V-Ray
V-Ray is a biased computer-generated imagery rendering software application developed by Bulgarian software company Chaos. V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D [computer graphics software] applications and is used for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.
Overview
V-Ray is a rendering engine that uses global illumination algorithms, including path tracing, photon mapping, irradiance maps and directly computed global illumination.The desktop 3D applications that are supported by V-Ray are:
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Autodesk Revit
- Cinema 4D
- Maya
- Nuke
- Rhinoceros
- SketchUp
- Katana
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- Blender
Modo support was discontinued at the end of 2021.
Notable studios using V-Ray
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
France
- Zagtoon
Netherlands
- PostOffice Amsterdam