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
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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 V-Ray 3.7 for Nuke
Nuke edition of V-Ray gets support for progressive rendering and the V-Ray hair shader and sampler.
Friday, April 27th, 2018
Chaos Group ships V-Ray 3.6 for Modo
Modo edition of the renderer gets hybrid CPU/GPU rendering, V-Ray Fur and support for Cryptomatte.
Saturday, March 24th, 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 Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp
Big update to the SketchUp edition of the renderer adds support for viewport rendering and hybrid CPU/GPU renders.
Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Render Legion ships Corona Renderer 1.7 for 3ds Max
Now shipping: renderer gets new dedicated camera, skin and hair shaders, 300 readymade materials.
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for Maya
Big update adds hybrid CPU/GPU rendering; V-Ray materials and lights work directly in Viewport 2.0.
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Chaos Group buys Corona developer Render Legion
Both V-Ray and Corona keep their original dev teams, but tech will be shared between the two renderers.
Sunday, August 27th, 2017
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2017 V-Ray Showreel
See amazing new work created using the renderer, from Rogue One to kaleidoscopic commercials.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Golaem ships Golaem 6
Maya crowd animation tool gets new options for creating custom AI, support for traffic simulation, plus new dynamic emission system.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.6 for 3ds Max
Update adds neat new V-Ray Hybrid CPU/GPU rendering tech, support for Cryptomatte automated ID matte generation.
Tuesday, June 27th, 2017