What’s new in V-Ray 3.2 for Autodesk 3ds Max

The new V-Ray 3.2 for Autodesk 3ds Max introduces VR rendering capabilities and multiple V-Ray RT GPU enhancements.

V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max also includes improved volume rendering, distributed rendering, and global illumination.

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New VR cameras

With their two new VR camera types, you can now render stereo cube maps and spherical stereo images.

01 – V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max – Overview

Output V-Ray scenes to popular VR formats like Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR quickly and easily.

New V-Ray RT GPU Features

V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max includes a faster and more powerful V-Ray RT GPU.

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V-Ray RT GPU supports:

• QMC sampling using NVIDIA CUDA (resolves noise faster)
• Displacement
• Anisotropic highlights
• Composite map
• Output curves
• Texture baking
• UDIM support (MARI)

Volume rendering

New V-Ray Volume Grid adds support for OpenVDB, Field3D, and Phoenix FD volume grid formats.

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This allows you to import and render data from popular effects applications like Houdini and FumeFX.

Distributed rendering

• Add or remove distributed rendering nodes on the fly

Global Illumination

• Updated Light Cache algorithm removes light leaks and improves animation

Geometry

• New preview types for proxy objects – includes mesh simplification for optimized proxy display
• Faster rendering of hair and fur
• Intel Embree support for 3ds Max Hair & Fur and V-Ray Fur

3ds Max 2016

• Full support for new Physical Camera – co-developed with 3ds Max team
• Support for new Physical Camera Exposure Control
• V-Ray Lens Analysis Utility adds support for the 3ds Max Physical Camera

Availability

V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max is a free update for all V-Ray 3.0 customers. Log in at chaosgroup.com to download.