Menu Integration

This page provides information on how V-Ray integrates into the standard Cinema 4D menus.

Overview

V-Ray provides a menu on its own in Cinema 4D's toolbar, where you can find some commonly used V-Ray components.

In addition, there are a number of items to the Cinema 4D menus, in particular in the Preferences and Create menus.

V-Ray Menu

Option	Description
Start Production Render	Starts Production render in the VFB.
Start Interactive Render	Starts Interactive render in the VFB.
Submit to Chaos Cloud	Submits your current scene for render to Chaos Cloud.
V-Ray VFB	Opens the New V-Ray Frame Buffer window.
Render Elements	Opens the Render Elements window.
Cosmos Browser	Opens the Chaos Cosmos browser.
Vantage Live Link	Starts a Vantage Live Link.
Lights	Opens the Lights submenu.
Cameras	Opens the Cameras submenu.
Geometry	Opens the Geometry submenu.
Volumetrics	Opens the Volumetrics submenu.
Tools	Opens the Tools submenu.
Help	Opens the Help submenu.

Lights

Rectangle Light	Creates a Rectangle Light.
Sphere Light	Creates a Sphere light.
Dome Light	Creates a Dome light.
IES Light	Creates an IES light.
V-Ray Sun	Creates a V-Ray Sun.
V-Ray Sun with Sky	Creates a V-Ray Sun and Sky system.

Cameras

Physical Camera	Creates a Physical camera.

Geometry

V-Ray Proxy	Creates a V-Ray Proxy object.
V-Ray Scene	Creates a V-Ray Scene object.
V-Ray Fur	Applies fur properties to the selected object.
V-Ray Clipper	Makes the selected object a clipper.

Volumetrics

Environment Fog	Creates an Environment fog.
V-Ray VolumeGrid	Creates a V-Ray VolumeGrid.

Tools

Convert V-Ray 3 scene	Opens the Convert V-Ray 3 scene tool.
Light Lister	Opens the Light Lister window.

Help submenu

About	Opens an About window.
Online Documentation	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D documentation in a browser.
Online Help Center	Opens the Chaos Group Help center in a browser.
Check for Update	Checks if a newer V-Ray version is available for download.

About window

The About window contains information about the current V-Ray version installed, copyright notice and information if this is the latest released version or there is a newer update available for download.

Other Paths

Edit > Preferences > Renderer > V-Ray

See more information at the Preferences V-Ray Menu page.

Create toolbar > V-Ray

Create > V-Ray

V-Ray Output Console

You can access V-Ray log from Extensions > Console > V-Ray

Content

Space Tools