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Official Release

Date – 18 May, 2023

Release Notes: V-Ray 6

 

Download V-Ray for Maya

 

V-Ray 6, update 1 is here

Check out all the amazing new features that will help you improve your renders.

 


 

Chaos Scatter

Powerful instancing and distribution tool that allows you to easily populate scenes. Finetune the distribution to get the perfect result.

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Bump to Glossiness Map

Generates the correct glossiness/roughness levels, based on a normal map input. This produces the correct glossiness for normal-mapped surfaces at any distance, while preserving detail.

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Light Decay

Control light intensity over a distance. Fine-tune light hotspots, control the spread and length of the light rays and adjust the final look of your lights.

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Enhanced Procedural Clouds

Make your clouds more realistic by adjusting how dark they are, randomizing them, or incorporating contrails.

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VFB Improvements

Improvements to the Lens Effects, Light Mix and Denoiser functions inside the VFB for easy and fast post-production.

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USD Improvements

Greater Maya USD version support, as well as V-Ray Render Elements support.

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Improved Profiler

Get more detailed reports on your renders and improve your workflow.

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NVIDIA AI Denoiser upscaling

Up to 4 times faster rendering with the new Upscaling option in the NVIDIA AI Denoiser. Perfect for previews.

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GPU Improvements

Render faster using the new Compressed texture mode.

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Support for Maya 2024 and Apple Silicon

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 Edit emissive V-Ray Materials in V-Ray Light Mix

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 V-Ray Clipper Mesh Mode

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