Photorealistic Renderer Adds First Native Support for Gaussian Splats in a 3D Application; Create Customized Interactive Virtual Tours Without a Third-Party App.
Chaos releases V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, bringing Gaussian Splat support, new ways to create interactive virtual tours and more to the most complete rendering solution in the world. V-Ray 7 comes packed with more than 20 new features and improvements, covering everything from creative scatter options to firefly removal, so users can meet deadlines and impress clients faster than ever before.
“Version 7 continues V-Ray’s leadership in both visualization and visual effects, with innovations that accelerate and extend what’s possible for creative professionals,” said Phillip Miller, VP Product, Solutions for Artists at Chaos. “V-Ray 7 also improves extensibility for custom pipelines while further cementing the Chaos ecosystem with design workflows from Enscape, previsualization with Chaos Vantage and virtual production with Project Arena.”
One immersive technique, 3D Gaussian Splats, has been gaining popularity throughout creative industries as a rapid way to create realistic 3D environments from photos or videos. V-Ray 7 now offers the first native support for Gaussian Splats with ray-traced rendering, so users can easily include their scenes within rich, detailed environments with accurate reflections and shadows – greatly reducing the effort to place projects in context or on location.
Immersive, interactive virtual tours can now be quickly uploaded from V-Ray 7 and assembled in Chaos Collaboration, allowing designers to effortlessly create panoramic experiences with automatic hotspot generation. Each tour can be easily customized by adding floor plans, personalizing hotspots and transitions or including contextual details/design elements along the way.
The V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) has been expanded to help users do more in one place. New custom-shaped render regions enable artists to render just one or many parts of their frame with custom-drawn shapes. A vignette layer camera effect is now included that can also be customized by shape. The VFB also gains new color-correction presetsthat help users quickly explore different looks as they refine their design.
Availability
V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max is available for 3ds Max versions 2020–2025. All V-Ray subscription plans include all supported host applications, which for V-Ray 7 will include 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp and Blender.
About Chaos
Founded in 1997, Chaos is a leading global visualization technology company. Chaos is defining visualization by offering accessible tools, simplifying and accelerating workflows, and empowering visual storytelling for artists, architects, designers and other creative professionals.
Chaos’ portfolio of visualization technologies for architecture and design, media and entertainment, and product e-commerce includes:
- V-Ray, a physically based renderer that has been honored with an Academy Award and an Engineering Emmy
- Enscape, a high-quality real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin
- Corona, an artist-friendly photorealistic renderer
- Cylindo, a 3D furniture product visualization platform for e-commerce
- Anima, a 3D/4D animation software to add realistic people and crowds to visualizations
- Anima, crowd simulation software and extensive library for adding realistic people to
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, Chaos has nearly 800 employees and offices in 11 cities worldwide.
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