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Download V-Ray Next Standalone from the Chaos Group website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_x64_vc14.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, create a vray_builds directory on your D:\ drive.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_x64_vc14.zip into the vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std directory.

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The D:\ drive holding the vray_builds folder is simply an example. The unpacked V-Ray ZIP installation can be placed anywhere.

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The vray.exe file is located in the bin folder.

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Download V-Ray Next Standalone from the Chaos Group website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_linux_x64_vc14.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, create a vray_builds directory on your /opt/ directory.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_linux_x64_vc14.zip into the vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std directory.

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Download V-Ray Next Standalone from the Chaos Group website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_mavericks_x64_vc14.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, navigate to your /Applications directory using cd / and create a vray_builds directory.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_4xxxx5xxxx_mavericks_x64_vc14.zip into the vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std directory.

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next Standalone on Windows where vraystd_adv_4xxxx_x64_vc14.zip has been unpacked into D:\vray_builds\vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std\.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OS	Action	Variable	Location	Description	Example
Windows	Set	VRAY_OSL_PATH	\opensl	Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.	set VRAY_OSL_PATH_MAYA2018MAYA2020=D:\vray_builds\vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std\opensl
Windows	Set	VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹	arbitrary location	Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license.	set VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next for for Maya 20182020 on Linux where vray_adv_4040150001_maya2018maya2020_linux_x64.zip has been unpacked into /opt/vray_builds/vray40401vray50001_maya2018maya2020/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OS Action Variable Location Description Example

Linux Set VRAY_OSL_PATH /opensl Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin. export VRAY_OSL_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std/opensl

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LD_LIBRARY_PATH 3

/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8

(recent builds: vray/lib)

Required to run V-Ray itself.

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

for V-Ray Standalone Update 2 and later:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std/vray/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Linux Set VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹ arbitrary location Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license. export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next for for Maya 20182020 on macOS where vray_adv_4040150001_maya2018maya2020_mavericks_x64.zip has been unpacked into /vray_builds/vray40401vray50001_maya2018maya2020/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OS Action Variable Location Description Example

macOS Set VRAY_OSL_PATH /opensl Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin. export VRAY_OSL_PATH_MAYA2018MAYA2020=/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/opensl

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DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH 2

/vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp

(recent builds: /vray/lib)

Required to run V-Ray itself.

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std/vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

for builds after 2019-03-12:

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/vray4xxxxvray5xxxx_std/vray/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

macOS Set VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹ arbitrary location Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license. export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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