V-Ray
{{Short description|Computer-generated imagery rendering software app}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = V-Ray
| logo = V-Ray Logo 1.jpg
| screenshot = Glass ochem dof2.png
| screenshot size = 250
| caption = Render created using V-Ray for Rhinoceros 3D, demonstrating the advanced effects V-Ray is capable of, such as refraction and caustics
| developer = Chaos
| released = {{start date and age|1997}}
| latest release version = 5, update 1.3 (V-Ray Standalone)
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2021|07|13}}
| operating system = Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows
| genre = Rendering system
| license = Proprietary commercial software
| website = {{URL|https://www.chaosgroup.com}}
}}
File:V-Ray Kitchen render.jpg of a kitchen using SketchUp]]
File:Folder paper 2.jpg drawing rendered using V-Ray, demonstrating shading and global illumination]]
File:BallsRender.png, demonstrating the advanced effects V-Ray is capable of, such as reflection, depth of field, and the shape of the aperture (in this case, a hexagon)]]
V-Ray is a biased computer-generated imagery rendering software application developed by Bulgarian software company Chaos. V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications and is used for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.[https://www.chaos.com/about chaos.com]. About Chaos Group. February 05, 2024.
Overview
V-Ray is a rendering engine that uses global illumination algorithms, including path tracing, photon mapping, irradiance maps and directly computed global illumination.
The desktop 3D applications that are supported by V-Ray are:
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk Revit{{Cite web |title=V-Ray for Revit – Professional Rendering Software for Architects | Chaos Group |url=https://www.chaos.com/vray/revit |access-date=Jun 23, 2020 |website=www.chaosgroup.com}}
- Cinema 4D
- Maya
- Nuke
- Rhinoceros
- SketchUp
- Katana
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- Blender
Academic and stand-alone versions of V-Ray are also available.
Modo support was discontinued at the end of 2021.{{Cite web|title=V-Ray for Modo discontinuation|url=https://forums.chaos.com/forum/v-ray-for-modo-announcements/1134583-v-ray-for-modo-discontinuation|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Chaos Forums|language=en}}
Notable studios using V-Ray
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=North America=
==United States==
==Canada==
=Europe=
==France==
- Zagtoon
==Netherlands==
- PostOffice Amsterdam
==Germany==
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- Francesco Legrenzi, V-Ray - The Complete Guide, 2008
- Markus Kuhlo and Enrico Eggert, Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization, Focal Press, 2010
- Ciro Sannino, Photography and Rendering with V-Ray, GC Edizioni, 2012
- Luca Deriu, V-Ray e Progettazione 3D, EPC Editore, 2013
- Ciro Sannino, Chiaroscuro with V-Ray, GC Edizioni, 2019
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|V-Ray}}
- [https://www.chaos.com Chaos Group]
- [http://www.rhino3d.com/resources/display.asp?language=en&listing=870 V-Ray at rhino3d.com]
- [http://www.cgarchitect.com/news/Reviews/Review007_1.asp A Closer Look At VRAY Architectural Review of V-Ray]
- [http://www.vraymaterials.co.uk/ VRay Material Downloads and Resource Library]
- [https://www.vrayforc4d.net VRAYforC4D - the website of V-Ray for Cinema4d, made by LAUBlab KG]
- [https://www.vray-materials.de Free Material Library]
{{3D software}}
Category:Global illumination software