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# Reflect Mode
Element has 2 different modes for creating fast rendering reflections allowing objects to reflect each other. **Mirror Surface** is typically used for ground planes and **Spherical** for objects reflecting other objects.
## MIRROR SURFACE MODE
To allow your objects to be reflected onto a ground plane, click on the ground plane model and click the Reflect Mode icon in the model settings. Then change the Mode drop down to Mirror Surface.
## SPHERICAL MODE
Select an object and change the Reflect Mode to Sphere and this will allow other objects to be reflected onto the object’s surface.
### Disable Environment
**Disable Environment** turns off the reflection of the environment map and will only render other object’s reflection.
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## RENDER SELF
Render Self will allow object’s own pieces to be reflected back onto the object. This works best with Sphere Mode.
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### REFLECTION OFFSET AND MIRROR CLIP
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**Reflect Offset** will move where the object reflects from. For a box object the reflection plane may be below the top plane, you can use the middle value to position the reflection plane, represented by the blue box and 4 arrows, at the top of the plane. Then you can use the **Mirror Clip Below Plane** option to tell it not to stretch the reflection to the geometry below it.
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**Tip:** Set the view Perspective to Front when moving the Reflection Offset to better see the top plane.
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