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.
02 – V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max 2016 introduces VR rendering capabilities and multiple V-Ray RT GPU enhancements. Artwork by Steelblue, all rights reserved.
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.