V-Ray 7 coming soon to Blender

Chaos has told CG Channel that it is launching a new version of V-Ray for Blender in beta later this year with a stable release due in early 2025, making this the first major update to the integration in five years. According to the report, it will be built around the V-Ray 7 core but lacking some advanced tools like V-Ray Enmesh. Previously, V-Ray for Blender supported scene export to V-Ray Standalone but had not been updated since 2019, leaving it behind recent Blender releases.

It will be licensed using the current standard V-Ray subscriptions, which cover software like Maya and 3ds Max, as well as a new Blender-specific tier with features such as Chaos Cloud access.  Visit Chaos’ website to sign up for updates.