# Reflection effect of PBR

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 14, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560 "2020-10-14T08:19:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 8:19am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/1 "2020-10-14T08:19:25Z")

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I want to achieve the reflection effect of PBR, but I can’t find the **Use As Environment Lighting** option where and where do I select skyBox. I looked it up in ParaviewGuide and I couldn’t find out.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 8:23am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/2 "2020-10-14T08:23:05Z")

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This is a fairly recent option. Which version of ParaView are you using ?

FYI: @Michael @LfxPaul

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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/4 "2020-10-14T08:25:28Z")

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I’m using Paraview 5.8.0.

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### Author: ![Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/michael/32/16_2.png) [@Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/5 "2020-10-14T08:31:19Z")

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In the Background property group, select `Skybox` instead of `Single Color`.  
The checkbox `Use As Environment Lighting` will appear.  
You will only be able to load low dynamic range images in ParaView 5.8 (PNG or JPG files).  
In ParaView 5.9 you will be able to load high dynamic range images (HDR files)

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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/7 "2020-10-14T08:57:17Z")

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Can we use ambient occlusion in Paraview?I want to achieve real shadow effects.I tried to use a single light source to verify this effect, but it didn’t seem to work.

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### Author: ![Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/michael/32/16_2.png) [@Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/8 "2020-10-14T09:00:52Z")

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You can enable RayTracing for this.  
Alternatively, ambient occlusion (SSAO) will also come to ParaView 5.9 as well @LfxPaul

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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 9:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/10 "2020-10-14T09:08:19Z")

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I want to use the GPU for rendering, so I won’t use OSPRay. Will SSAO be implemented in PBR?

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### Author: ![Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/michael/32/16_2.png) [@Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/11 "2020-10-14T09:10:13Z")

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Yes, it works with PBR and Gouraud

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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/12 "2020-10-14T09:11:04Z")

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OK,thank you very much.

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### Author: ![jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/jone/32/9307_2.png) [@jone](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/jone)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/13 "2020-10-15T06:49:46Z")

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I’ve got this effect:  
 ![Untitled](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/89d755d02b71d3b98018d8c52a3f7633d8602a8d.jpeg)  
But I can only load one image as the background image(skybox).Is there any way to load six images？

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### Author: ![Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/michael/32/16_2.png) [@Michael](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Michael)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/reflection-effect-of-pbr/5560/14 "2020-10-15T15:34:03Z")

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The image must be in equirectangular projection, not 6 independent cube faces.  
You can get some here: [https://hdrihaven.com/hdris/](https://hdrihaven.com/hdris/)
