V-Ray 7 Update 3: a new standard in speed, AI and photorealism
With AI Mood Match, Quick Caustics and real-time viewport rendering, you get more out of every scene, in less time.
Great news for everyone who works with Chaos V-Ray daily: V-Ray 7 Update 3 is now available, and this update is packed with improvements that truly make a difference. Whether you create architectural visualisations, develop 3D designs or render complex scenes, this update makes your workflow significantly smoother, smarter and more powerful.
Real-time rendering directly in your V-Ray viewport
This is, without a doubt, one of the most striking additions of this update: real-time rendering in the V-Ray viewport, powered by Chaos Vantage technology.
What does this mean in practice? From now on, you can explore and evaluate your scene in real time, without constantly switching between windows or waiting for lengthy render processes. You get immediate visual feedback at production quality, including realistic cameras, lighting, materials and global illumination, all within your familiar V-Ray environment.
This feature is available for users of V-Ray for Rhino and V-Ray for SketchUp and requires a Chaos Vantage license or a V-Ray Collection license. Support for other platforms is coming soon.
More realism, less hassle
V-Ray 7 Update 3 introduces a range of improvements that make photorealism more accessible than ever. Technical complexity is reduced, allowing you to focus on the creative result.
New in this update
- Quick Caustics are now easier to set up and faster to render. Think of the play of light in swimming pools or water features, without the complex photon-based setup that normally comes with it.
- Parallax Interiors makes it possible to add realistic interior views and lighting to exterior renders, without having to model heavy geometry. This saves time and keeps your scene performant.
- Gaussian Splats Relighting lets you easily rebalance the pre-baked lighting of Gaussian Splat files, so these assets integrate seamlessly into your V-Ray projects.
- Node Material Editor is now also available in V-Ray for SketchUp and Rhino. With this visual editor, you build and adjust complex shaders in an intuitive, clear way.
More powerful AI tools for your workflow
AI is playing an increasingly important role in V-Ray, and Update 3 enthusiastically continues that trend with several smart, time-saving tools.
- AI Mood Match is new and immediately impressive. Upload a reference photo and V-Ray automatically analyses the lighting conditions of that image to then align your sun, sky or image-based lighting accordingly. No more endless manual tweaking, just the right atmosphere straight away. Please note: AI Mood Match is currently available in V-Ray for SketchUp and Rhino; other integrations will follow shortly.
- The AI Enhancer has been significantly improved. In addition to more accurate results for individual objects, there is now also a new mode for large surfaces. Think of floors, walls and terrains that you want to add realistic wear, variation and detail to, without manual re-texturing.
- AI Materials with 4K support make it possible to generate production-quality textures in high resolution using the AI Material Generator. The improved 3D preview lets you fine-tune normals, roughness and tiling before saving everything to your library.
Smoother collaboration and more efficient workflows
In addition to all the visual and technical improvements, Chaos is also investing significantly in collaboration throughout your workflow.
- Professional cloud collaboration via Chaos Cloud makes it easier than ever to streamline approvals. Designs and files are tracked centrally. Endless email chains are therefore a thing of the past. For animations and render sequences, Chaos Cloud Collaboration now serves as a full-featured video review environment. Precise comments are linked to specific timestamps and visual annotations.
- Cosmos sets and an expanded asset library give you the ability to populate scenes in no time with ready-made furniture groups and decorative details that are perfectly matched and can be placed as a single unit. In addition, new Cosmos assets have been added, including no fewer than 400 high-poly Globe Plant models and new branded models.
Availability
If you are new to V-Ray, you can request your demo version through the reseller.
If you are already using V-Ray, go to your personal page on the Chaos website to obtain the latest version of V-Ray.
And if you are convinced of the possibilities of V-Ray, you can purchase your (upgrade) license for the render plugin through our reseller channel.
