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.
Use the new V-Ray Decal to rapidly place materials anywhere on surfaces and other materials without additional UVW mapping work. V-Ray 5’s new VFB gets even more capable with a new Sharpen & Blur layer and Batch Image processing. Materials can now be easily assigned from Chaos Cosmos, with 200 new materials to start. New creative lighting possibilities unfold as light sources can now be used within the VRayInstancer. And much more... | |
V-Ray 5, update 1 brings even more workflow optimizations to help you save time and achieve photorealistic results fast. Fine-tune pixel-perfect parts of your renders with support for masks in the VFB. |
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V-Ray Decal |
Sharpen/Blur layer in V-Ray Frame Buffer |
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Chaos Cosmos materials |
V-Ray Instancer lights distribution |
Atmospheric light contribution control |
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Progressive caustics |
New V-Ray Material translucency |
Improved V-Ray Material in viewport |
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Extended material override |
Extended V-Ray Dirt |
Chaos Cloud updates |
GPU updates New V-Ray Material translucency and support for Sparse Volumes using Nvidia's NanoVDB library are now available on V-Ray GPU. |
Initial support for Pixar's USD format With USD, you can smoothly exchange large amounts of data between DCC tools. And you can reference and render USD files in V-Ray for 3ds Max. |
Rendering animations with Vantage Render 3ds Max animations with Chaos Vantage via live link. |
Improved UI draw times Faster UI loading time for most commonly used materials. |
In order to work properly, your copy of V-Ray Next for 3ds Max Workstation License requires:
Autodesk |
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 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 |
You can find a collection of our favorite V-Ray Tutorials here:
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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