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Overview

 

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V-Ray includes a menu with easy shortcuts to some of the most commonly used V-Ray components.

The menu consists of nine different submenu's: Asset Editor, Chaos Cosmos,   File Path Editor, Frame Buffer, Light Gen, V-Ray Rendering, V V-Ray Lights, V V-Ray Objects, Tools Tools, Pack Project , and Help.

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V-Ray Menu

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MenuDescription
Asset EditorOpens the  V-Ray Asset Editor.
Chaos CosmosOpens the Chaos Cosmos Browser.
File Path EditorOpens the  V-Ray File Path Editor.
Frame BufferOpens the V-Ray Frame Buffer.
Light GenOpens the V-Ray Light Gen.
V-Ray RenderingOpens the V-Ray Rendering sub-menu.
V-Ray LightsOpens the V-Ray Lights sub-menu.

V-Ray Objects

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Opens the V-Ray Objects sub-menu.
ToolsOpens the V-Ray Tools sub-menu.
Pack Project1 2Allows you to create a Zip file that contains the project file and all the associated assets used in the file (textures, environment maps, proxies, linked blocks and their assets, etc).
HelpOpens the Help menu.
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V-Ray Rendering Submenu

 

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This submenu contains shortcuts to general V-Ray components.

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Menu Items

Description

Render

Renders the current view with the V-Ray production renderer.

Interactive Render

Starts a V-Ray Interactive Render.

Render on the CloudSubmits the scene to Chaos Cloud.
V-Ray VisionStarts Starts V-Ray Vision.
Chaos VantageStarts Chaos Vantage.

Export VRScene

Exports a VRScene for render.

Batch Render

Shows a V-Ray Batch Render panel.

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V-Ray Lights Submenu

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This submenu contains shortcuts for creating V-Ray Lights.

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Description

Rectangle Light

Creates a V-Ray Rectangle Light, also known as Area Light. Specify three points in the viewport to define the rectangle and create the light.

Sphere Light

Creates a V-Ray Sphere Light. Click in the viewport to define the sphere and create the light.

IES Light

Creates a V-Ray IES Light. Click in the viewport to define the cone of light.

Spot Light

Creates a V-Ray Spotlight. Click in the viewport to define the spotlight's cone of light.

Point Light

Creates a V-Ray Point Light, also known as an Omni Light. Click in the viewport to place the point light.

Dome Light

Creates a V-Ray Dome Light. Click in the viewport to place the sphere. Rhino will prompt the user to specify a dome light texture.

Sun Light

Creates a V-Ray Sun. Launches a Sun Angle Calculator, then allows the user to specify the sun position.

Directional Light

Creates a V-Ray Directional Light. Click in the viewport to define the light direction.

Convert to Mesh Light

Converts the selected mesh into a V-Ray Mesh Light object.

Release Mesh Light Properties

Removes V-Ray Mesh Light properties from the selection.

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V-Ray Objects Submenu

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This submenu contains shortcuts for creating V-Ray Geometry objects.

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Description

Infinite Plane

Creates a V-Ray Infinite Plane.

Export Proxy

Exports a V-Ray Proxy object.

Import Proxy or VRScene

Imports a V-Ray Proxy object or a .vrscene file into the scene.

Add Fur to Selection

Creates a V-Ray Fur Object. Specify an object in the viewport that the fur will be applied to.

Convert to Clipper

Creates a V-Ray Mesh Clipper plane.

Add Displacement to SelectionAdds V-Ray Displacement to selection.
Convert to Scatter HostInstances and scatters components using the surface of another component to generate points.
DecalCreates V-Ray Decal that projects one material on top of another.
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Tools Submenu

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This submenu contains shortcuts for additional V-Ray Tool functions.

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Description

Camera Focus Tool

Sets camera focus distance based on a point in the model.

Guess Lens Shift

V-Ray will guess the amount of lens shift that has occurred. Note that it is not usable in any default orthogonal view.

Toggle Camera LockLocks camera position and orientation during Interactive Rendering.

Randomize Object ID

Randomizes the Object IDs for the selected objects.

Convert Rhino Material

Converts Rhino materials to V-Ray materials.

Randomize Material ID Colors 3

Iterates through all V-Ray materials in the project and for each one assigns a randomly generated color to its ID color parameter.

GPU Device Selection

Opens the GPU Selection menu.

 
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Help Submenu

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This submenu contains shortcuts for additional V-Ray Help.

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Menu

Description

Online Help

Brings you to the Chaos Group Online help site.

About V-Ray

Shows you information about the installed version. It also include information about the EULA and Copyright notices.

License

Allows you to open the Online license server and to release your license.

Release V-Ray LicenseReleases all V-Ray Licenses.
License ServerLoads the V-Ray Online License Server configuration page in the web browser.
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Footnotes

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    With V-Ray 5 for Rhino, the Zip file created via the Pack Project option includes not only the project file and its V-Ray associated assets but also all native Rhino bitmap textures used in the project file. 
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     When you use the Pack Project option, a pop-up message appears that asks you whether or not to pack Cosmos asset files with the project.
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     The 'Set Material ID Colors to Black' option is removed from the V-Ray menu, but this workflow is still possible when using the command _vraySetMtlID.

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