V-Ray for 3ds Max is a production-proven rendering software. Known for its versatility and ability to handle any type of project — from massive, dynamic scenes having thousands of lights to a sublime still life - it is the go-to solution for artists and designers across 3D industries.
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V-Ray 5 lets you do more with your renderer than ever before. Composite renders and interactively relight your scenes in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer. Set up materials fast with new presets and over 500 ready-made shaders. V-Ray 5 helps you save time and make your renders look even better — both on the CPU or GPU. |
Post-process your projects in V-Ray:
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LIGHT MIXING Explore lighting possibilities interactively in real-time. Use LightMix in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer to freely experiment with lighting changes after you render, save out permutations, and push back improvements you’d like to have in your scene. |
LAYERED COMPOSITING The new Layer compositor lets you fine-tune and finish your images directly in the new V-Ray Frame Buffer — without the need for a separate post-processing app. |
Optimize your workflow:
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MATERIAL MANAGER Efficiently browse from a library of over 500 render-ready materials including metals, glass, wood and more. |
MATERIAL PRESETS Save time creating common materials with presets for aluminum, chrome, glass and more. Presets for most used hair colors have also been added. |
MATERIAL PREVIEWS New rendered material swatches show you exactly what your materials will look like. |
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COAT LAYER Add reflective coatings directly in the updated V-Ray Material, saving you both material creation and rendering time vs. using Blend material. |
SHEEN LAYER Create soft microfiber fabrics like velvet, satin and silk with the new Sheen options in the updated V-Ray Material. |
TEXTURE RANDOMIZATION Add variety to your scene with the new VRayUVWRandomizer map and enhanced VRayMultiSubTex controls. |
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STOCHASTIC TEXTURE TILING Automatically remove texture tiling artifacts with the new Stochastic tiling option on the VRayUVWRandomizer. |
EXTENDED V-RAY DIRT Weathered streaks and dirt in crevices are now easy with the enhanced V-Ray Dirt, which now employs both ambient and inner occlusion. |
NEW SUN AND SKY MODEL Reproduce the subtleties of twilight when the sun is below the horizon with the new Sun and Sky model. |
LIGHT PATH EXPRESSIONS Use the behavior of light, rather than just geometry, to produce flexible masks for very efficient compositing. Built-in presets make getting started easy, while scripting is there for ultimate control. |
BLUE-NOISE SAMPLING Achieve better noise distribution with fewer samples. |
NATIVE ACESCG SUPPORT Select industry-standard ACEScg for rendering with automatic color space adjustment for textures, dispersion, sun & sky, and light temperature colors. |
INITIAL OUT-OF-CORE Initial out-of-core implementation to handle your largest scenes. |
In order to work properly, your copy ofV-Ray Next for 3ds MaxWorkstation Licenserequires:
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AV-Ray Next for 3ds Maxmajor version has active SOFTWARE SUPPORT & MAINTENANCEfrom its release date to the following next major release date. During the SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE stage Chaos Group will:
Download and test V-Ray before you make your purchasing decision.
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 withHigh 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 |
I mostly use V-Ray next for architecture rendering. Results are excellent even when I don't have much time for a professional finish. After the initial learning curve ( there are many resources on the web, by the way) I find myself in complete control of the tool. The quality of my work is better than expected.
I mostly use V-Ray next for architecture rendering. Results are excellent even when I don't have much time for a professional finish. After the initial learning curve ( there are many resources on the web, by the way) I find myself in complete control of the tool. The quality of my work is better than expected.
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