This page provides information about the USD supported versions with V-Ray and Maya.
V-Ray USD support in Autodesk Maya starts with version 5.20.02.
V-Ray Supported Maya USD versions per Maya version
| MayaUSD | USD | Maya 2019 | Maya 2020 | Maya 2022 | Maya 2023 | Maya 2024 | Maya 2025 |
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| 0.16.0 | 21.11 |  |  | |
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| 0.17.0 | 21.11 | | | | | | |
| 0.18.0 | 21.11 | | | | (bundled in Maya 2023.1) | | |
| 0.19.0 | 21.11 | | | |
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| 0.20.0 | 21.11 | | |
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| 0.21.0 | 21.11 | | |
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| 0.22.0 | 21.11 | | |
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| 0.23.0 | 21.11/22.11 | | | |
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| 0.24.0 | 21.11/22.11 | | | |
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| 0.25.0 | 21.11/22.11 | | | |
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| 0.26.0 | 21.11/22.11 | | | |
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| 0.27.0 | 22.11/23.11 | | | |
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Supported Maya USD versions per V-Ray version
| Maya USD | USD | V-Ray 5.20.02 | V-Ray 5.20.03 stable nightly only | V-Ray 6.00.02 | V-Ray 6.00.03 | V-Ray 6.10.00 | V-Ray 6.10.01 | V-Ray 6.20.00 | V-Ray 6.20.01 | V-Ray 6.20.02 |
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| 0.16 | 21.11 |
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| 0.17 | 21.11 | |
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| 0.18 | 21.11 | |
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| 0.19 | 21.11 | |
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| 0.20 | 21.11 | |
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| 0.21 | 21.11 | | | | |
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| 0.22 | 21.11 | | | | |
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| 0.23* | 21.11/22.11 | | | | |
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| 0.24* | 21.11/22.11 | | | | |
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| 0.25* | 21.11/22.11 | | | | |
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| 0.26* | 21.11/22.11 | | | | |
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| 0.27* | 22.11/23.11 | | | | |
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Notes
- Maya USD 0.23 is built using:
- USD version 22.11 for Maya 2024
- USD version 21.11 for Maya 2023 or earlier.
- Maya USD 0.24 is built using:
- USD version 22.11 for Maya 2024
- USD version 21.11 for Maya 2023 & Maya 2022
- Maya USD 0.25, 0.26, and 0.27 are built using:
- USD version 22.11 and MaterialX 1.38.5 for Maya 2024
- Maya USD 0.27 is built using:
- USD version 23.11 and MaterialX 1.38.8 for Maya 2025
- V-Ray 6.2 works best with LookDevX version 1.2. Make sure you use the compatible Autodesk Maya and USD versions. For more information check the Autodesk Maya help page and the official Maya USD Github page.
- Starting with V-Ray 6.20.02, the default USD version used in V-Ray Standalone is changed from 0.22.11 to 0.23.11. To change the USD version, see the Environment variables page for details.