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V-Ray Overview

What is V-Ray?

Chaos® V-Ray® is a 3D rendering plugin that integrates seamlessly with industry-standard tools like SketchUp, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Rhino, Revit, and more. Designed to meet the needs of creative professionals, V-Ray enables users to create high-quality visuals and bring their ideas to life with exceptional detail and realism. Professionals trust V-Ray in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries to produce photorealistic architectural visualizations and design presentations. It’s also a favorite among media and entertainment (M&E) creators for crafting stunning visual effects, CGI, and advertising content for film, TV, and beyond. V-Ray is compatible with SketchUp, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Rhino, Revit, and more. Key features: Photorealistic ray-tracing rendering : Create lifelike images with precise lighting, shading, and materials. GPU & CPU Rendering: Choose between GPU, CPU, or hybrid rendering for the best performance on any hardware. High-quality 3D content: provides access to thousands of ready-to-use, high-quality Chaos Cosmos assets to quickly populate scenes. Tools beyond rendering: Combines lighting, shading, rendering, and post-production in one platform, keeping workflows uninterrupted. Chaos ecosystem: Seamless project data transfer between all Chaos’ viz tools and services. Provides direct access to Chaos Cloud for design & review, interactive virtual tours and cloud rendering. Whether you’re creating immersive architectural designs or breathtaking visual effects, V-Ray equips you with the tools to achieve your creative vision efficiently. Experience the power of V-Ray for yourself with a free 30-day trial. Start rendering your projects today and see how V-Ray can transform your creative process.

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V-Ray’s award-winning 3D rendering software helps artists, architects and designers visualize anything imaginable. Trusted by 92 of the top 100 number architecture firms, and integrated into the pipelines of the biggest film and visual effects companies, V-Ray® is built to handle your toughest scenes and biggest projects


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1997
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Karlsruhe, Germany
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Chaos develops 3D visualization technology for architecture, engineering, construction, media and entertainment, product design and manufacturing, creating intuitive and powerful workflows for participants across the entire design spectrum. In
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Chaos merged with Enscape and acquired Cylindo. The company's product portfolio includes V-Ray, a physically based renderer honored with an Academy Award and an Engineering Emmy; Enscape, a high-quality real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin; Corona, a high-performance photorealistic rendering engine; and Cylindo, a 3D furniture product visualization platform for commerce. Chaos is now the largest global 3D visualization company and has more than 700 employees and 11 offices around the world.


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Bill H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Long Time SketchUp User Finds Magic in V-Ray Rendering Results"
I've used SketchUp since it's very beginning, but always thought that StetchUp's images were informative but clunky. V-Ray was a magical revelation...
Anthony M.
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Anthony M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy to go from new purchase to a rendering"
That it's easy to start with and become more advaned easily and how easily it integrates with Sketchup. I use it daily and its easy to implement. ...
Jeremy N.
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Jeremy N.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"V-Ray is a powerful rendering tool with the strength and flexibility to create amazing renderings."
The adjustability of the settings to allow for flexibility and creativity.
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V-Ray Media

V-Ray Demo - The #1 choice for 3D artists and designers
V-Ray works seamlessly with 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Nuke, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and Unreal, so you can transform 3D scenes into works of art from your favorite application.
V-Ray Demo - Create without limits
Blockbuster CPU & GPU rendering for first-class animation and VFX in film, TV, VR and more.
V-Ray Demo - Chaos Vantage integration
Take projects to pure ray-traced real-time with Chaos Vantage (available in V-Ray for SketchUp, Rhino, Revit)
V-Ray Demo - Virtual tours with Chaos Cloud
With V-Ray 7 for SketchUp & Rhino, you can create interactive virtual tours to showcase designs and guide clients’ focus with highlighted key elements.
V-Ray Demo - Chaos Scatter
Easily populate scenes with Chaos Scatter! This is especially useful for outdoor scenes that need to be filled with greenery, rocks, grass etc.
V-Ray Demo - 3D Gaussian Splatting technology
V-Ray 7 for SketchUp and Rhino introduces exclusive 3D Gaussian Splatting technology, making it easy to incorporate and render complex environments and objects.
What’s new in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
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What’s new in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max
Gamma Image | Crafting Visual Narratives with V-Ray & Vantage
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Anthony M.
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Architectural Designer.
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

That it's easy to start with and become more advaned easily and how easily it integrates with Sketchup. I use it daily and its easy to implement. It has a great deal of features that you can use but don't have to to get great renderings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

I can't say there is anything I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can get quick detailed renderings and also highly detail renderings that relate to our clients the true design and look. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria J.
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Teacher
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

Being an architectural visualization teacher, the use of Vray is essential because it is a powerful rendering engine that allows developing both simple and complex projects.

Realism can be achieved in both textures and lighting in addition to currently having all the assets provided by chaos and for free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

It can be complicated to use for a beginner, however once you master it, it is one of the best rendering engines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

In general the chaos cosmos server helps to improve the workflow and rendering speed.

I can control the lighting of the sky and make it look realistic without the need for an HDRI map. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about V-Ray?

I like how to edit the materials and update the render live but I also love the exporting capabilities for post processing. It might take some time to get good at this software, but once you are there you can really find a good workflow which is what I strive for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

Sometimes it takes a long time to load or makes a huge file size. I need to understand how to lighten the file, I'm sure there are better ways than how I am doing it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

Fast rendering time. Establishing a good, efficient workflow helps me to find a unique style in my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about V-Ray?

I think V-Ray is a self-explanatory program, easy to use, and offers many possibilities. For me, it's the best rendering software I've ever seen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

It crashes sometimes and is a bit heavy; it requires a good processor, and not everyone can afford to have one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me a lot to visualize how a project will look, making it very close to reality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nicolás B.
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Architect, 3D Artist, Teacher
Architecture & Planning
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

It has many years of development, therefore the official and unofficial online resources and help are very extensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

They keep old tools, added to the new ones, there are many configuration options for novice users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can generate quick visualizations of medium quality and with much more time, professional visualizations. There are many ways to achieve the same result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MF
Visualisation of heritag buildings and landscapes (self employed)
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

Full compability with SketchUp with highest level of renderings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

Pricing for users like me who don't work with it 8 hours a day Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

Showing the beauty of old buildings tthat need repairing instead of demolishing just by recreating it virtually in its original style Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeremy N.
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President
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

The adjustability of the settings to allow for flexibility and creativity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

Sometimes there are too many settings to tweak and that can throw me off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

Well, it is a great rendering tool to ensure that our renderings come out consistently of high quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about V-Ray?

C'est le logiciel de référence en matière de rendu 3D. Disponible pour plusies logiciels de création 3D. Ses possibilités sont extrêmement vastes et il est possible d'aller très loin dans le paramétrage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

Revers de la médaille : sa grande puissance et ses nombreuses possibilités peuvent se révéler intimidantes de prime abord.

Il est bien sur possible d'utiliser rapidement V-Ray avec les réglages par défaut et obtenir des résultats de très bon niveau. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

Réaliser des illustration 3D photoréalistes ou pas Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OMAR T.
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

The thing that I most liked is the chaos cosmos, with excellent models Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

I think harder to learn how to use it compared to other softwares like D5 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps to make my ideas come true in an easy way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rodrigo N.
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Architect
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What do you like best about V-Ray?

I like the renders' quality and how the software can represent photorealistic scenes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about V-Ray?

Render times can be high compared to other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is V-Ray solving and how is that benefiting you?

As an architect, It help me to represent my projects in a professional and clear way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.