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This section contains links to Geometry objects and tools in V-Ray for Maya.


Overview

V-Ray for Maya adds a number of geometry objects and tools for use with V-Ray. See the links below for more information.

Geometry objects and tools are available from a number of places in the user interface, most commonly from Create menu > VRay or the V-Ray Shelf.


Virtual Geometry

V-Ray provides a number of tools that create virtual geometry in the scene that looks like real geometry at render time, as opposed to actual meshes.



Proxy Objects


Allows an external mesh to be imported at render time only. 

Procedural Fur


Creates simple procedural fur at render time only but not present during editing.

Infinite Plane


Creates an infinite plane at render time that will have no visible end.

Metaballs and iso-Surfaces


Geometric primitive that can create a raytraced iso-surface out of an existing particle system.

Section Clipper


Geometric primitive that can clip away parts of the scene without modifying the actual geometry.

Renderable Curve


Turns a curve into a renderable object, without intermediate conversion to paint effects or polygons.

V-Ray Decal


Projects one material on top of another.

V-Ray Enmesh


Uses geometry as a texture to “coat” objects.

Gaussian Splat


3D Gaussian Splatting is a method used to create a 3D scene from images or videos.

Modified Geometry


Geometry Displacement


Allows higher detail to be added to a geometry object through displacement.

NURBS Tessellation


Node that controls the quality of the NURBS subdivision of multiple NURBS surfaces.


Asset Inspection and Management


V-Ray Mesh Viewer


This tool previews V-Ray mesh and alembic files. Can display both static and animated meshes.

Scene Manager


Used to manage VRayScene files. It is useful for moving entire assets between platforms.

Object Management


V-Ray Mesh Viewer


This tool previews V-Ray mesh and alembic files. Can display both static and animated meshes.

NURBS Tessellation


Node that controls the quality of the NURBS subdivision of multiple NURBS surfaces.



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