Menu Integration

This page provides information on how V-Ray integrates into the standard Cinema 4D menus.

Overview

V-Ray provides a menu on its own in Cinema 4D's toolbar, where you can find some commonly used V-Ray components.

In addition, there are a number of items to the Cinema 4D menus, in particular in the Preferences and Create menus.

V-Ray Menu

Option	Description
Start Production Render	Starts Production render in the VFB.
Start Interactive Render	Starts Interactive render in the VFB.
Submit to Chaos Cloud	Submits your current scene for render to Chaos Cloud.
Chaos Vantage	Opens the Vantage submenu.
V-Ray VFB	Opens the V-Ray Frame Buffer window.
Render Elements	Opens the Render Elements window.
Chaos Cosmos	Opens the Chaos Cosmos submenu.
Chaos Scatter	Adds a Chaos Scatter Object to the scene.
Chaos Collaboration	Submits the current render to Chaos Cloud Collaboration.
Lights	Opens the Lights submenu.
Cameras	Opens the Cameras submenu.
Geometry	Opens the Geometry submenu.
Volumetrics	Opens the Volumetrics submenu.
Tools	Opens the Tools submenu.
Licensing	Opens the Licensing submenu.
Help	Opens the Help submenu.

Chaos Vantage

Vantage Live Link	Initiates and sends a link to Chaos Vantage. For more information, see Live Link to Chaos Vantage.
Vantage Animation	Exports and sends the current animation range to Chaos Vantage.
Vantage Settings	Opens a settings window.

Chaos Cosmos

Cosmos Browser	Opens the Chaos Cosmos Browser window.
Download Cosmos Assets	Relocate or download missing Cosmos assets. For more information, see the Download Cosmos Assets page.

Lights

Rectangle Light	Creates a Rectangle Light.
Sphere Light	Creates a Sphere light.
Dome Light	Creates a Dome light.
Mesh Light	Creates a Mesh Light.
IES Light	Creates an IES light.
V-Ray Sun	Creates a V-Ray Sun.
V-Ray Sun with Sky	Creates a V-Ray Sun and Sky system.
V-Ray Environment	Creates a V-Ray Environment.
Legacy Lights	Opens a selection of legacy lights.

Cameras

Physical Camera

Creates a Physical camera.

Geometry

V-Ray Particles	Creates a V-Ray Particles object in the scene.
V-Ray Proxy	Creates a V-Ray Proxy object.
V-Ray Scene	Creates a V-Ray Scene object.
V-Ray Fur	Applies fur properties to the selected object.
V-Ray Clipper	Makes the selected object a Clipper.
V-Ray Decal	Creates a V-Ray Decal object.
V-Ray Enmesh	Creates a V-Ray Enmesh geometry.
V-Ray Gaussians	Creates a V-Ray Gaussians geometry.

Volumetrics

V-Ray VolumeGrid	Creates a V-Ray VolumeGrid.
Environment Fog	Creates an Environment Fog.
V-Ray Toon	Creates a V-Ray Toon effect.

Tools

Light Lister	Opens the Light Lister window.
Make Shadow Catcher	Converts the selected object into a Shadow Catcher Matte object.
V-Ray Bake Object	Exports a Baked texture based on an object's appearance in the rendered scene.
Convert Materials	Converts materials from one type to another.
Convert V-Ray 3 scene	Opens the Convert V-Ray 3 scene tool.
V-Ray Toolbar	Opens the V-Ray Toolbar palette.

Licensing

Chaos Account Management

Opens the Chaos Account Management Window, which allows you to sign in and manage your Chaos Account.

This window shows which account is currently logged in.

Press the Manage account link to open the My Chaos portal. You can assign, remove, and allocate licenses to different users. For more information, see the My Chaos Portal Guide page.

To switch the current account, press the Sign Out button.

If you haven't signed in yet, this is how the window will look instead:

You can Sign in, or See the Chaos plans & pricing, which will take you to the Chaos website.

Help

Ideas Portal	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D ideas portal.
Chaos Forum	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D forum.
Online Documentation	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D documentation in a browser.
Online Help Center	Opens the Chaos Help Center in a browser.
About	Opens an About window.
Check for Update	Checks if a newer V-Ray version is available for download.

About window

The About window contains information about the current V-Ray version installed, copyright notice and information if this is the latest released version or if there is a newer update available for download.

The About window is accessible from V-Ray menu > Help > About.

Other Menus

Edit > Preferences > Renderer > V-Ray

See more information on the Preferences V-Ray Menu page.

||Material Manager|| > V-Ray (when Separate menu for V-Ray materials is enabled)

||Material Manager|| > Create > V-Ray (when Separate menu for V-Ray materials is disabled)

V-Ray Output Console

You can access the V-Ray log from Extensions > Console > V-Ray

Content

Space Tools