This page provides information on how V-Ray options are integrated into the Houdini menus.
Overview
V-Ray adds a number of commonly used V-Ray components to Houdini's main menu. From these options, you can manage Render, Object, and Displacement properties; import files; and manage VFB and V-Ray IPR.
UI Paths
V-Ray menu
Render menu
V-Ray Main Menu
Menu | Description |
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Render | Selects a V-Ray ROP from a dropdown menu and starts rendering. |
Render Settings | Selects a V-Ray ROP from a dropdown menu and opens its V-Ray Render Settings. |
Show VFB | Opens the V-Ray Frame Buffer. |
Light Lister | Opens the V-Ray Light Lister dialog. |
Settings | Opens the Settings submenu. |
Object Properties | Opens the Object Properties submenu. |
Import | Opens the Import submenu. |
Pack Scene | Opens the Report Bug/RFE dialog. |
Opens Chaos website. | |
Help | Opens the Help submenu. |
About V-Ray | Shows you information about the installed version. |
V-Ray Settings Submenu
Menu | Description |
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Global Settings | Opens the V-Ray: Global Settings window. |
UI | Opens the UI submenu, containing Reset Log Window and Reset Light Lister Window options. |
V-Ray Object Properties Submenu
Menu | Description |
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Common | Opens the Object Properties tab. |
Displacement | Opens the Displacement tab. |
Hair | Opens the Hair tab. |
Camera | Opens the Camera Properties tab. |
Physical Camera | Opens the Physical Camera Properties tab. |
Remove V-Ray Properties | Removes all V-Ray Properties assigned to the selected object. |
V-Ray Import Submenu
Menu | Description |
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Chaos Cosmos | Opens Chaos Cosmos Browser. |
Material (.vrscene) | Imports a material from a .vrscene file. |
AUR Cache (.aur) | Imports an .aur cache file (a Phoenix simulation cache file). |
Help Submenu
Menu | Description |
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Documentation | Opens the V-Ray for Houdini online documentation. |
Tutorials | Opens the Tutorials page of the V-Ray for Houdini online documentation. |
Forum | Opens the V-Ray for Houdini forum. |
Render Menu
Menu | Description |
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Create Render Node | Creates a V-Ray Renderer node as well as a V-Ray Renderer IPR node. |
Edit Render Node | Opens a list of existing V-Ray Renderer and V-Ray Renderer IPR nodes. When you click on a given node, its ROP parameters are displayed for edition. |