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1. Download and install latest official V-Ray 5 for 3ds MaxSketchup build from the download button. Make sure you have appropriate licenses. If you experience problems please contact Chaos Support using the online form.

 Use the Start Chaos VantageInitiate Live Link to Chaos Vantage MAX script Scriptin 3ds Max. For convenience you can drag-n-drop it from ||Customize|| > Customize User Interface SketchUp. It can be accesses either from:

Using either of the two will initialize > Initiate Live Link  to Vantage in any toolbar for faster access. Click on the Initiate Live Link  to Vantage button and a live link session will be initialized between 3ds Max SketchUp and Chaos Vantage. The script   It will automatically:

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Start a GPU IPR Custom Live Link session in 3ds MaxSketchUp.

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Section In 3ds Max Column width 50% 1. Set V-Ray GPU 5 as renderer. Column width 5%   Column width 45%   Section Sketchup   Column width 50% 2. Enable Distributed rendering in the Perf. tab. Column width 5%   Column width 45%   Section 1. Open the Customize Live Link dialogue by going to Extensions > V-Ray > V-Ray Live Link > Customize Live Link: 1.1 Specify the following Column width 50% 3. Open the Render Servers dialogue: 3.1 Add a new server with the following settings: Fancy Bullets type circle Server  Address – add your local machine as as server. Enter either localhost or 127.0.0.1 Port range  – specify a port range for which Chaos Vantage awaits incoming data. By default it is 20701 31.2 Disable local host to reduce resource usage3.3 Close the Render Servers Customize Live Linkdialogue by clicking the OK button. Column width 5%   Image Removed Column width 45%    section Section In Chaos Vantage   Column width 50% 1. Open Chaos Vantage. Column width 5%   Column width 45%   Section Column width 50% 2. Open the Live Link menu and make sure Start Server is enabled (greyed out). If Start Server on Application Start is enabled every time Chaos Vantage is launched  in stand-by mode and wait for incoming data.  Column width 5%   Column width 45% Section Column width 50% 3. Setup port range in Change Port.. menu and make sure the range entered here matches the one previously set in 3ds MaxSketchUp. Default is 20701. Column width 5%   Column width 45%   Section Back In Sketchup   Column width 50% Start  Live link by going to Extensions > V-Ray > V-Ray Live Link > Start Custom Live Link. Column width 5%   Column width 45%

Once a Live Link session is started the scene is transferred to Chaos Vantage, a thick blue contour line appears around the viewport and the status message in the lower right changes to [LIVE LINK]

To stop a Live Link session either click again on the Initiate Start Chaos Vantage button, Start Custom Live Link  to Vantage button option or open the VFB and stop the IPR.