V-Ray 6 for SketchUp, Update 1 is Available!

V-Ray 6 for SketchUp, Update 1 is now officially available for download! This update brings improved compatibility with Enscape, enhanced V-Ray Decal functionality, new collaboration features, and a host of other enhancements. Download it today to experience these exciting improvements firsthand!

What’s New?

Better compatibility with Enscape

A seamless transfer of Enscape’s exposure, cloud and environment settings.

Decal cylindrical projection

Apply stickers, labels, or surface imperfections onto cylindrical objects such as bottles, jars, cups, or cans with just a few clicks.

Decal additive bump

Effortlessly merge surface and decal bumps and bring your product designs to a whole new level of realism. Create lifelike stickers, labels, embossed logos, lettering, or any other bumpy surface.

Decal displacement

Use V-Ray Decal to add displacement to any surface for even more realistic effects such as cracked walls, rocks, embossed lettering, and more.

Improved procedural clouds

With the new V-Ray Sky contrails layer you can simulate aeroplane contrails within your design, expanding the possibilities for realism and artistic expression.

Enhanced V-Ray material

With the new self-illumination parameters, you can easily generate emissive and semi-emissive materials.

Extended animations

New animation capabilities enable you to create and render cutaway animation while respecting object visibility.

Access to more assets

Enhance your projects with an even wider selection of pre-made patterns. You can now easily browse and import Enmesh presets from Chaos Cosmos.

Mesh clipper support

Render intricate cutaways and sections of any mesh object with ease with V-Ray GPU.

Masking for Lens Effects

Choose specific lights and materials to apply lens effects.

V-Ray Light Material post-processing

Refine V-Ray Emissive Materials with LightMix and edit self-illuminating objects in your scene even after rendering.

Panorama image preview

Fine-tune your spherical renders in 360° directly within the V-Ray Frame Buffer.

Cloud Collaboration visual annotations

Visual annotations to easily communicate your ideas — make use of words, lines, arrows, and many more figures to illustrate what you mean.

Cloud Collaboration versioning

Upload and share different versions of your files for review and enable a smoother decision-making process.

Availability

If you are new to V-Ray for SketchUp, you can download demo versions here. If you are already using V-Ray 6 for SketchUp, you can go to your login page at Chaos Group’s website to get your latest full version of V-Ray 6 for SketchUp.

Buy / Upgrade

If you are convinced of the possibilities of V-Ray 6 for SketchUp, you can purchase your (upgrade) license for the render plugin through our reseller channel.

Happy Rendering!