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This page includes details on the items available from the main V-Ray menu in the Rhino interface.

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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 the following submenus: Asset Editor, Chaos Cloud Collaboration, Chaos Cosmos, File Path Editor, Frame Buffer, Light Gen, Rendering, Lights Lights, Objects, Tools, Preferences, Pack Project, and Help.

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Description

Asset Editor

Opens the V-Ray Asset Editor.

Chaos Cloud Collaboration

Opens the Chaos Cloud Collaboration window.

Chaos Cosmos

Opens the Chaos Cosmos Browser.

File Path Editor

Opens the V-Ray File Path Editor.

Frame Buffer

Opens the V-Ray Frame Buffer.

Light Gen

Opens the V-Ray Light Gen.

Rendering

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Rendering submenu.V-Ray

Lights

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Lights submenu.

Objects

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Opens the

Objects submenu.

Tools

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Tools submenu.

Preferences

Opens the Preferences submenu..

Pack Project^{1 2}

Allows 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).

Help

Opens the Help menu.

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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 Cloud	Submits the scene to Chaos Cloud.
V-Ray Vision	Starts V-Ray Vision. (deprecated feature)
Chaos Vantage	Starts Chaos Vantage.
Export VRScene	Exports a VRScene for render.
Batch Render	Shows a V-Ray Batch Render panel.

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V-Ray Vision is a legacy feature no longer under active development and is planned for removal in the future.

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This submenu contains shortcuts for creating Lights in V-Ray Lights.

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Menu	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 an IES Light. Click in the viewport to define the cone of light.
Spot Light	Creates a V-Ray Spotlight Spot Light. 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 Light. 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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Objects Submenu

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

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Menu	Description
Infinite Plane	Creates a V-Ray an 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 Selection	Adds V-Ray Displacement to selection.
Convert to Scatter Host	Converts selected objects to Scatter hosts.
Decal	Creates V-Ray Decal that projects one material on top of another.
Convert to Enmesh	Creates an Enmesh surface object.

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Tools Submenu

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

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Menu	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 Lock	Locks camera position and orientation during Interactive Rendering.
Randomize Object IDs	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.
Apply Enscape Settings	Synchronizes Enscape’s environment and illumination - Sunlight, Sky, and Camera exposure settings with V-Ray's.
External	Opens the external submenu.

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GPU Device Selection
Opens the GPU Selection menu.
V-Ray Denoiser Opens the V-Ray denoising tool.
VRMesh Viewer Opens the V-Ray Mesh Viewer.

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Preferences Submenu

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Menu	Description
Enscape Compatibility	Enables the support for Enscape materials

and assets

and lights

. When disabled, Enscape data in the scene is ignored.
Reset VFB State	Resets the V-Ray Frame Buffer settings and position to the defaults.

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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
Chaos Academy	Opens the Chaos Academy online learning resources page.
Chaos Forum	Opens the Chaos Forum webpage for discussions and support.
Online Help	Brings you to the Chaos Group Online help site.
API Documentation	Opens the V-Ray for Rhino Object Model Reference Guide.
Support Request	Submits a new support request to the Chaos Support team.
Ideas Portal	Suggests and tracks feature ideas for Chaos products.
License	Opens the License submenu.
Chaos Account	Opens the Chaos account management window.
About V-Ray

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Opens the About Chaos V-Ray window where you can find information about the installed version.

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The window also includes links to Chaos website, and information about the V-Ray Asset Editor Session Log, EULA, Chaos Global Privacy Policy and Copyright notices.

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License Submenu

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Allows you to open the Online license server and to release your license. all LicensesLoads the V-Ray Online License Server configuration page in the web browser

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Release V-Ray License	Releases	the V-Ray	license.
Chaos License Server...	Opens the Chaos License Server page.

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Chaos Account

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This window shows you which account is currently used as a license holder.

Press the Manage account button to open My Chaos portal and manage the licenses. You can assign, remove, and allocate licenses to different users. For more information, see the My Chaos Portal Guide page.

To switch the current account, press the Sign Out button.

If you haven't signed in during the installation, you can do so in this window:

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See Chaos plans & pricing link leads you to V-Ray's pricing list on Chaos website.

This window blocks all the rest of the UI, so make sure to close it once done to go back to Rhino.

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About Chaos V-Ray

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The About Chaos V-Ray window is accessible from V-Ray menu > Help > About V-Ray.

The windows shows information about the installed V-Ray version. It also provides links to the following:

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End-User License Agreement
Chaos Global Privacy Policy
Credits and Copyrights
V-Ray Asset Editor Session Log

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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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Overview

V-Ray Menu

Rendering Submenu

Lights Submenu

Objects Submenu