Features of V-Ray 2.0 3Ds Max-

Core architecture

• Multi-platform object-oriented API
  
• Fully multithreaded core
  
• Unified sampling system based on Schlick sampling
  
• Distributed rendering
  
• Efficient shading system specifically optimised for ray-tracing
  
• Modular architecture - many components of the system can be replaced with custom ones
  

Geometry

• Efficient geometry handling
  
• True instance rendering
  
• On-demand dynamic geometry creation
  
• On-demand geometry loading from disk files
  
• Displacement mapping
  
• Catmull-Clark and Loop subdivision surfaces
  
• Extensible with custom geometric primitives through the V-Ray SDK

Image sampling

• Three different image sampling methods
  
• Full-scene antialiasing
  
• Progressive path tracing
  
• Support for additional render elements (diffuse, reflection, GI etc)
  
• Advanced colour (tone) mapping controls
  
• Extensible with custom image samplers through the V-Ray SDK

Illumination

• Physically accurate full global illumination solutions
  
• Different GI algorithms: path tracing, irradiance cache, photon maps, light cache
  
• Reusable GI solutions for accelerated rendering of walk-through animations and animations with dynamic objects
  
• Physically accurate area lights
  
• Efficient illumination from HDR environments
  
• Procedural sun & sky models
  
• Extensible with custom lights through the V-Ray SDK
  IES photometric lights

Shaders

• Physically plausible materials
  
• Blurry reflections/refractions
  
• Accurate hilights
  
• Sub-surface scattering
  
• Support for efficient material layering
  
• Extensible with custom shaders through the V-Ray SDK

Camera effects

• Depth-of-field with bokeh effects
  
• Accurate motion blur
  
• Physical camera model
  
• Extensible with custom cameras through the V-Ray SDK

Extras

• Toon effect
  
• Fur generator/raytracer
  
• Extended matte/shadow capabilities
  
• Support for Render-to-Texture mode of 3ds Max
  
• VRaySphereFade to isolate only specific portions of the scene for compositing

Frame buffer

• V-Ray specific frame buffer with integrated color corrections and display of multiple rendering elements
  
• Direct rendering to disk for extremely large images, either as OpenEXR files or as .vrimg files

Core Architecture

• Multi-platform object-oriented API
  
• Fully multithreaded core
  
• Unified sampling system based on Schlick sampling
  
• Distributed rendering
  
• Efficient shading system specifically optimised for raytracing
  
• Modular architecture - many components of the system can be replaced with custom ones
  

Geometry

• Efficient geometry handling
  
• True instance rendering
  
• On-demand dynamic geometry creation (.vrmesh files, converter for .OBJ, .PLY, .GEO files included)
  
• On-demand geometry loading from disk files
  
• Displacement mapping
  
• Catmull-Clark and Loop subdivision surfaces
  
• Extensible with custom geometric primitives through the V-Ray SDK
  
• Particle rendering & particle istancer
  

Image Sampling

• Three different image sampling methods
  
• Full-scene anti-aliasing
  
• Progressive path tracing
  
• Support for additional render elements (diffuse, reflection, GI, etc)
  
• Advanced colour (tone) mapping controls
  
• Extensible with custom image samplers through the V-Ray SDK
  

Illumination

• Physically accurate full global illumination solutions
  
• Different GI algorithms: path tracing, irradiance cache, photon maps, light cache
  
• Reusable GI solutions for accelerated rendering of walk-through animations and animations with dynamic objects
  
• Physically accurate area lights
  
• Efficient illumination from HDR environments
  
• Procedural sun & sky models
  
• Extensible with custom lights through the V-Ray SDK
  

Shaders

• Physically plausible materials
  
• Blurry reflections/refractions
  
• Accurate hilights
  
• Set of fast Sub-surface scattering shaders
  
• Support for efficient material layering
  
• Extensible with custom shaders through the V-Ray SDK
  

Camera Effects

• Depth-of-field with bokeh effects
  
• Accurate motion blur
  
• Physical camera model
  
• Extensible with custom cameras through the V-Ray SDK
  

Extras

• Extended matte/shadow capabilities
  
• Texture baking of any render element (GI, lighting, etc)
  

Frame buffer

• V-Ray specific frame buffer with integrated color corrections and display of multiple rendering elements
  
• Direct rendering to disk for extremely large images, either as OpenEXR files or as .vrimg files
  

Integration with Maya

All features accessible from within Maya (no external applications required) Standalone version included (10 licenses) Support for many of the standard Maya shaders, lights, materials, procedural and utility textures

 

Features of Vray 2.0 for Maya-

Core Architecture

• Multi-platform object-oriented API
  
• Fully multithreaded core
  
• Unified sampling system based on Schlick sampling
  
• Distributed rendering
  
• Efficient shading system specifically optimised for raytracing
  
• Modular architecture - many components of the system can be replaced with custom ones
  

Geometry

• Efficient geometry handling
  
• True instance rendering
  
• On-demand dynamic geometry creation (.vrmesh files, converter for .OBJ, .PLY, .GEO files included)
  
• On-demand geometry loading from disk files
  
• Displacement mapping
  
• Catmull-Clark and Loop subdivision surfaces
  
• Extensible with custom geometric primitives through the V-Ray SDK
  
• Particle rendering & particle istancer
  

Image Sampling

• Three different image sampling methods
  
• Full-scene anti-aliasing
  
• Progressive path tracing
  
• Support for additional render elements (diffuse, reflection, GI, etc)
  
• Advanced colour (tone) mapping controls
  
• Extensible with custom image samplers through the V-Ray SDK
  

Illumination

• Physically accurate full global illumination solutions
  
• Different GI algorithms: path tracing, irradiance cache, photon maps, light cache
  
• Reusable GI solutions for accelerated rendering of walk-through animations and animations with dynamic objects
  
• Physically accurate area lights
  
• Efficient illumination from HDR environments
  
• Procedural sun & sky models
  
• Extensible with custom lights through the V-Ray SDK
  

Shaders

• Physically plausible materials
  
• Blurry reflections/refractions
  
• Accurate hilights
  
• Set of fast Sub-surface scattering shaders
  
• Support for efficient material layering
  
• Extensible with custom shaders through the V-Ray SDK
  

Camera Effects

• Depth-of-field with bokeh effects
  
• Accurate motion blur
  
• Physical camera model
  
• Extensible with custom cameras through the V-Ray SDK
  

Extras

• Extended matte/shadow capabilities
  
• Texture baking of any render element (GI, lighting, etc)
  

Frame buffer

• V-Ray specific frame buffer with integrated color corrections and display of multiple rendering elements
  
• Direct rendering to disk for extremely large images, either as OpenEXR files or as .vrimg files
  

Integration with Maya

All features accessible from within Maya (no external applications required) Standalone version included (10 licenses)
Support for many of the standard Maya shaders, lights, materials, procedural and utility textures

System requirements- For Max

• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32- or 64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP2 or higher) (32- or 64-bit)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) (32- or 64-bit)

Supported platforms-

Autodesk 3ds Max version 9.0 or later

 

System Requirements- For Maya

A computer with Autodesk Maya 2008, Autodesk Maya Complete 2009, Autodesk Maya Unlimited 2009, Autodesk Maya 2010 software; Autodesk Maya 2011 software.

Supported OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Business (SP1 or higher), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher), 32-bit or 64-bit versions (64-bit is recommended); Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 WS (64-bit) ; Fedora 8 operating system (32-bit and 64-bit) ; Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher operating system (32-bit and 64-bit);
Intel Penium III or compatible processor at 400 MHz minimum (dual Pentium IV or AMD Opteron or later recommended);
Minimum 128 MB RAM and 350 MB swap. For best performance are recommended 4 GB or more RAM, 4 GB or more swap file.

Intel Penium III or compatible processor at 400 MHz minimum (dual Pentium IV or AMD Opteron or later recommended);

Minimum 128 MB RAM and 350 MB swap. For best performance are recommended 4 GB or more RAM, 4 GB or more swap file.