Introduced Progressive Rendering, which allowed artists to see a rough draft of their final image almost instantly, speeding up workflows significantly.
: V-Ray 6 supports 3ds Max 2019 up to the latest releases.
Here's a comprehensive list of V-Ray versions, from the earliest to the latest: vray+all+versions+list+hot
: Easily distributes millions of objects across surfaces.
| Version | Year | Major Features | |---------|------|----------------| | V-Ray 3.5 | 2017 | Adaptive Lights (10x faster in multi-light scenes), improved denoiser. | | V-Ray 3.6 | 2017 | VRayGPU render elements, hybrid rendering (CPU+GPU). | | V-Ray 3.7 | 2018 | V-Ray Cloud rendering, NVIDIA OptiX denoiser support. | | V-Ray 3.6.1–3.70.03 | 2018 | Hotfixes (fixed GPU out-of-core texture issues, distributed rendering bugs). | | | 2018 | Rebranded “V-Ray Next – Scene Intelligence”. AI denoiser, automatic exposure, auto white balance, faster IPR. | | V-Ray Next 4.1 | 2019 | Viewport IPR for SketchUp/Rhino, improved Material Library. | | V-Ray Next 4.2 | 2019 | Native ACEScg support, improved VRayMtl translucency. | | V-Ray Next 4.3 | 2019 | Light Mix render element, support for USD (Universal Scene Description). | | Hotfixes in v4.x | 2019–20 | 4.02.01, 4.03.02, 4.30.02 (resolved network rendering handshake failures, *.vrscene import errors). | | Version | Year | Major Features |
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This era focused on optimizing V-Ray for heavy production environments, handling massive geometry datasets, and rendering complex volumetric data like smoke and fire. | | V-Ray 3
: Speeds up interior scene rendering up to seven times.