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This page provides an overview of the Vantage Live Link feature in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.


Overview


Chaos Vantage is a tool that allows you to explore and manipulate your scenes within a 100% ray-traced environment in real time. This allows for quicker and more interactive edits.

The Live Link feature makes it possible to instantly see changes made in Cinema 4D without the need to export and import .vrscenes in Chaos Vantage. 

Vantage Live Link only works with Windows® operating system.


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UI Path: ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage



Menu Options


Vantage Live Link – Initiates a Live Link session between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage.

Vantage AnimationExports and sends the current animation range to Chaos Vantage.

Vantage Settings – Allows you to change the Live Link port. 



Settings


Vantage Live Link Port – Sets the listening port for the live link server. Always make sure you are using the same port in both Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage.





To start a Live Link to Chaos Vantage, go to the V-Ray menu and select Vantage Live Link. This initiates the link and sends your scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port. Always make sure you are using the same port in both Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage!

In Cinema 4D, you can set from the Vantage Settings button .

In Chaos Vantage, go to Live Link > Change Port... and open the Enter Live Link Port window.



Supported Features


For a list of supported features, see the Live Link from Cinema 4D page.