What's new in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max?

Recently Chaos has updated V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max. In this version, we see the supports for some prominent features like 3D Gaussian Splats (new 3D scanning method), updates for V-Ray Luminaires and V-Ray Sun and Sky, initial supports for caustics in V-Ray GPU, the V-Ray Frame Buffer and Chaos Scatter. In this article, let’s go through these new improvements.

In this version of V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, Chaos provides support for 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGS). This is a new 3D scanning method, which can help you generate high-quality reconstructions of real-world objects or scenes from source photos or video.

This feature is helpful for both architectural visualization and VFX studios, as they can create detailed background environments natively, without having to use third-party addons.

There are some changes in lighting and rendering which relates to luminaires. Now you can import baked lighting data for real-world light fittings in PLW format. Your interior scene will be more accurately as illumination is recreated.

Moreover, you can use PRG Clear Sky model used in Corona in V-Ray Sun and Sky system now, in order to generate more realistic lighting effects than the previous model, particularly at sunrise and sunset, and when rendering the sky from greater altitudes.

One more great update is the firefly removal algorithm, for removing bright flecks in renders, has also been updated.

Before, caustics coud only be used in V-Ray CPU. But now you can use it in V-Ray GPU for rendering.

Now you can easily apply vignetting effects to renders, using Vignette Layer in V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB). The VFB also help you specify render regions of arbitrary shape to resolve key areas of an image more quickly than ever.

Chaos Scatter in V-Ray 7 will include the option to use texture maps to control scattering, and a new Instance brush to paint in scattered objects manually.

Before, only V-Ray for Maya and Houdini has V-Ray Profiler, the tool for identifying performance bottlenecks in scenes. Now in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, the CPU version users can get to use it.

There are some updates in V-Ray Lister as well, and extends support for Open Shading Language (OSL).

Chaos Cosmos has updated the library with hundreds of new assets, including a new Luminaire category. And now you can switch between variant looks for an asset without having to re-import it into the scene.

V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max is compatible with 3ds Max 2020+, running on Windows 10+.

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