V-Ray
Computer-generated imagery rendering software app
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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.[1]
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 Render created using V-Ray for Rhinoceros 3D, demonstrating the advanced effects V-Ray is capable of, such as refraction and caustics | |
| Developer | Chaos |
| Release | 1997 |
| Operating system | Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Rendering system |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www |
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
- Autodesk 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.[3]
In 2021, V-Ray received an Engineering Emmy Award from the Television Academy.[4]
Notable studios using V-Ray
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
France
Netherlands
- PostOffice Amsterdam
