New features and enhancements in the latest version of Chaos Group’s V-Ray renderer include: VRaySamplerInfoTex texture and VRaySamplerInfo render element, VRayObjectSelect render element to extract objects with specific IDs into a separate element, added an option to the VRayPhysicalCamera to perform image distortion based on a texture map, support for Particle Flow vertex color mapping and particle visibility, support for the “Use transparent shadows” option with Arch&Design materials, support for anaglyph stereo preview in the V-Ray VFB, Max 2011 compatibility, etc. The upgrade is available for download to registered users at ChaosGroup.com. Also of note, Chaos Group are presenting their latest software at the FMX Conference in Stuttgart, including the Phoenix fluid dynamics plugin and the V-Ray GPUs rendering software, as well as Mackevision’s F_BOX (PDF) web-based rendering application.






