This page provides information regarding the latest release of V-Ray for SketchUp.
V-Ray 6 Update 2 includes numerous enhancements to improve user experience and streamline workflows. V-Ray now provides access to an improved Scatter tool, .vrscene imports from various applications, and faster job submissions to Chaos Cloud.
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See Release Notes for all previous V-Ray versions here.
V-Ray 6, Update 2, hotfix 3 (6.20.03)
Official release
Date - Apr 5, 2024
Improvements & bugfixes
Added support for SketchUp 2024
Entering sleep mode no longer severs the communication between V-Ray and SketchUp
A warning message is now shown when attempting to save a SketchUp model while V-Ray Vision or Vantage is linked. Performing the save action while in live-link mode is not possible due to a SketchUp-side limitation
The file path verification in the Export V-Ray Scene and Export V-Ray Proxy windows is improved
Fixed an issue preventing Cloud rendering job name from being populated when restarting the submit process
Fixed an error appearing when Cloud jobs are submitted multiple times in a row
Attempting to upload an image via the Chaos Cloud Collaboration window before rendering no longer produces an error. A warning is shown instead
Improved notification for missing Chaos Cloud application
Canceling a Cloud job submittal shortly after launch no longer causes an error
An issue causing the NVIDIA AI Denoiser's Upscale option to be enabled for each Denoiser type is resolved
An issue with enabled NVIDIA AI Denoiser's Upscale option breaking the preview of a Cloud job and a Viewport rendering is resolved
An issue preventing Hue from being set to 0 or 1 in the Color Picker is now resolved
Deleting multiple maps of the same texture type simultaneously no longer causes a crash
An issue preventing the Dirt texture's Ignore Self-occlusion option from functioning correctly is resolved
An issue caused by undoing an Enmesh creation leading to a blank Asset Editor is now resolved
An issue preventing the update of the Scatter's preview when changing guests probability, is now resolved
Deletion of a Mesh Light during interactive rendering no longer causes its host object to also disappear
An issue with importing Proxy scenes more than once during Interactive rendering is fixed
Deletion of groups or component instances during interactive rendering is now handled in a more reliable way
Fixed a crash on Proxy Scene import or export in models containing Scatter assets with enabled viewport preview
Making scene changes while saving specific SketchUp models no longer leads to a crash
macOS: Attempting to render specific scenes containing Fur in RTX mode no longer causes a crash
macOS: Starting a CUDA render while the secondary GI engine is set to Light Cache no longer leads to a crash
An issue preventing V-Ray Vision’s user interface from functioning on macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (and later) is resolved