V-Ray for Cinema 4D Features

This page provides information about the supported .vrscene features exported from V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

Chaos Vantage has better support for .vrscene files exported from V-Ray Next and later. It is recommend to use the latest officially released V-Ray version.

Lights

Rectangle Light (LightRectangle)
UI Category	Native parameter name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Color	color
	Intensity	intensity
	Units	units
	Disk Shape	is_disc
	Width
	Height
	~~U Size~~	~~u_size~~
	~~V Size~~	~~v_size~~
	Directional	directional
Texture	Use Texture	use_rect_tex
Texture	Rect Tex	rect_tex
Options	Invisible	invisible
	Occlude Other Lights	occludeLights
	Double Sided	doubleSided
	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Affect Reflections	affectReflections
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
	Cut-off Threshold	cutoffThreshold
	Texture Resolution	tex_resolution
	Near Decay On
	Near Decay Start
	Near Decay End
	Far Decay On
	Far Decay Start
	Far Decay End
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
Photon Emission	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
Photon Emission	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

Sphere Light (LightSphere)
UI Category	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Color	color
	Intensity	intensity
	Units	units
	Radius	radius
	Sphere Segments	sphere_segments
Options	Invisible	invisible
	Occlude Other Lights	occludeLights
	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Affect Reflections	affectReflections
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
	Cut-off Threshold	cutoffThreshold
	Texture Resolution	tex_resolution
	Near Decay On
	Near Decay Start
	Near Decay End
	Far Decay On
	Far Decay Start
	Far Decay End
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
Photon Emission	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
Photon Emission	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

Dome Light (LightDome)
UI Category	Native parameter name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Color	color
	Intensity	intensity
	Dome Spherical	dome_spherical
	Dome Adaptive	dome_adaptive
	Dome Finite
	Finite Radius
	Projection Height
	Finite Ground Blend
Texture	Use Texture	use_dome_tex
Texture	Dome Tex	dome_tex
Options	Invisible	invisible
	~~Occlude Other Lights~~	~~occludeLights~~
	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Affect Reflections	affectReflections
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Affect Alpha
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
	Cut-off Threshold	cutoffThreshold
	Texture Resolution	tex_resolution
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
Photon Emission	Photon Target Radius
	Emit Distance
	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

IES Light (LightIES)
UI Category	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Color	color
	Ies File	ies_file
	Filter Color	filter_color
	Power	power
	Override Prescribed Power	override_prescribed_power
	Rescale Max Intensity	rescale_max_intensty
	New Max Intensity	new_max_intensity
Options	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
	Area Specular	area_speculars
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
	Shadow Subdivs	shadowSubdivs
	Soft Shadows: No Use Light Shape for Shadows Use Light Shape for Shadows and Illumination	soft_shadows=0 soft_shadows=1 soft_shadows=2
Photon Emission	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
Photon Emission	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Sampling	Cut-off Threshold	cutoffThreshold
Decay	Near Decay On
	Near Decay Start
	Near Decay End
	Far Decay On
	Far Decay Start
	Far Decay End
Light Shape	IES Light Shape	ies_light_shape
	Width	ies_light_width
	Length	ies_light_length
	Height	ies_light_height
	Diameter	ies_light_diameter
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

V-Ray Sun(SunLight)
UI Category	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Intensity	intensity_multiplier
	Size	size_multiplier
	Filter Color	filter_color
	Color Mode: Filter Direct Override	color_mode=0 color_mode=1 color_mode=2
	Sky Model: Preetham et al. CIE clear CIE overcast Hosek et al. PRG Clear Sky	sky_model.0 sky_model=1 sky_model=2 sky_model=3 sky_model=4
	Ground Albedo	ground_albedo
	Horiz Illum	horiz_illum
	Blend Angle	blend_angle
	Horizon Offset	horizon_offset
	Turbidity	turbidity
	Ozone	ozone
Clouds	On	clouds_on
	Ground Shadows	clouds_ground_shadows
	Density	clouds_density
	Density Multiplier	clouds_density_multiplier
	Variety	clouds_variety
	Cirrus Amount	clouds_seed
	Thickness(m)	clouds_cirrus_amount
	Seed	clouds_offset_x
	Height(m)	clouds_height
	Longitude Offset (m)	clouds_offset_x
	Latitude Offset (m)	clouds_offset_y
	Longitude Phase (%)	clouds_phase_x
	Latitude Phase (%)	clouds_phase_y
	Enable Contrails	clouds_contrails_on
	Number Contrails	clouds_contrails_num_planes
	Contrails Strength	clouds_contrails_strength
	Contrails Distortion	clouds_contrails_distortion
	Contrails Offset Longitude (m)	clouds_contrails_offset_x
	Contrails Offset Latitude(m)	clouds_contrails_offset_y
	Contrails Time	clouds_contrails_time
Options	Invisible	affectDiffuse
	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
	Shadow Texture	shadowColor
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Atmos Shadows	atmos_shadows
Photon Emission	Photon Radius	photon_radius
	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Aerial Perspective	Enabled
	Visibility Range (m)
	Atmospheric Layer Height (m)
	Inscattered Light Multiplier
	Affect Environment
	Affect Background
	Affect Alpha
	Filter Color
	Primary Visibility
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

V-Ray Sun and Sky
UI Category	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic	Name	scene_name
	Viewport Visibility	-
	Renderer Visibility	-
	Enabled	-
Coordinates	Coordinates	transform
General	Enabled	enabled
	Intensity	intensity_multiplier
	Size	size_multiplier
	Filter Color	filter_color
	Color Mode: Filter Direct Override	color_mode=0 color_mode=1 color_mode=2
	Sky Model: Preetham et al. CIE clear CIE overcast Hosek et al. PRG Clear Sky	sky_model.0 sky_model=1 sky_model=2 sky_model=3 sky_model=4
	Ground Albedo	ground_albedo
	Horiz Illum	horiz_illum
	Blend Angle	blend_angle
	Horizon Offset	horizon_offset
	Turbidity	turbidity
	Ozone	ozone
Clouds	On	clouds_on
	Ground Shadows	clouds_ground_shadows
	Density	clouds_density
	Density Multiplier	clouds_density_multiplier
	Variety	clouds_variety
	Cirrus Amount	clouds_seed
	Thickness(m)	clouds_cirrus_amount
	Seed	clouds_offset_x
	Height(m)	clouds_height
	Longitude Offset (m)	clouds_offset_x
	Latitude Offset (m)	clouds_offset_y
	Longitude Phase (%)	clouds_phase_x
	Latitude Phase (%)	clouds_phase_y
	Enable Contrails	clouds_contrails_on
	Number Contrails	clouds_contrails_num_planes
	Contrails Strength	clouds_contrails_strength
	Contrails Distortion	clouds_contrails_distortion
	Contrails Offset Longitude (m)	clouds_contrails_offset_x
	Contrails Offset Latitude(m)	clouds_contrails_offset_y
	Contrails Time	clouds_contrails_time
Options	Invisible	affectDiffuse
	Affect Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Diffuse Contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Affect Specular	affectSpecular
	Specular Contribution	specular_contribution
	Affect Atmospherics	affectAtmospherics
	Atmospherics Contribution	atmospherics_contribution
Shadows	Shadows	shadows
	Shadow Color	shadowColor
	Shadow Texture	shadowColor
	Shadow Bias	shadowBias
	Atmos Shadows	atmos_shadows
Photon Emission	Photon Radius	photon_radius
	Caustics Subdivs	causticSubdivs
	Caustics Multiplier	causticMult
Aerial Perspective	Enabled
	Visibility Range (m)
	Atmospheric Layer Height (m)
	Inscattered Light Multiplier
	Affect Environment
	Affect Background
	Affect Alpha
	Filter Color
	Primary Visibility
Project	Mode	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights
Project	Objects

Physical Camera

Physical Camera (CameraPhysical)
UI Category	Native parameter name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)	Support
Basic tag	Name	-
	Visible in Editor	-
	Visible in Renderer	-
	Enabled	-
Coord. tag	Coordinates	RenderView/transform
Physical Camera tag	Camera Type: Still cam Movie cam Video cam	type=0 type=1 type=2
	Specify Field of View	specify_fov
	Field of view	fov
	Film Gate (mm)	film_width
	Focal length (mm)	focal_length
	Zoom factor	zoom_factor
	Film speed (ISO)	ISO
	F-Number	f_number
	Shutter Speed (S^-1)	shutter_speed
	Shutter Angle	shutter_angle
	Shutter Оffset	shutter_offset
	Latency (s)	latency
	Exposure: No exposure Physical exposure Exposure value (EV)	exposure=0 exposure=1 exposure=2
	Exposure Value	exposure_value
	Vignetting	vignetting
	White Balance	white_balance
	Vertical Tilt	lens_shift
	Horizontal Tilt	horizontal_shift
	Vertical Shift	vertical_offset
	Horizontal Shift	horizontal_offset
	Depth of Field Enabled	use_dof
	~~Specify Focus~~	~~specify_focus~~
	~~Focus Distance~~	~~focus_distance~~
	Aperture Shape	blades_enable
	Blades Number	blades_num
	Rotation	blades_rotation
	Center Bias	center_bias
	Anisotropy	anisotropy
	Optical Vignetting	optical_vignetting
	Bitmap Aperture Enabled	bmpaperture_enable
	File	bmpaperture_tex
	Bitmap Resolution	bmpaperture_resolution
	Affect Exposure	bmpaperture_affects_exposure
	Motion Blur Enabled	use_moblur
	Rolling Shutter Mode: Disabled Top to bottom Bottom to top Left to right Right to left	rolling_shutter_mode=0 rolling_shutter_mode=1 rolling_shutter_mode=2 rolling_shutter_mode=3 rolling_shutter_mode=4
	Duration (s^-1)	rolling_shutter_duration
	Distortion Type: Quadratic Cubic Lens file Texture	distortion_type=0 distortion_type=1 distortion_type=2 distortion_type=3
	Amount	distortion
	Distortion Texture	distortion_tex
	Mix Strength	TexAColorOp/mult_a
	Lens File	lens_file

Geometry

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Clipper	VRayClipper
V-Ray Decal	VRayDecal
V-Ray Enmesh	GeomEnmesh
V-Ray Fur	GeomHair
V-Ray Particles
V-Ray Proxy	GeomMeshFile
V-Ray Scene	VRayScene
Geometry tag	GeomDisplacedMesh GeomStaticSmoothedMesh
Object Properties tag
Renderable Spline tag

Environment

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
VRayEnvironmentFog

Materials

	Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
Classic Materials	AL Surface Material	BRDFALSurface	Diffuse Diffuse strength Reflect color Reflect strength Reflect roughness Reflect IOR Reflect distribution GGX
	Blend Material	BRDFLayered	Base material Coat materials Blend amount Blend amount texture Opacity
	Bump Material	BRDFBump	Base material Bump map Bump amount
	Car Paint 2 Material	BRDFCarPaint2	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Base glossiness tail Coat color Coat amount Coat ior Coat glossiness
	Fast SSS2 Material	BRDFSSS2Complex	IOR Subsurface color Specular color Specular amount Specular glossiness
	Hair Next Material	BRDFHair4	Melanin Pheomelanin Dye color Diffuse color Gossiness Primary grlossiness Softness Highlight shift IOR Glint Gray hair density Randomizations Primary tint Secondary tint Transmission tint
	Light Material	BRDFLight	Color Color multiplier Direct Illumination On Opacity
	Scanned Material	BRDFScanned
	Stochastic Flakes	BRDFStochasticFlakes	Highlight glossiness Reflection filter BRDF Type: GGX
	2Sided Material	Mtl2Sided	Front Material Back Material Translucency
	Toon Material
	Override Material

Node Materials	Al Surface Node Material
	Blend Node Material		Base material Coat materials Blend amount Blend amount texture Opacity
	Bump Node Material		Base material Bump map Bump amount
	V-Ray Node Material
	Car Paint 2 Node Material		Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Base glossiness tail Coat color Coat amount Coat ior Coat glossiness
	Fast SSS 2 Node Material
	Hair Next Node Material		Melanin Pheomelanin Dye color Diffuse color Gossiness Primary grlossiness Softness Highlight shift IOR Glint Gray hair density Randomizations Primary tint Secondary tint Transmission tint
	Light Node Material		Color Color multiplier Direct Illumination On Opacity
	Toon Node Material
	Two Sided Node Material		Front Material Back Material Translucency
	Override Node Material

VRayMtl

Native name		V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
VRayMtl		BRDFVRayMtl	Support
Diffuse	Diffuse Color	diffuse
	Diffuse Color Texture	diffuse
	Mix. Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Diffuse Roughness	roughness
	Roughness Texture	roughness
	Opacity Source: Default Alpha from Texture Alpha from Diffuse	opacity_mode=0 opacity_mode=1 opacity_mode=2
	Opacity Color
	Opacity Color Texture
	Mix. Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Self-Illumination Color	self_illumination
	Brightness
	Self-Illumination Color Texture	self_illumination
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / result_multiplier
	Mix Type: Normal Add Substract Multiply
	Self-Illumination Affect GI	self_illumination_gi
	Compensate Camera Exposure	compensate_camera_exposure
Reflection	BRDF Type: GGX Phong Blinn Ward	brdf_type= brdf_type= brdf_type= brdf_type=
	Color	reflect
	Texture	reflect
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	GGX Tail Falloff	gtr_gamma
	Texture	gtr_gamma
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Mix Type: Normal Add Substract Multiply
	Metalness	metalness
	Texture	metalness
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	GTR Energy Compensation
	Use Roughness	option_use_roughness
	Use Bump to Glossiness
	Fresnel Reflections	fresnel
	Lock Fresnel IOR	fresnel_ior_lock
	Fresnel IOR	fresnel_ior
	Texture	fresnel_ior
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Mix Type
	Anisotropy (-1..1)	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Anisotropy Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Anisotropy Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	UV Vectors Derivation: Local object Axis UV Space
	Anisotropy Axis	anisotropy_axis
	Enable Thin Film
	Thickness Min (nm)
	Thickness Max (nm)
	Thickness Blend
	Thin Film IOR
	Texture
	Mix Strength
	Mix Type
	Trace Reflections	reflect_trace
	Max depth	reflect_depth
	Enable Dim Distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim Distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim Fall-off	reflect_dim_distance_falloff
	Reflect on Back Side	option_reflect_on_back
	Soften
	Affect Channels: Color Only Color+alpha All channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
Coat	Coat Color	coat_color
	Texture	coat_color
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat Amount	coat_amount
	Coat Amount Texture	coat_amount
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat Glossiness	coat_glossiness
	Coat Glossiness Texture	coat_glossiness
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat IOR	coat_ior
	Coat IOR Texture	coat_ior
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat Bump Lock	coat_bump_lock
	Coat Bump Map	coat_bump_map
	Coat Bump Amount	coat_bump_amount
	Coat Bump Type: Bump Map Normal map in tangent space Normal map in object space Normal map in screen space Normal map in world space From texture bump output Explicit
Refraction	Color	refract
	Texture	refract
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refraction Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Texture	refract_glossiness
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refraction IOR	refract_ior
	Refraction IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Affect Shadows	refract_affect_shadows
	Refract Thin Walled	refract_thin_walled
	Translucency Type: None Volumetric SSS	translucency=0 translucency=5 translucency=6
	Illumination Method: Directional Uniform
	Fog Color / Scatter Radius	fog_color
	Fog Color Texture	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Depth (cm)/Scale (cm)	fog_mult
	SSS Amount	translucency_amount
	Scatter Color	translucency_color
	Scatter Color Texture	translucency_color
	SSS color
	Trace Refractions	refract_trace
	Max Depth	refract_depth
	Affect Alpha: Color Only Color+alpha All channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2
	Enable Dispersion	dispersion
	Aberration
Sheen	Sheen Color	sheen_color
	Texture	sheen_color
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Sheen Glossiness	sheen_glossiness
	Sheen Glossiness Texture	sheen_glossiness
	Mix Strength	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
Bump	Enable Bump map	-
	Bump Amount	bump_amount
	Bump Texture	bump_tex
	Bump Type: Bump map Normal Map in Tangent Space Normal Map in Object Space Normal Map in Screen Space Normal Map in World Space From Texture Bump Output Explicit Normal
Options	Material Id Enabled	MtlMaterialID / material_id_number
	Material ID	MtlMaterialID / material_id_number
	Multimatte ID
	Round Edges Enabled
	Radius
	Consider Same Object Only
	Corners: Covex and Concave Convex Only Concave Only
	Cutoff	option_cutoff
	Double-sided	option_double_sided
	Fix Dark Edges
	Abbe number	dispersion
	Mult	TexCombineColor / result_multiplier
	Map channel	anisotropy_derivation
	Env. priority	environment_priority
	Glossy Fresnel	option_glossy_fresnel
	Preserve energy: RGB Monochrome	option_energy_mode=0 option_energy_mode=1
	Use irradiance map	option_use_irradiance_map
	Fog system units scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
	Displace Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	GTR falloff Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Translucent Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Environment Texture	BRDFVRayMtl / environment_override

Maps

	Native Name	V-Ray plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Maps
Classic Textures	VRayBitmap	TexBitmap
	VRayC4DBake	RawBitmapBuffer
	VRayCurvature	TexCurvature
	VRayDirt	TexDirt
	VRayDistance	TexDistance
	VRayEdges
	VRayFalloff	TexFalloff
	VRayFresnel	TexFresnel
	VRayHairSampler
	VRayLayered	TexLayeredMax
	VRayMix	TexBitmap
	VRayMultiSubTex	TexMulti
	VRayNormalMap	TexNormalBump
	VRayOCIO
	VRayRamp	TexRamp
	VRaySamplerInfo
	VRaySky	TexSky
	VRaySoftbox
	VRayTriplanarTex	TexTriplanar	PARTIAL (Except Texture Mode - Different Texture on Each Axis in Each Direction)
	VRayUVWChannel
	VRayUVWRandomizer	TexUVWRandomizer
	VRayUserColor
	VRayUserInteger
	VRayUserScalar

Node Textures	Bitmap
	Bump to Glossiness
	Cellular
	Checker
	Color Arithmetic
	Color Channel
	Color Correction
	Color Node
	Color Range
	Color to Float
	Combine Color
	Combine Float
	Compose Color
	Curvature
	Dirt
	Distance
	Edges
	Falloff
	Float Arithmetic
	Float to Color
	Fresnel
	Hair Sampler
	Invert Float
	Invert
	Layered
	Luminance
	Maxon Noise
	Mix
	MultiSubTex
	Noise Max
	Normal Map
	OCIO
	Particle Sampler
	Ramp
	Remap
	RGB to HSV
	Sampler Info
	Smoke
	Softbox
	Splat
	Stucco
	Tiles
	TriPlanar
	Context
	UserColor
	UVW to Color
	Vector Product
	Vertex Color

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