Chaos has announced the release of V-Ray 6, update 1 for Maya and Cinema 4D.
The update adds many new features including Chaos Scatter, which allows for the efficient placement of objects into scenes in a random or patterned manner without overloading the computer’s memory. This feature is designed for both natural and man-made environments, supporting the scattering of millions of objects with ease.
Artists can now also precisely manipulate light behavior through the Custom Light Decay feature, adjusting a light’s intensity, hotspots, and the spread or length of rays for unique artistic effects.
In terms of efficiency, enhancements to static mesh and hair optimizations can accelerate the time to the first pixel by up to seven times. The V-Ray Profiler has been updated to identify potential bottlenecks, providing further opportunities for performance improvements.
Another new feature is the new V-Ray Clipper Mesh tool, allowing users to create intricate cutaways and sections using any mesh object. This feature provides an alternative to Boolean operators and can be animated to achieve complex effects.
Additional improvements include NVIDIA’s AI Denoiser for faster rendering speeds, a new masking option in the V-Ray Frame Buffer for enhanced post-processing control, and a Compressed Textures Mode, which allows for more memory-efficient rendering of texture-heavy scenes.
The update also includes Bump to Glossiness, a new feature that automatically adjusts the glossiness of normal-mapped surfaces to maintain realistic appearances. Procedural clouds have also been enhanced for the creation of more lifelike skies.
V-Ray 6, update 1 also introduces platform-specific features. Maya users will benefit from support for the latest versions of MayaUSD, masking render elements, and V-Ray Object Properties. On the other hand, Cinema 4D users gain expanded options in V-Ray Toon Material, support for native MoGraph Color Shaders, and customizable user attributes.
V-Ray 6, update 1 for Maya and Cinema 4D is available now. Find out more on the Chaos website.
