Chaos Group on V-Ray Next and the future of rendering

V-Ray Next is a landmark update. Chaos Group reveals the thinking behind it, and the forces shaping rendering tools.

Thursday, May 31st, 2018

Chaos Group launches V-Ray Next for 3ds Max

Now shipping: Next big update to the renderer officially launches. See the key features and price changes here.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

Sneak peek: V-Ray Next for Maya

Video: see the new toon shader coming up in the next major update to the Maya edition of the renderer.

Friday, May 4th, 2018

Online documentation for V-Ray Next for Max goes live

Check out all the new features of the upcoming release, plus a demo of volume rendering on the GPU.

Friday, May 4th, 2018

Chaos Group releases Beta 2 of V-Ray Next for 3ds Max

Latest beta adds Nvidia's AI-based OptiX render denoising system, GPU volume rendering, updates to the hair shader.

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Chaos Group releases Beta 1 of V-Ray Next for 3ds Max

Updated: Find more info on the new light cache analysis-based 'smart features' like auto exposure.

Monday, January 22nd, 2018

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Blender

Long-awaited new edition of V-Ray integrates the production renderer natively in Blender. Check out its features, its limitations, and its price.

Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Chaos updates V-Ray, Corona and Enscape subscription plans

Node-locked licenses of the renderers ended, new ArchDesign, ArchViz and M&E Collection product bundles launched.

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Houdini

Check out the new features in the renderer, including a new Houdini-specific volume shader and better integration with Solaris.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Maya

Check out the new features in the VFX renderer, including OpenPBR support and changes to USD support specific to the Maya edition.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D

Check out the new features in the renderer, including native OpenPBR and 3D Gaussian Splatting support, and improvements to V-Ray GPU.

Thursday, January 16th, 2025

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Wednesday, December 18th, 2024

Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max

Latest major update to the renderer adds support for 3D Gaussian Splatting and luminaires, and updates V-Ray GPU and the VFB.

Thursday, October 31st, 2024