V-Ray
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Developer(s) | Chaos Group |
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Initial release | 1997 |
Stable release | 5, update 1.3 (V-Ray Standalone)
/ July 13, 2021 |
Operating system | Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows |
Type | Rendering system |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | www |
V-Ray is a biased computer-generated imagery rendering software application developed by Chaos Group (Bulgarian: Хаос Груп), which was established in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1997. 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.[1] The company chief architects are Peter Mitev and Vladimir Koylazov.
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
- Modo
- Nuke
- Rhinoceros
- SketchUp
- Katana
- Unreal
- Houdini
- Blender
Academic and stand-alone versions of V-Ray are also available.
Modo support will be discontinued at the end of 2021.[3]
Studios using V-Ray[]
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North America[]
United States[]
Canada[]
Europe[]
Germany[]
References[]
- ^ chaosgroup.com. About Chaos Group. September 22, 2014.
- ^ "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
External links[]
- 3D graphics software
- Rendering systems
- Global illumination software
- 3D rendering software for Linux
- Proprietary commercial software for Linux