V-Ray
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Developer(s) | Chaos |
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Initial release | 1997 |
Stable release | 5, update 1.3 (V-Ray Standalone)
/ July 13, 2021 |
Rendering system | |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | www |
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V-Ray is a
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.[1]
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[2]
- Cinema 4D
- Maya
- Nuke
- Rhinoceros
- SketchUp
- Katana
- Unreal
- Houdini
- Blender
Academic and stand-alone versions of V-Ray are also available.
Modo support was discontinued at the end of 2021.[3]
Notable studios using V-Ray
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
France
- Zagtoon
Netherlands
- PostOffice Amsterdam
Germany
See also
References
- ^ chaos.com. About Chaos Group. February 05, 2024.
- ^ "V-Ray for Revit – Professional Rendering Software for Architects | Chaos Group". www.chaosgroup.com. Retrieved Jun 23, 2020.
- ^ "V-Ray for Modo discontinuation". Chaos Forums. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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