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This page provides information on how to get V-Ray up and running.

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Overview

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Setting up V-Ray for 3ds Max comprises of three few steps: downloading, installing and licensing through your OS , and then setting V-Ray as the renderer inside 3ds Max.

Additional pages in this section cover setting up the V-Ray Render Server, Distributed Rendering, and running V-Ray from an arbitrary location.

 

Installing V-Ray

The V-Ray installer for 3ds Max is pretty straightforward and easy to follow and can be downloaded from the V-Ray | Max Downloads section of the Chaos Group website (please make sure you use your login credentials to ensure access to the download links). Before installing V-Ray, please make sure your computer meets the System Requirements for running 3ds Max with V-Ray. If you would like a step-by-step guide, please check out the Installation page. If you run into any problems like installing V-Ray, please check out the Frequently Asked Installation Questions page.

 

Licensing V-Ray

Once V-Ray is installed you will want to make sure that your V-Ray license is properly configured. The Set Up Your V-Ray License page includes everything you need to get V-Ray licensed and running properly. If you need more help on configuring your setup as a Render Server/Node or Distributed Rendering, please check the appropriate pages.

 

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Selecting a Renderer

In order to use V-Ray, you must first select one of its renderers as your current renderer.


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System Requirements

Check if your hardware matches the minimum requirements to run V-Ray.

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Try V-Ray

If you are a trial user, check how to download and install V-Ray for 3ds Max.

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Install V-Ray

If you are an edu/commercial user, check how to download and install V-Ray for 3ds Max.

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License Settings

Find some detailed information about Licensing and configuring license settings.

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Data Collection

Find out how you can help V-Ray become better at Chaos Telemetry page.

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End User License Agreement

Check the full legal agreement between Chaos and the end user.

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Silent Install and Uninstall

Full V-Ray installation without user input during the process using a predefined set of options.

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Uninstall

How to Uninstall V-Ray page provides information about V-Ray uninstaller.

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Run V-Ray from an Arbitrary Location

Check how to run V-Ray from an arbitrary location instead of installing it locally.

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V-Ray App SDK

V-Ray Application SDK comes packed along with your V-Ray for 3ds Max installation.

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V-Ray SDK

Detailed information about V-Ray SDK can be found at V-Ray SDK page.

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V-Ray for 3ds Max Autodesk application package

Detailed information on the structure of the V-Ray application plugin package

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