tab.

The context options of the Color Slot allow to Copy and Paste a color from one color slot to
another, as well as to reset the color selection.
A Reset option is provided in the context menu of each Number Slider. You can reset the slider
value to the default one.
Two Sided Parameters
Some options are available only in Advanced mode.
Front Material – Sets the material to be used for front faces as defined by the object normals.
Back Material – Sets the material to be used for back side faces as defined by the object normals.
Translucency – Determines which side (front or back) relative to the camera is more visible in the
rendering process. By default this color is black (0.0), which means that only the front side is visible.
When set closer to white (1.0), more of the Back material is seen. When set closer to black (0.0),
more of the Front material is seen.
Mult. By Front Diffuse – When enabled, the Translucency is multiplied by the Front material.
Force Single Sided – When enabled, the sub-materials renders as one-sided materials.Disabling is
not recommended.
 Binding
Binding – Enables connection/binding between V-Ray and the corresponding base application
material.
Texture – Selected texture is displayed in the viewport. Keep in mind that procedural textures are
not displayed.
The viewport texture does not affect the way the material is rendered in V-Ray. It is mainly used
for preview purposes.

Override Control

Can be Overridden – When enabled, the material can be overridden by the Material Override option
in the Settings.

Notes

o This material will give best results when assigned to open surface objects like planes, extruded
splines, etc. Otherwise it can lead to extremely long render times.
o The Two Sided material can be made visible only from one side by having its Front material slot
empty and the Back material slot filled in.