Chaos Group Releases V-Ray .0 for ds Max SP

Chaos Group today announced Service Pack 1 for V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max. With further improvements to render speeds, a new Microfacet GTR / GGX BRDF, and major advancements in V-Ray RT GPU, Service Pack 1 is available for immediate download.

New V-Ray RT GPU Features

V-Ray RT GPU now supports rendering hair and subsurface scattering, making it perfect for advanced character work. Improved refresh speeds enable greater interactivity for look development and faster iterations. Light Cache support now makes it possible to render architectural interiors using the GPU.

New Microfacet GTR / GGX and Shader Improvements

V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Service Pack 1 adds support for Microfacet GTR / GGX BRDF, ideal for hard surfaces such as metal. In addition, many shaders have been refined for faster rendering and added functionality. There are now Clip opacity and Stochastic opacity material options for faster rendering of opacity-mapped trees and vegetation, improved translucency of two-sided materials, and optimized volume rendering with Light Cache support.

Other new features in Service Pack 1:

Geometry

Updated to Embree 2.3; Embree can now accelerate VRayProxy objects, instances and Ornatrix/HairFarm hair

New VRayInstancer geometric plugin for instancing objects using ParticleFlow systems

Improved cutaway and section rendering with VRayClipper

Automatic instancing of identical proxy objects

Added support for subdivision objects in Alembic files through OpenSubdiv

Added support for point cloud rendering in 3ds Max 2015

New vrmesh/Alembic viewer for proxy objects

Lighting

New disc-shaped area light

Faster sampling of rectangular area lights

Ability to control diffuse and specular lighting contributions separately

Render Elements and Compositing

Support for OpenEXR 2.2 with new DWA compression options

Render out light contributions into separate components

New controls for object visibility in VRayVelocity render elements

V-Ray Frame Buffer

New dockable history and color correction tools in V-Ray Frame Buffer

New Reinhard highlight burn color correction

Save multi-channel OpenEXR and .vrimg files directly from VFB

Ability to load background image into VFB

New option for loading files into VFB for post processing

Improved anaglyph stereoscopic preview

Availability

V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Service Pack 1 is a free update for all V-Ray 3.0 customers. Login to chaosgroup.com to download.

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About Chaos Group

Chaos Group creates physically-based rendering and simulation software for artists and designers. Founded in 1997, Chaos Group has devoted the last 16 years to helping artists advance the speed and quality of one of their most important tools. Today, Chaos Group's photorealistic rendering software, V-Ray , has become the rendering engine of choice for many high-profile companies and innovators in the design and visual effects industries.

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