And while it seems relatively complete, it’s basically non-searchable. The only documentation I can find is on Chaos Group’s website. Where the simplified user interface falls apart a little bit is in V-Ray’s documentation. Basic and Advanced modes essentially hide varying numbers of settings from you in an effort to keep you from being overwhelmed by details. If you go a little deeper into V-Ray’s setup, 3.0 still simplifies things for you a bit with Basic, Advanced and Expert modes. You can further adjust the quality of the GI, shading and anti-aliasing from within the Quick Settings dialog with simple sliders. If you’re not sure what those mean, or why you would chose one over the other, then these quick settings are definitely for you.

The Studio setup, for example, selects for brute force plus light cached GI architectural interior visualization selects for irradiance mapping plus light caching architectural exteriors go for straight brute force. The toolbar’s Quick Setup button provides one-click setup for Architectural exterior and interior scenes, VFX scenes and studio scenes, automatically setting the Global Illumination (GI), Shadow, and Anti-aliasing type and quality. V-Ray’s new tool bar gives you handy access to options, lights, cameras, hair, materials and more. Thankfully, the V-Ray part, at least, has gotten a bit easier to decipher and use.įor starters, there’s a new toolbar that gives you handy access to V-Ray’s options, lights, cameras, hair, materials and more. I admit that I only use 3ds Max periodically and usually find myself more than a little overwhelmed by the interface. So what’s new with this version of V-Ray? First and foremost, there’s a somewhat simplified user interface. I wasn’t using the previous version of V-Ray with Max, so I can’t personally compare its render speed to 3.0’s, but anecdotal reports from forums as well as Chaos Group’s literature, indicate that the new version of V-Ray is significantly faster than its predecessor-by anywhere from 10 to several hundred percent. I tried out the recently released 3ds Max version. Images courtesy of Chaos Group.Ĭ haos Group’s V-Ray ray tracing software is available for a number of applications including 3ds Max, Maya, Rhino, Sketch-up and Blender, in addition to a stand-alone form. An example of V-Ray’s rendering power by Stefano Tsai.

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