When it comes to materials like glass, the actual look of the material is often more affected by the environment than the material itself. Anything with a lot of reflection is going to change drastically depending on the surroundings. Same is true of almost transparent shaders as well. The preview is merely shown in a simple default environment. So, water, chrome, glass, etc. will take on the characteristics of their surroundings, including the lighting. I don't know what the default render preview environment in Vue is like, perhaps it is a simple outdoor background and looks like more of the type of scenes you like to do?

Message edited on: 03/02/2006 09:17