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Eyes dont show in mirror reflection using Ray Tracing

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Hi, 
I have a character from iClone Im using in Unreal Engine in a Ray Traced scene. 
I'm having issues with the reflection of eyes in the mirror. Please see attached screenshot. The characters face shows up in mirror but the eyes don't reflect. Please, any help would be very much appreciated.
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Unreal has limitations with Ray Traced Shadows for Translucency Materials. (Eye Occlusion , Tearline , Eyelashes)
To get rid of the shadow problem , you have to do this :




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HI Bassline303

Thanks for the feedback. This is a great fix for shadows but the eyes still dont show up in mirror.  I might just turn off Ray Tracing for these shots and use Screen Space Reflections with a  Planar Reflection. Dont think it will look as good as the RT reflections but I need these shots in the mirror.  

If anyone else has any solutions please contact me. Thanks



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