3DSMax – V-Ray – Overview
What is V-Ray?
V-Ray is a render engine you can use inside 3DSMAx.
In 3D art, and in life in general 
light is important and this render plugin has all digital lights you need to create a render-masterpiece!
The software is not really easy to use, because of complex features and advanced management of parameters but it’s worth it.
Let’s take a first look!
Tools
MAIN TOP MENU> Tools> ‘V-Ray Light Lister’
NOTICE: you can’t see V-Ray Lights inside standard ‘Light Lister’
MAIN TOP MENU> Tools> VRay .vrmat converter
Rendering Setup
MAIN TOP MENU> Rendering> Render Setup> Common> Assign Renderer> Production
– V-Ray Adv: rendering software using CPU
– V-Ray RT : rendering real time using GPU
Usually the standard setup is:
Production: V-Ray Adv
Material Editor: V-Ray Adv
ActiveShade: V-Ray RT
Effects
MAIN TOP MENU> Rendering> Environment> Effects> Add…
– VRay Lens Effects
There are Bloom, Glare, Mask, etc…
MAIN TOP MENU> Rendering> Environment> Atmosphere> Add…
– VRayEnvironmentFog
– VRaySphereFade
– VRayToon
Objects
RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Geometry> VRay
– VRayProxy
– VRayClipper
– VRayFur
– VRayMetaball
– VRayPlane
– VRaySphere
Modifiers
RIGHT COLUMN> Modifier List>
– VRayDisplacementMod
– VRayHairFarm Mod
Lights
NOTICE: if you want see VRayLight in action you will need assign V-Ray Adv in ‘Render Setup’ window.
RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Lights> VRay
– VRayLight
– VRayIES
– VRayAmbientLight
– VRaySun
Camera
RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Camera> VRay>
– VRayDomeCamera
– VRayPhysicalCamera: really great with bokeh effects!
Helpers
RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Helpers> VRay>
– VRayBPTracer
– VRayLightMeter
– VRayStereoscopic (see also Systems)
Systems
RIGHT COLUMN> Create> Systems> VRay>
– VRayStereoRig (see also Helpers)
Materials
MAIN TOP MENU> Rendering> Material Rendering> Slate Material Editor> Material/Map Browser> V-Ray
– VRayColor
– VRayCompTex
– VRayEdgesTex
– VRayFakeFresnelTex
– VRayHDRI
– VRayICC
– VRayLut
– VRayMultiSubTex
– VRayOCIO
– VRaySoftbox
– VRayUserColor
– VRayUserScalar
