The all-in-one visualization solution for Rhino and Grasshopper, V-Ray for Rhino is a 3D rendering software that combines real-time and photoreal rendering into one complete suite of visualization tools. From architecture to product design, it’s everything you need to bring your next design project to life.
V-Ray Next for Rhino is much more than a do-it-all renderer that creates gorgeous images of your designs. See your Rhino designs like never before. Visualize in real-time with V-Ray Vision. Light scenes automatically with Light Gen. Apply finishing touches to your photoreal renders in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer. And much more.
V-Ray Next for Rhino is compatible with Rhino 5 and Rhino 6. V-Ray for Rhino is supported on Windows only.
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New in V-Ray 5, V-Ray Vision lets you visualize your designs in real-time while you work in Rhino and Grasshopper. Build your model, apply materials, set up lights and cameras—all with a live real-time view of your scene. And anytime you’re ready for photo quality renders, V-Ray is always there, ready to go.
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LIGHTING MADE SIMPLE Now with Light Mix, after your scene is rendered, you can instantly adjust the brightness and color of lights without having to render again. This lets you look at dozens of lighting scenarios from just a single render. |
ADD YOUR FINISHING TOUCH With the new V-Ray Frame Buffer, you can do more in V-Ray than ever before. Make color corrections, combine render elements, adjust lighting, and add the final touches to your renders without needing a separate image editing app. |
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V-Ray for Grasshopper improvements New live link between V-Ray Vision and Grasshopper lets you visualize your parametric designs in real-time. V-Ray Clipper support makes it easy to render sections and cutaways. And Stereo Camera support now lets you render stereoscopic 3D images. |
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LIGHTING THAT’S AUTOMATIC With the new Light Gen tool, lighting your Rhino scene is automatic. In minutes, Light Gen calculates multiple lighting options and shows them as thumbnails. Simply choose the look you want and render. |
NEW V-RAY MATERIAL LAYERS With new built-in Coat and Sheen layers added to the V-Ray Material, it’s faster and easier than ever to create materials with reflective coatings and soft fabrics such as silk, satin, and velvet. |
HIGH-RESOLUTION MATERIAL LIBRARY Get a headstart on your next design project. V-Ray 5 for Rhino comes with access to over 500 render-ready materials with high-resolution 4K textures. |
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MORE ACCURATE SUN AND SKY The new Improved Sun and Sky model is more accurate and looks great even at sunrise or sunset when the sun is at the horizon. You can also override the position of the sun and sky with new Custom Orientation controls. |
ADD RANDOMNESS FOR REALISM New randomization tools make it easy to create subtle variations in textures and materials for added realism. Plus the new Stochastic tiling controls are a fast fix for repeating patterns. |
IMPROVED LINE RENDERING To give your renders an illustrative look, now you can easily add linework with global contour controls and material overrides. |
DIRT AND WEATHERING The improved V-Ray Dirt texture can help give your Rhino model a weathered look. Easy controls let you vary the amount of dirt and streaks in corners or across entire surfaces. |
In order to work properly, your copy of V-Ray Next for Rhino — Workstation License requires:
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A V-Ray Next for Rhino major version has active SOFTWARE SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE from its release date to the following next major release date. During the SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE stage Chaos Group will:
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Recommended System Specification
Manufacturer's system requirements are generally the bare minimum that you need to run the software and insufficient for effective and productive operation of the product.
Our suggested "real world" mid-range desktop system key specifications to properly run V-Ray are as follows:
Novedge, in partnership with High Speed Computing, can also provide the perfect hardware for your design needs, pre-installed with your software, at a very competitive price. Contact us to discuss custom-configured workstations and laptops.
Suggested Workstation
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CPU: Intel Core i7 |
Love V-Ray! HATE the dongle. You guys need to get rid of that antiquated method of controlling the license.
Novedge didn't put a license on key dongle the sent me as was suppose to be their policy for a commercial license. I floundered for a week wasting time (and $)with different answers from every IT rep, then finally I live chatted with Chaos group in Bulgaria and they said " oh you dont have a license, heres one" and it was fixed. The best I got from Novedge was "once again Sir, I'm sorry Im dealing with user problems all the time, you probably installed it wrong, try re-installing." Dear BruceWe are very sorry about the delay you experienced. We already refunded the cost of the dongle. We are committed to giving all our customers the best support we can and we'll continue to review and improve our service. Thank you for sending your feedback.-- The Novedge Team
Not sure how good it is, we've had it for three weeks and it still doesnt work. Problem is Customer Service is out of Country and it takes many days to get a response. Any solution they have suggested hasnt worked, and then we have to wait another few days for the next suggestion. Terrible.
v-ray for rhino is great engine to render models and designs on rhino. Although v-ray is quit sophisticated in terms of its render properties, it produces quit sophisticated images. I would highly recommend using v-ray for rhino over other programs because the images produces are quit facinating in terms of quality and details.
Love V-Ray! HATE the dongle. You guys need to get rid of that antiquated method of controlling the license.
Novedge didn't put a license on key dongle the sent me as was suppose to be their policy for a commercial license. I floundered for a week wasting time (and $)with different answers from every IT rep, then finally I live chatted with Chaos group in Bulgaria and they said " oh you dont have a license, heres one" and it was fixed. The best I got from Novedge was "once again Sir, I'm sorry Im dealing with user problems all the time, you probably installed it wrong, try re-installing." Dear BruceWe are very sorry about the delay you experienced. We already refunded the cost of the dongle. We are committed to giving all our customers the best support we can and we'll continue to review and improve our service. Thank you for sending your feedback.-- The Novedge Team
Not sure how good it is, we've had it for three weeks and it still doesnt work. Problem is Customer Service is out of Country and it takes many days to get a response. Any solution they have suggested hasnt worked, and then we have to wait another few days for the next suggestion. Terrible.
v-ray for rhino is great engine to render models and designs on rhino. Although v-ray is quit sophisticated in terms of its render properties, it produces quit sophisticated images. I would highly recommend using v-ray for rhino over other programs because the images produces are quit facinating in terms of quality and details.
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