Design8 is excited to announce the V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino Beta! Now, V-Ray for Rhino users will benefit from many new features and improvements, including real-time rendering using V-Ray RT, optimized image-based lighting with the new Dome Light, and efficient memory management using Proxy objects.
New features
V-RayRT - a revolutionary new rendering engine that provides instant feedback and streamlines scene setup. Because V-RayRT is built upon the same robust core as V-Ray, it is seamless to transition between the two.
Dome Light - provides a simple, artifact-free solution for creating image based lighting. Its powerful importance sampling analyzes HDR images to optimize light tracing and GI precision.
V-Ray Proxy - indispensable tool for managing scene memory and efficiently rendering massive amounts of geometry. V-Ray Proxy objects are dynamically loaded and unloaded at render time, saving vital RAM resources.
Lens Effects (Glare / Bloom ) - simulate the natural lens effects that occur when photographing highlights.
Dispersion - provides the ability to trace and refract light based on its wavelength, creating even more realistic results.
Retrace Threshold - reduces Light Cache artifacts and improves the appearance of glossy reflections and refractions when using the time-saving feature - Use light cache for glossy rays.
Ambient Occlusion - generates shading based on an object’s proximity, making it an effective solution for enhancing GI details without significantly increasing render time.
VRayDirt - simulates shading around corners and crevices of objects based on a radial distance. VRayDirt can be used to produce a variety of effects, including ambient occlusion renderings.
Interpolation (Reflections and Refractions) - accelerates rendering by approximating and caching the effects of glossy reflections and refractions.
IES Light -uses photometric data to provide accurate light definition.
Sphere Light- adds a spherical area light to the V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino toolset.
Additional Parameters such as roughness for diffuse BRDFs, along with exit color and max. depth for reflections and refractions, provide new levels of control when creating materials in V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino.
Better Rhino Integration
V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino supports the RDK Sun and can be used in conjunction with the VRaySun/ Sky system.
V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino supports the 32 and 64 bit versions of Rhino 5.0 as well as the 32 bit version of Rhino 4.0
Join the Beta Team
Join the Beta Team and submit your feedback for improving V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino. The official release is coming soon, so be sure to sign up today!
Click here to go to the Beta Program page and see how you can register.
Happy Testing!
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