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    Ray Switch - Arnold for Houdini

    Further Reading
    See Ray Switch in the Arnold User Guide

    This shader makes it possible to evaluate different shader trees per ray. This decreases the shading complexity of a scene and thus the render times, and increases artistic control.

    Parent page: Shading

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