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This page provides information on installing To run V-Ray for Maya.

Overview

This guide is to serve as a reference for installation of V-Ray 5.0 for Maya. Please refer to the Glossary section for specific terms used in this document.

You can download the latest official version of V-Ray 5.0 from http://www.chaosgroup.com with the account supplied to you by Chaos Group or your reseller.

If you experience any problems, please check the Troubleshooting section. 

See how to install V-Ray for Maya from a .zip file at Installation from zip. 

 

A complete installation of V-Ray 5.0 for Maya consists of:

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  • V-Ray

  • V-Ray IPR

  • V-Ray Standalone

  • V-Ray license server

  • Chaos Cloud Client App

  • V-Ray tools

  • V-Ray SDK

  • V-Ray AppSDK

 

  In order to complete a full installation of V-Ray 5.0 for Maya you need to:

  1. Install the License Server or connect to one on your network

  2. Install V-Ray for Maya

All necessary installation files can be found in the V-Ray 5.0 for Maya installation archive.

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Use the latest version of the Chaos License Server with the latest version of V-Ray.

 

Installing V-Ray for Maya

This section describes the installation of V-Ray for Maya using the provided installer.

 

Windows

The V-Ray installer will automatically remove any previous installations. This will allow you to seamlessly upgrade from previous versions. If you experience problems you can manually uninstall the previous versions to perform a clean install. For more information please refer to the Uninstall V-Ray page.

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Before running the installation, make sure your Windows account has administrative privileges.

Run the installer.

1. Upon the start of the installation, Windows may ask you for permission to run the installer with administrator privileges. Please confirm.

 

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2. You will be presented with the V-Ray licensing agreement. Please take a moment to review the agreement. Check the I accept the Agreement checkbox and click Install to proceed with standard installation.

If you need to customize your V-Ray installation, press the Advanced button.

 

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V-Ray type

The available installation types are:

Full – This is a full installation and includes all components as described in the “Installation overview” section. It will allow you to use V-Ray in Maya do Distributed or Network Rendering, run IPR render server, use V-Ray SDK, and have V-Ray license server on this machine. 
Standalone only – An installation which includes V-Ray Standalone and IPR render server. Please choose this option if you plan to use this machine only for Distributed Rendering with V-Ray Standalone and an IPR render server.
Add firewall exceptions – Automatically adds firewall exceptions so IPR for Maya and V-Ray Standalone can run uninterrupted.

 

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Directories & Feedback

Here you can specify the installation paths. Please check if the default folders are correct.

Help make V-Ray even better – Participate in the improvement decisions for future version of V-Ray. No intelligence property is violated when agreeing to participate in the feedback program. We do not gather scenes, assets, materials, etc. What we receive is user preferences on just a few key render settings and the resulting render times. The point of this feature is to improve V-Ray's performance and the user experience. This preference can be changed at any time later on from the V-Ray Render Settings > Settings > About V-Ray > Feedback program settings. For more information, see the Chaos Group Telemetry page.

 

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Licensing

In this step, you can specify whether the V-Ray license server will run locally or on another machine.

If you select the option Remote you will have to fill in the IP address of your V-Ray license server in the field Primary License Server. Please leave the port 30304 unchanged. An Alternate License Server is used when the primary one does not respond.

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3. If you are installing V-Ray for the first time, you are presented with the License Server installation. Please take a moment to read the License Server Agreement and once ready, accept the agreement. You can skip the License Server installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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4. Optionally, you can install the Chaos Cloud client. Please take a moment to read the Terms of Service and accept the agreement. You can skip the Chaos Cloud installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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5. After you click the Install button, the installer will proceed to uninstall any previous versions and install V-Ray on your machine.

If the installer detects any applications that need to be closed, they will be listed before being able to continue. Please close them and click Continue.

 

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6. Now V-Ray 5 is ready to render! 

 

Mac OS X

The V-Ray installer will automatically remove any previous installations. This will allow you to seamlessly upgrade from previous versions. If you experience problems you can manually uninstall the previous versions to perform a clean install. For more information please refer to the Uninstall V-Ray page.

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, you have to:

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This guide provides steps on installing V-Ray for Maya.

Trial users should refer to the Trial installation of V-Ray for Maya, as the process differs from the one shown here.

Refer to this page if you use the Personal Learning Edition of V-Ray for Maya.

The V-Ray installer can be unpacked and used as a portable version.


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Please check the system requirements before installation. The V-Ray installer will automatically remove any previous versions.

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If you experience any problems, please check the Troubleshooting section.

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Installing V-Ray for Maya gives you access to: 

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Before running the installation, make sure your Windows

 

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Run the installer.

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2. You will be presented with the V-Ray licensing agreement. Please take a moment to review the agreement. Check the I accept the Agreement checkbox and click Install to proceed with standard installation.

If you need to customize your V-Ray installation, press the Advanced button.

 

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V-Ray type

The available installation types are:

Full – This is a full installation and includes all components as described in the “Installation overview” section. It will allow you to use V-Ray in Maya do Distributed or Network Rendering, run IPR render server, use V-Ray SDK, and have V-Ray license server on this machine. 
Standalone only – An installation which includes V-Ray Standalone and IPR render server. Please choose this option if you plan to use this machine only for Distributed Rendering with V-Ray Standalone and an IPR render server.
Add firewall exceptions – Automatically adds firewall exceptions so IPR for Maya and V-Ray Standalone can run uninterrupted.

 

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Directories & Feedback

Here you can specify the installation paths. Please check if the default folders are correct.

Help make V-Ray even better – Participate in the improvement decisions for future version of V-Ray. No intelligence property is violated when agreeing to participate in the feedback program. We do not gather scenes, assets, materials, etc. What we receive is user preferences on just a few key render settings and the resulting render times. The point of this feature is to improve V-Ray's performance and the user experience. This preference can be changed at any time later on from the V-Ray Render Settings > Settings > About V-Ray > Feedback program settings. For more information, see the Chaos Group Telemetry page.

 

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Licensing

In this step, you can specify whether the V-Ray license server will run locally or on another machine.

If you select the option Remote you will have to fill in the IP address of your V-Ray license server in the field Primary License Server. Please leave the port 30304 unchanged. An Alternate License Server is used when the primary one does not respond.

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3. If you are installing V-Ray for the first time, you are presented with the License Server installation. Please take a moment to read the License Server Agreement and once ready, accept the agreement. You can skip the License Server installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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4. Optionally, you can install the Chaos Cloud client. Please take a moment to read the Terms of Service and accept the agreement. You can skip the Chaos Cloud installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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5. After you click the Install button, the installer will proceed to uninstall any previous versions and install V-Ray on your machine.

If the installer detects any applications that need to be closed, they will be listed before being able to continue. Please close them and click Continue.

 

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6. Now V-Ray 5 is ready to render! 

Linux

1. Unpack the contents of the installation archive to a temporary folder (called vray_install_dir below);

2. Open a console and navigate to that folder;

3. Make sure you have root permissions or use the su or the sudo command and run the installation file in the directory for the respective Maya version:

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Before running the installation, make sure your macOS account has administrative privileges.

Mount the downloaded .dmg file by double-clicking it and running the V-Ray Installer.

Follow the instructions of the installer.


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Open a terminal and navigate to the location where the installation file was saved (vray_install_dir in the example below).

Ensure you have permitted the Installer to run as an executable. That is done with the command chmod +x.

Follow the instructions of the installer.


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Some Linux GUI distributions may not be compatible with the installer's GUI. In that case, run the installation with the -gui=0 attribute.

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End User License Agreement

Please take a moment to review the License Agreement.

Once you've carefully read the License Agreement, you can click "I accept the Agreement" if you agree to the terms. Proceed to click the Install button

4. Follow the instructions of the installer; if you had a previous version of V-Ray for Maya, the installer will try to automatically remove it first.

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For example:

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5. Upon the start of the installation, Linux may ask you for permission to run the installer with administrator privileges. Please confirm.

 

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V-Ray type

The available installation types are:

Full – This is a full installation and includes

Advanced settings

Full – Includes all components as described in the

“Installation overview”

Overview section. It will allow you to use V-Ray in Maya

do Distributed or Network Rendering

, run

IPR render server, use

V-Ray

SDK, and have  

Standalone or a V-Ray

license server on this machine.

render server for Distributed or Network Rendering.


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 – An installation which includes

– Installs only V-Ray Standalone and

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Here, you can specify the installation paths. Please check if the default folders are correct.

Help make V-Ray even better – Participate in the improvement decisions for future

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versions of V-Ray. No intelligence property is violated when agreeing to participate in the feedback program.

We do

Chaos does not gather scenes, assets, materials, etc

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The point of this feature is to improve V-Ray's performance and the user experience.

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7. If you are installing V-Ray for the first time, you are presented with the License Server installation. Please take a moment to read the License Server Agreement and once ready, accept the agreement. You can skip the License Server installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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8. Optionally, you can install the Chaos Cloud client. Please take a moment to read the Terms of Service and accept the agreement. You can skip the Chaos Cloud installation by pressing the Skip button.

 

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9. After you click the Install button, the installer will proceed to uninstall any previous versions and install V-Ray on your machine.

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10. Now V-Ray 5 is ready to render! 

 

Some GUI Distributions of Linux may be incompatible with the GUI of the installer. In that case run the installation with -gui=0 attribute.

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follow installer instructions
$ exit

 

The License Server will not install when the Remote option is selected. When Local licensing is selected, the Chaos License Server is installed with V-Ray.

For information about the advanced Chaos License Server installation settings, visit the Advanced Installation page.

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Chaos License Server Options

At this step, you can choose where to install the Chaos License Server.

Migrate data during installation – When enabled, it transfers all of your settings made with older versions of the License Server, such as proxy settings, etc. Disabling this option makes a clean install of License Server with any custom settings from previous installations reset to their defaults.

Add firewall exception – Allows the default licensing port (TCP 30304) in the firewall. If you disable it at this step, you must manually add firewall exceptions later. This option is available for Windows OS only.

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Go to step 2 to activate your Chaos License.


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