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Table of Contents


To run V-Ray, you have to:


  1. Step 1: Install V-Ray
  2. Step 2: Activate your license


Overview

This guide is to serve as a reference for installing V-Ray for SketchUp.

A complete installation of V-Ray for SketchUp consists of:

  • V-Ray

  • Chaos License Server

  • V-Ray Swarm
  • Chaos Cloud Client

If you are a trial user, please refer to the Trial installation, as the process differs from the one showed on this page.


Download V-Ray for SketchUp



Installing V-Ray for SketchUp gives you access to: 

OS Specifics


Running the installation may require Windows account administrator privileges.

Follow the instructions of the installer.


Running the installation requires macOS account administrative privileges.

Mount the downloaded .dmg file by double-clicking it and running the V-Ray Installer.

Follow the instructions of the installer.


Running the Installer

Welcome

To start the installation, double-click the installation file.

Carefully read the End User License Agreement and the Global Consumer Privacy Policy. Click the I accept buttons if you agree to the terms.

Proceed to click the Continue button.


At any point during the installation, you can select the language of V-Ray's interface. Press the language button () for Chinese and Japanese options.




Host App Version

This screen allows you to select for which SketchUp version to install V-Ray. You can also select more than one version at once.

Proceed to click the Install button.

If you need to customize your V-Ray installation, click the Advanced button. 


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Advanced Installation

The Advanced Installation button takes you to the Additional Components screen. Here, you can choose whether to install the License Server or V-Ray Swarm and specify the License server machine. 

Click the Continue button to proceed with the installation. 




Licensing

In this step, you can specify whether the V-Ray license server runs locally or on another machine.

  • If you select the Local licensing option, you need to install the License Server on your machine. See the Chaos License Quick Start Guide for a walkthrough.

  • If you select the Remote option, you have to fill in the IP address of your V-Ray license server in the field Primary License Server. Please leave the port 30304 unchanged. An Alternate License Server is used when the primary one does not respond.




Chaos Telemetry

V-Ray installation is successful.

Participate in the improvement decisions for future versions of V-Ray. No intelligence property is violated when agreeing to participate in the feedback program. Chaos does not gather scenes, assets, materials, etc. This preference can be changed anytime from V-Ray Render Settings > Settings > About V-Ray > Feedback program settings. For more information, see the Chaos Telemetry page.

Anonymized Telemetry – Includes the most used product functionality and/or parameter values. The data is not personally identifiable and is not tied to the user's individual account.

Personalized Telemetry – Includes the most used product functionality, parameter values, but also contains personally identifiable information tied to an individual user's license. This helps Chaos tailor and optimize the product for better personal use.




Next Step

Go to step 2 to activate your Chaos License.


  1. Step 1: Install V-Ray
  2. Step 2: Activate your license



Footnotes

  • Starting with V-Ray 6, update 1 Chaos Cloud is always installed together with V-Ray as it is an integral part of the product.
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