V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Beta Announced

September 5, 2013 by Leave a comment

Image Credit: Marek Denko, Courtesy Chaos Group

Image Credit: Marek Denko, Courtesy Chaos Group


Chaos Group has officially announced the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Beta Program. ArchVision welcomes you to participate in this program and discover the advantages of the latest edition of the V-Ray render engine. Learn all about the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Beta program here.

During the beta process, you will also have direct access to Chaos Group’s development team and the beta community via the V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Forum.

As a beta tester, you will have access to new V-Ray features including-:

  • Faster Ray Tracing: Faster Brute Force and Path Tracing calculations
  • New User Interface: New artist-friendly UI with easy access to common controls
  • Progressive Rendering: New path-traced rendering engine with intuitive set up
  • Quick Settings: New presets and controls for tuning quality and speed
  • VRmats: Universal V-Ray shader for use across multiple applications
  • New Shaders: New Skin shader, ray-traced SSS, and support for OSL
  • Improved Hair: Faster render speeds and optimized shading for hair and fur
  • Alembic: Integrated support for Alembic Caches
  • Advanced Color: Improved color workflow with support for LUTs, ICC, and OpenColorIO
  • Deep Data: Complete support for Deep Data and OpenEXR 2.0
  • Render Mask: Define render areas using an image mask
  • RT GPU Render Elements: Support for render element in V-Ray RT GPU
  • Improved Distributed Rendering: Automatic asset collection for Distributed Rendering

Check out all of the V-Ray products currently available at ArchVision here. Visit this blog often for more news on the development of V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max.

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V-Ray 2.0 is Now Available for Autodesk 3ds Max 2013

May 8, 2012 by 6 Comments

The wait is over. V-Ray 2.0 for Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 is now officially available. V-Ray 2.0 license owners can login into www.chaosgroup.com and download it now from the downloads area.

This new version features:

  • Support for 3ds Max 2013
  • Support for motion blur (transformation and deformation) with V-Ray RT and V-Ray RT GPU
  • Optimized interactive rendering using the NVIDIA CUDA™ architecture in addition to OpenCL
  • New “Matte for reflection/refraction” option to the VRayWrapperMtl material and the V-Ray object settings
  • Support for Ornatrix 2.0

View a complete list of features and improvements here: Features and Improvements List (PDF)

Need to purchase a V-Ray 2.0 license? Get it here: V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max

Have V-Ray 1.x and want to upgrade to 2.0? Get it here: V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max Upgrade

Check out this video from Jimmy at Chaos Group showing off some of the new features:

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Chaos Group Phoenix (FD): Amazingly Realistic Simulation

November 22, 2011 by Leave a comment

Chaos Group just announced the release of their follow up product to Phoenix Fluid Dynamics, Phoenix (FD) 2. Best known for V-Ray, Chaos Group’s products have pushed rendering realism to the extreme, and this product is by no means an exception.

Phoenix FD simulates realistic smoke, fire, liquid, explosions and more. Unlike many other 3ds Max plug-ins, this product is very intuitive. Simply add the PHXSimluator box around the object you want to set ablaze and let Phoenix FD work it’s magic. The simulation calculations can even be viewed directly in the viewport prior to rendering. Control the intensity of the explosion, the density of the smoke or the viscosity of the fluid. This simulator is amazing.

Check out the version 1.2 version of this product demonstrated by Autodesk Certified Instructor and Visual Effects wizard, Michael McCarthy:

Phoenix FD 2.0 now features a foam and splashes particle shader. View a video by Dimitar Krastev showing this new feature here:



Don’t take my word for it though. Download a demo today. You can access the demo at http://www.chaosgroup.com by registering and then clicking on Phoenix FD under the downloads menu.

Phoenix FD 2.0 can also be purchased for $960.00 here:
http://commerce.vismasters.com/catalog/products/phoenix-fluid-dynamics-20_4587.aspx

This product requires a $35.00 V-Ray license dongle.

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