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This page provides information about the supported .vrscene features exported from V-Ray for 3ds Max.

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Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support

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Directional

Standard 3ds Max

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Point/Omni

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Spot

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V-Ray Rectangle

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PARTIAL

(texture not supported)

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V-Ray Ellipse/Disc

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Works as a Rectangle

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V-Ray Portals

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V-Ray Sphere

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V-Ray IES

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V-Ray Sun

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INITIAL

(works as a Direct light)

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V-Ray Dome

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V-Ray Mesh Light

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light	Image Added	On	enabled
		Light Type: Spot Directional Omni	LightSpotMax LightDirectMax LightOmniMax
		Targeted	–
		Shadows	shadows

UINative nameV-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)SupportStandard 3ds Max light DirectionalLightDirectMax

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Shadows


Use Global Settings

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use_global_light_level

Shadow Type

Adv. Raytraced

Area Shadows

Shadow Map

Ray Traced Shadows

VRayShadow

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Atmospheric Effects

–

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Multiplier

Decay:

Type

Start

Near Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

near_attenuation

near_attenuation_start

near_attenuation_end

Far Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

far_attenuation_start

far_attenuation_end

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Exclude...	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
Image Added	Transparent shadows	–
	Bias	shadowBias
	Area shadow: Box Sphere	shadowShape=0 shadowShape=1
	U size	shadowRadius
	V size	shadowRadius1
	W size	shadowRadius2
	Subdivs	shadowSubdivs
Image Added	Multiplier	intensity
	Color	color
	Decay Type: None Inverse Inverse Sqaure	decay_type=0 decay_type=1 decay_type=2
	Decay Start	decay_start
	Near Attenuation: Use Show Start End	near_attenuation – near_attenuation_start near_attenuation_end
	Far Attenuation: Use Show Start End	far_attenuation – far_attenuation_start far_attenuation_end
Image Added Image Added	Show Clone	–
	Overshoot	overshoot
	Hotspot/Beam	hotspot
	Falloff/Field	fallsize
	Cirle	shape_type=0
	Rectangle	shape_type=1
	Aspect	rect_aspect
	Bitmap Fit...	–
Image Added	Contrast	–
	Soften Diff. Edge	–
	Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Specular	affectSpecular
	Ambient Only	–
	Map	projector_map
Image Added	Object Shadows: Color Density Map Light Affects Shadow Color	shadowColor – – –
Image Added	Atmosphere Shadows: On Opacity Color Amount	– – –

	UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)
V-Ray Lights		V-Ray Light
	Image Added	On	enabled
		Type: Plane Dome Sphere Mesh Disk	LightRectangle/is_disc=0 LightDome LightSphere LightMesh LightRectangle/is_disc=0
		Targeted	–
		Length/Radius	u_size
		Width	v_size

Show Clone Overshootovershoot Hotspot/Beamhotspot Falloff/Fieldfallsize Cirle Rectangle Aspect Bitmap Fit...

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Contrast Soften Diff. Edge Diffuse Specular Ambient Only Map

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Object Shadows:

Color

Density

Map

Light Affects Shadow Color

shadowColor

Atmosphere Shadows:

Opacity

Color Amount

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BiasshadowBias Size Sample Range Absolute Map Bias 2 Sided Shadows SpotLightSpotMax

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Shadows Use Global Settings Adv. Raytraced

Area Shadows

Shadow Map

Ray Traced Shadows

VRayShadow

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Atmospheric Effects

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Multiplier

Decay:

Type

Start

Near Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

Far Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

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Show Cone Overshoot Hotspot/Beam Falloff/Field Circle Rectangle Aspect Bitmap Fit...

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Contrast Soften Diff. Edge Diffuse Specular Ambient Only Map (Projector Map)

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Object Shaows:

Color

Density

Map

Light Affects Shadow Color

Atmosphere Shadows:

Opacity

Color Amount

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Bias Size Sample Range Absolute Map Bias 2 Sided Shadows Omni

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Shodows

Use Global Settings Adv. Raytraced

Area Shadows

Shadow Map

Ray Traced Shadows

VRayShadow

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Multiplier

Decay:

Type

Start

Near Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

Far Attenuation:

Use

Show

Start

End

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Contrast Soften Diff. Edge Diffuse Specular Ambient Only Map (Projector Map)

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Object Shaows:

Color

Density

Map

Light Affects Shadow Color

Atmosphere Shadows:

Opacity

Color Amount

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Bias Size Sample Range Absolute Map Bias 2 Sided Shadows V-Ray Lights V-Ray Light Plane

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Length Width

Units:

Default (image)

Luminous power (lm)

Luminance (lm/m/sr)

Radiant power (W)

Radiance (W/m/sr)

Multiplier

Mode:

Color

Temperature

Color Temperature Texture Res

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Directional

Preview:

Selected

Always

Never

Preview texmap

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Exclude Cast shadows Double-sided Invisible No decay Skylight portal –Simple

Store with irradiance map Affect diffuse Affect specular Affect reflections

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Shadow bias Cutoff

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Enable viewport shading Viewport wire color Icon text

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Use MIS V-Ray Dome Light

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U size V size

Units:

Default (image)

Luminous power (lm)

Luminance (lm/m/sr)

Radiant power (W)

Radiance (W/m/sr)

Multiplier

Mode:

Color

Temperature

Color Temperature Texture Res

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Spherical (full dome) Affect alpha Lock texture to icon

Ray dist:

None

From GI

Explicit

Distance Target radius Emit radius Adaptive dome

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Cast shadows Double-sided Invisible No decay Skylight portal –Simple

Store with irradiance map Affect diffuse Affect specular Affect reflections

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Shadow bias Cutoff

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Enable viewport shading Viewport wire color Icon text

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Use MIS V-Ray Sphere

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Radius V size

Units:

Default (image)

Luminous power (lm)

Luminance (lm/m/sr)

Radiant power (W)

Radiance (W/m/sr)

Multiplier

Mode:

Color

Temperature

Color Temperature Texture Res

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Cast shadows Double-sided Invisible No decay Skylight portal

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Simple

Store with irradiance map Affect diffuse Affect specular Affect reflections

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Shadow bias Cutoff

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Enable viewport shading Viewport wire color Icon text

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Use MIS V-Ray Mesh Light

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U size V-Size Multiplier

Mode:

Color

Temperature

Color Temperature

Units:

Default (image)

Luminous power (lm)

Luminance (lm/m²/sr)

Radiant power (W)

Radiance (W/m

/sr)

²/sr)

Texture Res

units=0

units=1

units=2

units=3

units=4

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Flip normals

Pick mesh

Multiplier

intensity

Replace mesh with light Extract mesh as node

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Cast shadows Double-sided Invisible No decay Skylight portal Simple Store with irradiance map Affect diffuse Affect specular Affect reflecttions

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Shadow bias Cutoff

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Enable viewport shading Viewport wire color Icon text

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Use MIS V-Ray Disc Light

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Radius V size

Units:

Default (image)

Luminous power (lm)

Luminance (lm/m/sr)

Radiant power (W)

Radiance (W/m/sr)

Multiplier

Mode:

Color

Temperature

Color Temperature Texture Res

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Directional Preview Preview texmap

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Cast shadows Double-sided Invisible No decay Skylight portal Simple


Mode: Color Temperature	– –
Color	color
Temperature	color
Texture	LightRectangle/use_rect_tex LightDome/use_dome_tex LightMesh/use_tex
Texture Map	LightRectangle/rect_tex LightDome/dome_tex LightMesh/tex
Res	tex_resolution
Image Added	Directional	LightRectangle/directional
	Preview: Selected Always Never	– – –
	Preview texmap	–
Image Added	Spherical (full dome)	LightDome/dome_spherical
	Affect alpha	LightDome/affect_alpha
	Lock texture to icon	–
	Ray dist: None From GI Explicit	LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=0 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=1 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=2
	Distance	LightDome/dome_rayDistance
	Target radius	–
	Emit radius	–
	Adaptive dome	LightDome/dome_adaptive
Image Added	Flip normals	–
	Pick mesh	LightMesh/geometry
	Replace mesh with light	–
	Extract mesh as node	–
Image Added	Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Cast shadows	shadows
	Double-sided	doubleSided
	Invisible	invisible
	No decay	noDecay
	Skylight portal	lightPortal=1
	Simple	lightPortal=2
	Store with irradiance map

storeWithIrradianceMap

Affect diffuse

affectDiffuse

Affect specular

Diffuse contribution

diffuse_contribution

Affect

reflections

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Shadow bias Cutoff

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Enable viewport shading Viewport wire color Icon text

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Use MIS

specular	affectSpecular
Specular contribution	specular_contribution
Affect reflections	affectReflections
Image Added	Shadow bias	shadowBias
Image Added	Cutoff	cutoffThreshold


	V-Ray IES Light

LightIESMax
Image Modified	Enabled

enabled

Enable viewport shading

–

Show distribution

–

Targeted

–

Ies file

ies_file

Rotation X

–

Rotation Y

–

Rotation Z

–

Cutoff

cutoffThreshold

Shadow bias

shadowBias

Cast shadows

shadows

Affect diffuse

affectDiffuse


Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
Affect specular	affectSpecular
Specular contribution

specular_contribution

Use light shape:

For shadows only

For illumination and shadows

soft_shadows=0

soft_shadows=1

soft_shadows=2

Override shape

ies_light_shape

Shape

ies_light_shape
Height

ies_light_height
Width

ies_light_width
Length

ies_light_length
Diameter

ies_light_diameter

Color mode:

Color

Temperature

–

Temperature

Color

color

Color temperature

color

Override inter:

rescale

replace

override_prescribed_power=0

override_prescribed_power=1

Intensity type:

power (lm)

intensity (cd)

–

Intensity value

power

Area speculars

area_speculars

Viewport wire color

–


Icon text	–

Exclude

SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights

SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights

Exclude


	V-Ray Ambient Light

LightAmbientMax
Image Modified	Enabled	enabled
	Mode: Direct + GI Direct light GI	mode=0 mode=1 mode=2
	GI min distance

gi_min_distance

Color

color

Intensity

color

Light map

–

Compensate exposure

compensate_exposure

Viewport wire color

–

Exclude...

SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights

SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights


	V-Ray Sun	SunLight
Image Added	Enabled	enabled

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Intensity multiplier

intensity_multiplier

Size multiplier

size_multiplier

Filter color

filter_color

Color mode:

filter

direct

override

Color mode:

filter

direct

override

color_mode=0

color_mode=1

color_mode=2

Image Modified

Sky model:

Preetham et al.

CIE clear

CIE overcast

Hosek et al.

Imrpoved

CIE clear

CIE overcast

Hosek et al.

Improved

sky_model.0

sky_model=1

sky_model=2

sky_model=3

sky_model=4

Ground albedo

ground_albedo

Ground albedo

Indirect horiz illumination

horiz_illum

Blend angle

blend_angle

Horizon offset

horizon_offset

Turbidity

Ozone

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Exclude Invisible Affect diffuse Affect specular Cast atmospheric shadows

	turbidity
Ozone	ozone
Image Added	Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Invisible	invisible
	Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Affect specular	affectSpecular
	Specular contribution	specular_contribution
	Cast atmospheric shadows	atmos_shadows


Image Modified	Shadow bias

shadowBias

Photon emit radius

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photon_radius

Materials

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title	Materials

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray ALSurface	BRDFALSurface	Diffuse Diffuse strength Reflect color Reflect strength Reflect roughness Reflect IOR Reflect distribution GGX
VRayBumpMtl	BRDFBump	Base material Bump map Bump amount
VRayCarPaintMtl	BRDFCarPaint	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness
VRayLightMtl	BRDFLight	Color Color multiplier Direct Illumination On
VRayScatterVolume	BRDFScatterVolume	Overall color Scatter Color
VRayFastSSS2	BRDFSSS2Complex	IOR Subsurface color Specular color Specular amount Specular glossiness
VRayStochasticFlakesMtl	BRDFStochasticFlakes	Hilight glossiness Reflection filter BRDF Type: GGX
VRayToonMtl	BRDFToonMtl	Loads as BRDFVRayMtl, toon parameters are ignored.
VRayPointParticleMtl	BSDFPointParticle	Loads as a simple diffuse BRDF.

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title	VRayMtl

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
UI	VRayMtl	BRDFVRayMtl	Support
	Diffuse	diffuse
	Diffuse Texture	diffuse
	Roughness	roughness
	Roughness Texture	roughness
	Reflect	reflect
	Reflect Texture	reflect
	Reflect Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Reflect Glossiness Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Fresnel reflections	fresnel
	Fresnel IOR	fresnel_ior
	Fresnel IOR Lock	fresnel_ior_lock
	Fresnel IOR Texture	fresnel_ior
	Metalness	metalness
	Metalness Texture	metalness
	Max depth	reflect_depth
	Reflect on back side	option_reflect_on_back
	Dim distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim fall off	reflect_dim_distance_falloff
	Subdivs	reflect_subdivs
	Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
$vraymtl_refract.PNG$	Refract	refract
	Refract Texture	refract
	Refract Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Refract Glossiness Texture	refract_glossiness
	IOR	refract_ior
	IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Abbe number	dispersion
	Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2
	Max depth	refract_depth
	Affect shadows	refract_affect_shadows
	Subdivs	refract_subdivs
	Fog color	fog_color
	Fog color Texture	fog_color_tex
	Fog multiplier	fog_mult
	Fog bias	fog_bias
	Translucency: None Hard (wax) model Soft (water) model Hybrid model	translucency=0 translucency=1 translucency=2 translucency=3
	Scatter coeff	translucency_scatter_coeff
	Fwd/bck coeff	translucency_scatter_dir
	Thickness	translucency_thickness
	Back-side color	translucency_color
	Back-side color Texture	translucency_color
	Light multiplier	translucency_light_mult
	Self-Illumination	self_illumination
	Self-IlluminationTexture	self_illumination
	GI	self_illumination_gi
	Mult	TexCombineColor / result_multiplier
	Compensate camera exposure	compensate_camera_exposure
	BRDF: Phong Blinn Ward Microfacet GTR (GGX)	brdf_type=0 brdf_type=1 brdf_type=2 brdf_type=4
	Use glossiness / Use roughness	option_use_roughness
	GTR tail falloff	gtr_gamma
	GTR tail falloff Texture	gtr_gamma
	Anisotropy	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Local axis	anisotropy_axis
	Map channel	anisotropy_derivation
	Trace reflections	reflect_trace
	Trace refractions	refract_trace
	Cutoff	option_cutoff
	Env. priority	environment_priority
	Glossy Fresnel	option_glossy_fresnel
	Preserve energy: RGB Monochrome	option_energy_mode=0 option_energy_mode=1
	Double-sided	option_double_sided
	Use irradiance map	option_use_irradiance_map
	Fog system units scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
	Effect ID	MtlMaterialID / material_id_number
	Opacity mode: Normal Clip Stochastic	opacity_mode=0 opacity_mode=1 opacity_mode=2	^{3ds Max Support}
	Diffuse Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Opacity Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Bump Texture	BRDFBump/bump_tex_color
	Bump Texture Multiplier	BRDFBump/bump_tex_mult_tex
	Displace Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Self -illum Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Diff. rough Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Fresnel IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Metalness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Anisotropy Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	An. rotation Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	GTR falloff Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Translucent Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Fog color Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Environment Texture	BRDFVRayMtl / environment_override

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