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

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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

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title	Lights

Native name	V-Ray plugin name	Support
POINT
Spherical	LightSphere
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax
LINE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightRectangle
IES	LightIESMax
RECTANGLE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax
CIRCLE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax

Camera

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name	Support
	V-Ray Camera	CameraPhysical
	Mode: Standard VR Spherical Panorama VR Cubemap	SettingsCamera/type=0 SettingsCamera/type=9 SettingsCamera/type=10
	Stereo: Side-by-side Top-bottom	RenderView/stereo_on
	Exposure (EV)	combination of ISO, f_number, shutter_speed
	Exposure (EV) Auto	SettingsCamera/auto_exposure
	White Balance	white_balance
	White Balance Auto	SettingsCamera/auto_white_balance
	Focus Source: Fixed Distance Fixed Point	– –
	Focus Distance	focus_distance
	Defocus	combination of ISO, f_number
	Vignetting	vignetting

Geometry

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Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Decal	GeomDecal
V-Ray Displacement	GeomDisplacedMesh
V-Ray Fur	GeomHair
V-Ray Proxy	GeomMeshFile
V-Ray Scene	VRayScene
V-Ray Scatter	Instancer

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Revit	Support
Revit families replaced with .vrmesh
Native Revit RPCs will render as grey planes
Revit families replaced with a .vrscene
Infinite Ground Plane
Fur
Displacement

Materials

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title	Materials

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
Blend	BRDFLayered	Base material Layer materials
Bump	BRDFBump	Bump Map
Car Paint	BRDFCarPaint	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Coat color Coat strength Coat glossiness
Emissive	BRDFLight
Generic	BRDFVRayMtl
Hair	BRDFHair3
Outline Override	MtlToon
Override	MtlOverride
PBR	BRDFVRayMtl
Subsurface Scattering	BRDFSSS2Complex	Scatter Color is not supported
Two Sided	Mtl2Sided	Front Material Back Material Translucency
VRscan	BRDFScanned
Wrapper	MtlWrapper

The table below lists the AutoGen materials (native Revit materials automatically converted to V-Ray ones).

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
Layered	BRDFLayered
Glazing	BRDFVRayMtl
Metal	BRDFVRayMtl
Opaque	BRDFVRayMtl
Transparent	BRDFVRayMtl

VRayMtl

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title	VRayMtl

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
UI	Generic	BRDFVRayMtl	Support
	Diffuse Color	diffuse
	Diffuse Color Texture	diffuse
	Diffuse Roughness	roughness
	Diffuse Roughness Texture	roughness
	Reflection Color	reflect
	Reflection Color Texture	reflect
	Reflection Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Reflection Glossiness Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Fresnel	fresnel
	Reflection IOR	fresnel_ior
	Reflection IOR Texture	fresnel_ior
	Metalness	metalness
	Metalness Texture	metalness
	GGX Tail Falloff	gtr_gamma
	Surface Control: Use Glossiness Use Roughness	option_use_roughness=0 option_use_roughness=1
	BRDF Type: Phong Blinn Ward Microfacet GTR (GGX)	brdf_type=0 brdf_type=1 brdf_type=2 brdf_type=4
	Back Side Reflect	option_reflect_on_back
	Max Depth	reflect_depth
	Affect Channels: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
	Trace Reflections	reflect_trace
	Anisotropy(-1 to 1)	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Derivation: Local axis Map channel	anisotropy_derivation=0 anisotropy_derivation=1
	Local Axis: X Y Z	anisotropy_axis=0 anisotropy_axis=1 anisotropy_axis=2
	Map Channel/Set	anisotropy_uvwgen
	Dim Distance enabled	reflect_dim_distance_on
	Dim Distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim Falloff	reflect_dim_distance_falloff
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_Parameters.png$ Translucency set to None $Revit_VRay_Generic_Refraction_Volumetric.png$ Translucency set to Volumetric $Revit_VRay_Generic_Refraction_SSS.png$ Translucency set to SSS	Refraction Color	refract
	Refraction Color Texture	refract
	IOR	refract_ior
	IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Refraction Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Refraction Glossiness Texture	refract_glossiness
	Thin-Walled	refract_thin_walled
	Fog Color	fog_color
	Fog Color Texture	fog_color
	Depth ()cm / Scale (cm)	fog_mult
	Translucency: None Volumetric SSS	translucency=0 translucency=5 translucency=6
	Scatter Color / SSS Color	translucency_color
	Scatter Color Texture / SSS Color Texture	translucency_color
	SSS Amount	translucency_amount
	SSS Amount Texture	translucency_amount
	Affect Shadows	refract_affect_shadows
	Fog Units Scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
	Max depth	refract_depth
	Affect Channels: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2
	Trace Refractions	refract_trace
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_Dispersion.png$	Dispersion	dispersion_on
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_Dispersion.png$	Abbe	dispersion
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_FogScattering.png$	Fog Scattering	translucency
	Type: Hard (wax) model Hybrid Back-side Color Scatter Coeff Thickness Light Multiplier	translucency=1 translucency=3 translucency_color translucency_scatter_coeff translucency_thickness translucency_light_mult
	Back-side Color	translucency_color
	Back-side Color Texture	translucency_color
	Scatter Coeff	translucency_scatter_coeff
	Fwd/back Coeff	translucency_scatter_dir
	Thickness	translucency_thickness
	Light Multiplier	translucency_light_mult
	Coat Amount	coat_amount
	Coat Amount Texture	coat_amount
	Coat Color	coat_color
	Coat Color Texture	coat_color
	Coat Glossiness	coat_glossiness
	Coat Glossiness Texture	coat_glossiness
	Coat IOR	coat_ior
	Coat IOR Texture	coat_ior
	Coat Bump Enabled	coat_bump_lock
	Coat Bump Mode: Bump Map Bump Texture Channel Normal Map	coat_bump_type=0 coat_bump_type=5 coat_bump_type=1
	Coat Bump Map Texture	coat_bump_map
	Coat Bump Amount	coat_bump_amount
	Coat Bump Amount Texture	coat_bump_amount
	Sheen Color	sheen_color
	Sheen Color Texture	sheen_color
	Sheen Glossiness	sheen_glossiness
	Sheen Glossiness Texture	sheen_glossiness
	Thin Film
	Thickness Map
	Thickness Min (nm)
	Thickness Max (nm)
	IOR
	Opacity	opacity
	Opacity Texture	opacity	¹
	Custom Source: DIffuse Texture Alpha Opacity Texture Alpha	opacity/TexCombineFloat opacity/TexAColorChannel/mode=3
	Mode: Normal Clip Stochastic	opacity_mode=0 opacity_mode=1 opacity_mode=2	¹
	Bump Mode: Bump Map Normal Map	bump_type=0 bump_type=1
	Bump Map Texture	bump_map
	Bump Amount	bump_amount
	Bump Amount Texture	bump_amount
	Mode: Multiply Blend amount	TexCombineColor/color TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Color	diffuse/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Reflection Color	reflect/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Reflection Glossiness	reflect_glossiness/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Refraction Color	refract/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	IOR	refract_ior/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Refraction Glossiness	refract_glossiness/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Opacity	opacity/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Emissive	BRDFLight
	Color	color
	Color Texture	color
	Intensity	colorMultiplier
	Intensity Texture	colorMultiplier
	Transparency	transparency
	Transparency Texture	transparency
	Emit On Back Side	doubleSided
	Compensate EV	compensateExposure
	Color*Opacity	multiplyByOpacity
	Mode: Multiply Blend amount	TexCombineColor/color TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Color	TexCombineColor
	Intensity	TexCombineColor
	Transparency	TexCombineColor
	Bump	BRDFBump
	Base	base_brdf
	Map: Bump Map Bump Texture Channel Normal Map	bump_tex_color map_type=0 map_type=5 map_type=1
	Normal Map Type: Tangent Space Object Space Screen Space World Space	map_type=1 map_type=2 map_type=3 map_type=4
	Amount	bump_tex_mult_tex
	Delta Scale	bump_delta_scale

Maps

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title	Maps

Native name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Note
Bitmap	TexBitmap
Color	TexAColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Temperature	TexTemperature	Not supported in bump mapping
UVW Placement
Gradient	TexRamp	Not supported in bump mapping
Color Correction	ColorCorrection	Not supported in bump mapping
Spline Curve	TexRemap	Not supported in bump mapping
Bezier Curve	TexBezierCurveColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Simple Mix	TexCombineColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Mix (Value)	TexBlend	Not supported in bump mapping
Mix (Operator)	TexCompMax	Not supported in bump mapping
Mix (Map)	TexMix	Not supported in bump mapping
Multi-Sub	TexMulti	Not supported in bump mapping
Tri-Planar	TexTriPlanar	Not supported in bump mapping
Checker	TexChecker	Not supported in bump mapping
Grid	TexGrid	Not supported in bump mapping
Tiles	TexTiles	Not supported in bump mapping
Cloth	TexCloth	Not supported in bump mapping
Leather	TexLeather	Not supported in bump mapping
Bulge	TexBulge	Not supported in bump mapping
UVW	TexUVW
Water	TexWater	Not supported in bump mapping
Noise A	TexNoise	Not supported in bump mapping
Noise B	TexNoiseMax	Not supported in bump mapping
Cellular	TexCellular	Not supported in bump mapping
Marble	TexMarble	Not supported in bump mapping
Splat	TexSplat	Not supported in bump mapping
Smoke	TexSmoke	Not supported in bump mapping
Stucco	TexStucco	Not supported in bump mapping
Rock	TexRock	Not supported in bump mapping
Granite	TexGranite	Not supported in bump mapping
Speckle	TexSpeckle	Not supported in bump mapping
Edges	TexEdges	Not supported in opacity mapping
Falloff	TexFalloff	Not supported in bump mapping
Fresnel	TexFresnel	Not supported in bump mapping
Curvature	TexCurvature	Not supported in bump mapping
Dirt	TexDirt	Not supported in bump mapping