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This page provides information about the supported .vrscene features exported from V-Ray for 3ds Max.

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Chaos Vantage has better support for .vrscene files exported from V-Ray Next, V-Ray 5.

Lights

	UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)
Standard 3ds Max light	Image Modified	On	enabled
		Light Type: Spot Directional Omni	LightSpotMax LightDirectMax LightOmniMax
		Targeted	–
		Shadows	shadows
		Use Global Settings	use_global_light_level
		Shadow Type Adv. Raytraced Area Shadows Shadow Map Ray Traced Shadows VRayShadow	– – – – –
		Exclude...	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Image Modified	Transparent shadows	–
		Bias	shadowBias
		Area shadow: Box Sphere	shadowShape=0 shadowShape=1
		U size	shadowRadius
		V size	shadowRadius1
		W size	shadowRadius2
		Subdivs	shadowSubdivs
	Image Modified	Multiplier	intensity
		Color	color
		Decay Type: None Inverse Inverse Sqaure	decay_type=0 decay_type=1 decay_type=2
		Decay Start	decay_start
		Near Attenuation: Use Show Start End	near_attenuation – near_attenuation_start near_attenuation_end
		Far Attenuation: Use Show Start End	far_attenuation – far_attenuation_start far_attenuation_end
	Image Modified Image Modified	Show Clone	–
		Overshoot	overshoot
		Hotspot/Beam	hotspot
		Falloff/Field	fallsize
		Cirle	shape_type=0
		Rectangle	shape_type=1
		Aspect	rect_aspect
		Bitmap Fit...	–
	Image Modified	Contrast	–
		Soften Diff. Edge	–
		Diffuse	affectDiffuse
		Specular	affectSpecular
		Ambient Only	–
		Map	projector_map
	Image Modified	Object Shadows: Color Density Map Light Affects Shadow Color	shadowColor – – –
	Image Modified	Atmosphere Shadows: On Opacity Color Amount	– – –

	UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)
V-Ray Lights		V-Ray Light
	Image Modified	On	enabled
		Type: Plane Dome Sphere Mesh Disk	LightRectangle/is_disc=0 LightDome LightSphere LightMesh LightRectangle/is_disc=1
		Targeted	–
		Length/Radius	u_size
		Width	v_size
		Units: Default (image) Luminous power (lm) Luminance (lm/m²/sr) Radiant power (W) Radiance (W/m²/sr)	units=0 units=1 units=2 units=3 units=4
		Multiplier	intensity
		Mode: Color Temperature	– –
		Color	color
		Temperature	color
		Texture	LightRectangle/use_rect_tex LightDome/use_dome_tex LightMesh/use_tex
		Texture Map	LightRectangle/rect_tex LightDome/dome_tex LightMesh/tex
		Res	tex_resolution
	Image Modified	Directional	LightRectangle/directional
		Preview: Selected Always Never	– – –
		Preview texmap	–
	Image Modified	Spherical (full dome)	LightDome/dome_spherical
		Affect alpha	LightDome/affect_alpha
		Lock texture to icon	–
		Ray dist: None From GI Explicit	LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=0 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=1 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=2
		Distance	LightDome/dome_rayDistance
		Target radius	–
		Emit radius	–
		Adaptive dome	LightDome/dome_adaptive
	Image Modified	Flip normals	–
		Pick mesh	LightMesh/geometry
		Replace mesh with light	–
		Extract mesh as node	–
	Image Modified	Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
		Cast shadows	shadows
		Double-sided	doubleSided
		Invisible	invisible
		No decay	noDecay
		Skylight portal	lightPortal=1
		Simple	lightPortal=2
		Store with irradiance map	storeWithIrradianceMap
		Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
		Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
		Affect specular	affectSpecular
		Specular contribution	specular_contribution
		Affect reflections	affectReflections
	Image Modified	Shadow bias	shadowBias
	Image Modified	Cutoff	cutoffThreshold
		V-Ray IES Light	LightIESMax
	Image Modified	Enabled	enabled
		Enable viewport shading	–
		Show distribution	–
		Targeted	–
		Ies file	ies_file
		Rotation X	–
		Rotation Y	–
		Rotation Z	–
		Cutoff	cutoffThreshold
		Shadow bias	shadowBias
		Cast shadows	shadows
		Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
		Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
		Affect specular	affectSpecular
		Specular contribution	specular_contribution
		Use light shape: No For shadows only For illumination and shadows	soft_shadows=0 soft_shadows=1 soft_shadows=2
		Override shape	ies_light_shape
		Shape	ies_light_shape
		Height	ies_light_height
Width		ies_light_width
Length		ies_light_length
Diameter		ies_light_diameter
Color mode: Color Temperature		– –
Color		color
Color temperature		color
Override inter: rescale replace		override_prescribed_power=0 override_prescribed_power=1
Intensity type: power (lm) intensity (cd)		– –
Intensity value		power
Area speculars		area_speculars
Viewport wire color		–
Icon text		–
Exclude		SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	V-Ray Ambient Light	LightAmbientMax
Image Modified	Enabled	enabled
	Mode: Direct + GI Direct light GI	mode=0 mode=1 mode=2
	GI min distance	gi_min_distance
	Color	color
	Intensity	color
	Light map	–
	Compensate exposure	compensate_exposure
	Viewport wire color	–
	Exclude...	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	V-Ray Sun	SunLight
Image Modified	Enabled	enabled
	Intensity multiplier	intensity_multiplier
	Size multiplier	size_multiplier
	Filter color	filter_color
	Color mode: filter direct override	color_mode=0 color_mode=1 color_mode=2
Image Modified	Sky model: Preetham et al. CIE clear CIE overcast Hosek et al. Improved	sky_model.0 sky_model=1 sky_model=2 sky_model=3 sky_model=4
	Ground albedo	ground_albedo
	Indirect horiz illumination	horiz_illum
	Blend angle	blend_angle
	Horizon offset	horizon_offset
	Turbidity	turbidity
	Ozone	ozone
Image Modified	Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Invisible	invisible
	Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Affect specular	affectSpecular
	Specular contribution	specular_contribution
	Cast atmospheric shadows	atmos_shadows
Image Modified	Shadow bias	shadowBias
Image Modified	Photon emit radius	photon_radius

Physical Camera

	UI	Native name	V-Ray Plugin name
Max Camera		Physical Camera	CameraPhysical
	Image Modified	Targeted	–
		Target Distance	target_distance
		Show Cone: When Selected Always Never	– – –
		Show Horizon Line	–
	Image Modified	Texture Resolution	bmpaperture_resolution
		Use Lens File	distortion_type=2
		Lens File	lens_file
	Image Modified	Preset	–
		Width	film_width
		Focal Length	focal_length
		Specify FOV	specify_fov
		FOV	fov
		Zoom	zoom_factor
		Aperture	f_number
		Use Target Distance	targeted=1
		Custom	targeted=0
		Focus Distance	focus_distance
		Lens Breathing	–
		Enable Depth of Field	use_dof
		Shutter Type	–
		Duration	shutter_speed
		Offset	shutter_offset
		Enable Motion Blur	use_moblur
	Image Modified	Exposure Control	SettingsColorMapping/exposure
		Manual	ISO
		Target	–
		Illuminant	white_balance
		Temperature	white_balance
		Custom	white_balance
		Enable Vignetting	vignetting
		Amount	vignetting
	Image Modified	Aperture Shape: Circular Bladed	blades_enable=0 blades_enable=1
		Blades	blades_num
		Rotation	blades_rotation
		Custom Texture	bmpaperture_tex
		Affect Exposure	bmpaperture_affects_exposure
		Center Bias (Ring Effect)	center_bias
		Optical Vignetting (Cat Eye)	optical_vignetting
		Anisotropy (Anamorphic Lens)	anisotropy
	Image Modified	Lens Shift: Horizontal Vertical	horizontal_offset vertical_offset
		Tilt Correction: Horizontal Vertical	horizontal_shift lens_shift
		Auto Vertical Tilt Correction	–
	Image Modified	Distortion Type: None Cubic	distortion=0 distortion_type=1
		Amount	distortion
		Texture	lens_file
	Image Modified	Enable	RenderView/clipping
		Clipping Near	RenderView/clipping_near
		Clipping Far	RenderView/clipping_far
		Environment Near Range	–
		Environment Far Range	–
V-Ray Camera		V-Ray Physical Camera	CameraPhysical
	Image Modified	Targeted	–
		Camera Type: Still cam Movie cam Video cam	type=0 type=1 type=2
		Target distance	target_distance
		Focus distance	focus_distance
		Show cone	–
		Show horizon line	–
	Image Modified	Use Field of view	specify_fov
		Field of view	fov
		Film gate (mm)	film_width
		Focal length (mm)	focal_length
		Zoom factor	zoom_factor
	Image Modified	Film speed (ISO)	ISO
		F-Number	f_number
		Shutter speed	shutter_speed
		Shutter angle	shutter_angle
		Shutter offset	shutter_offset
		Latency (s)	latency
	Image Modified	Depth of field	use_dof
	Image Modified	Motion blur	use_moblur
	Image Modified	Exposure: No exposure Physical exposure Exposure value (EV)	exposure=0 exposure=1 exposure=2
		Exposure value	exposure_value
		Vignetting	vignetting
		White balance	white_balance
		Custom balance	white_balance
		Temperature (K)	white_balance
	Image Modified	Automatic vertical tilt	–
		Tilt: Vertical Horizontal	lens_shift horizontal_shift
		Shift: Vertical Horizontal	vertical_offset horizontal_offset
		Guess vert tilt	–
		Guess horiz tilt	–
	Image Modified	Enable Blades	blades_enable
		Blades	blades_num
		Rotation	blades_rotation
		Center bias	center_bias
		Anisotropy	anisotropy
		Optical vignetting	optical_vignetting
		Bitmap aperture	bmpaperture_enable
		Affect exposure	bmpaperture_affects_exposure
		Bitmap resolution	bmpaperture_resolution
		Bitmap	bmpaperture_tex
	Image Modified	Distortion type: Quadratic Cubic Lens file Texture	distortion_type=0 distortion_type=1 distortion_type=2 distortion_type=3
		Amount	distortion
		Lens file	lens_file
		Map	distortion_tex
	Image Modified	Clipping	RenderView/clipping
		Near clipping plane	RenderView/clipping_near
		Far clipping plane	RenderView/clipping_far
		Near env range	–
		Far env range	–
	Image Modified	Mode: Disabled Top to bottom Bottom to top Left to right Right to left	rolling_shutter_mode=0 rolling_shutter_mode=1 rolling_shutter_mode=2 rolling_shutter_mode=3 rolling_shutter_mode=4
	Image Modified	Duration (s^-1)	rolling_shutter_duration

Geometry

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Clipper	VRayClipper
V-Ray Displacement	GeomDisplacedMesh GeomStaticSmoothedMesh
V-Ray Fur	GeomHair
V-Ray Instancer	Instancer
V-Ray MetaBall	–
V-Ray Plane	GeomPlane
V-Ray Proxy	GeomMeshFile
V-Ray Scene	VRayScene
V-Ray Sphere	–
V-Ray VolumeGrid	PhxShaderSimVol

Materials

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title	Materials

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray ALSurface	BRDFALSurface	Diffuse Diffuse strength Reflect color Reflect strength Reflect roughness Reflect IOR Reflect distribution GGX
VRayBlendMtl	BRDFLayered	Base material
VRayBumpMtl	BRDFBump	Base material Bump map Bump amount
VRayCarPaintMtl	BRDFCarPaint	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness
VRayLightMtl	BRDFLight	Color Color multiplier Direct Illumination On
VRayScatterVolume	BRDFScatterVolume	Overall color Scatter Color
VRayFastSSS2	BRDFSSS2Complex	IOR Subsurface color Specular color Specular amount Specular glossiness
VRayStochasticFlakesMtl	BRDFStochasticFlakes	Hilight glossiness Reflection filter BRDF Type: GGX
VRayToonMtl	BRDFToonMtl	Loads as BRDFVRayMtl, toon parameters are ignored.
VRayPointParticleMtl	BSDFPointParticle	Loads as a simple diffuse BRDF.

VRayMtl

Tabs Page

title	VRayMtl

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
UI	VRayMtl	BRDFVRayMtl	Support
Image Modified	Diffuse	diffuse
	Diffuse Texture	diffuse
	Roughness	roughness
	Roughness Texture	roughness
	Preset	-
	Enable Bump map	-
	Bump amount	bump_amount
	Bump Texture	bump_tex
Image Modified	Reflect	reflect
	Reflect Texture	reflect
	Reflect Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Reflect Glossiness Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Fresnel reflections	fresnel
	Fresnel IOR	fresnel_ior
	Fresnel IOR Lock	fresnel_ior_lock
	Fresnel IOR Texture	fresnel_ior
	Metalness	metalness
	Metalness Texture	metalness
	Max depth	reflect_depth
	Reflect on back side	option_reflect_on_back
	Dim distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim fall off	reflect_dim_distance_falloff

Subdivs

reflect_subdivs

Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
$Max2020_VRay5_Update1.1_VRayMtl_Refract_rollout.png$ Image Modified	Refract	refract
	Refract Texture	refract
	Refract Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Refract Glossiness Texture	refract_glossiness
	IOR	refract_ior
	IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Abbe number	dispersion
	Max depth	refract_depth
	Affect shadows	refract_affect_shadows
	Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2

Max depth

Thin-walled

refract_

depth

thin_walled

Image Added

Translucency:

None

Volumetric

SSS

translucency=0

translucency=5

translucency=6

Fog color / Scatter raduis

Affect shadowsrefract_affect_shadows

Subdivsrefract_subdivs

Image Removed

Fog color

	fog_color
Fog color Texture / Scatter radius Texture	fog_color_tex

Fog multiplier

Depth (cm) / Scale (cm)

fog_mult

Fog bias

Scatter color

fog

translucency_

bias

color

Image Removed

Translucency:

None

Hard (wax) model

Soft (water) model

Hybrid model

translucency=0

translucency=1

translucency=2

translucency=3

Scatter coefftranslucency_scatter_coeff

Fwd/bck coefftranslucency_scatter_dir

Thicknesstranslucency_thickness

Back-side colortranslucency_color

Back-side color Texturetranslucency_color

Light multipliertranslucency_light_mult

Image Removed

Self-Illuminationself_illumination

Self-IlluminationTextureself_illumination

GIself_illumination_gi

MultTexCombineColor / result_multiplier

Compensate camera exposurecompensate_camera_exposure

Scatter color Texture	translucency_color
SSS amount	translucency_amount
Image Added	Self-Illumination	self_illumination
	Self-IlluminationTexture	self_illumination
	GI	self_illumination_gi
	Mult	TexCombineColor / result_multiplier
	Compensate camera exposure	compensate_camera_exposure
Image Added	Coat amount	coat_amount
	Coat amount Texture	coat_amount
	Coat glossiness	coat_glossiness
	Coat glossiness Texture	coat_glossiness
	Coat IOR	coat_ior
	Coat IOR Texture	coat_ior
	Coat color	coat_color
	Coat color Texture	coat_color
	Lock coat bump to base bump	coat_bump_lock
	Enable Coat bump	-
	Coat bump amount	coat_bump_amount
	Coat bump Texture	coat_bump_map
Image Added	Sheen color	sheen_color
	Sheen color Textures	sheen_color
	Sheen glossiness	sheen_glossiness
	Sheen glossiness Texture	sheen_glossiness
Image Modified	BRDF: Phong Blinn Ward Microfacet GTR (GGX)	brdf_type=0 brdf_type=1 brdf_type=2 brdf_type=4
	Use glossiness / Use roughness	option_use_roughness
	GTR tail falloff	gtr_gamma
	GTR tail falloff Texture	gtr_gamma
	Anisotropy	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Local axis	anisotropy_axis
	Map channel	anisotropy_derivation
Image Modified	Trace reflections	reflect_trace
	Trace refractions	refract_trace
	Cutoff	option_cutoff
	Env. priority	environment_priority
	Glossy Fresnel	option_glossy_fresnel


Preserve energy: RGB Monochrome	option_energy_mode=0 option_energy_mode=1
Double-sided	option_double_sided
Use irradiance map	option_use_irradiance_map
Fog system units scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
Effect ID	MtlMaterialID / material_id_number
Opacity mode: Normal Clip Stochastic	opacity_mode=0 opacity_mode=1 opacity_mode=2	¹
Image Modified	Diffuse Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Opacity Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Bump Texture Multiplier	bump_amount
	Displace Texture Multiplier

BRDFBump

TexCombineColor /

bump_tex_color

texture_multiplier
Self -illum Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
Diff. rough Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
Fresnel IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
Metalness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
Anisotropy

Bump Texture MultiplierBRDFBump/bump_tex_mult_tex

Displace

Texture Multiplier