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This page includes a list of external tools that come with V-Ray.

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The following tools and utilities come installed with V-Ray for Rhino. For more information about each tool, see its individual page.

 

Rendering Tools and Utilities

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CardPageLinkVNS:V-Ray Standalone Command Line Options

V-Ray Standalone Command Line Options

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The V-Ray Standalone tool is a command-line rendering tool supporting V-Ray's native .vrscene file format.

Location:Start Menu\Programs\Chaos Group\V-Ray for Rhinoceros\V-Ray standalone command prompt

This is a command-line utility that can be used to convert .vrimg image files to .exr files in OpenEXR format.

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CardPageLinkDenoiser Tool

Denoiser Tool

V-Ray Image to EXR Converter | vrimg2exr

A command-line utility that can be used to denoise still images or animations outside of Rhino

. This can be especially useful for animated sequences because the standalone tool can look at multiple frames at once and produce a better denoising result.

A command-line utility that lists V-Ray plugins and detailed description for them.

GI Tools and Utilities

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The irradiance map viewer can be used to view, merge and save irradiance map files created by V-Ray.

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The VRImg to OpenEXR converter is both a command-line utility and a simple GUI application that can be used to convert .vrimg image files to .exr files in OpenEXR format.

Geometry Tools and Utilities

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CardPageLinkIrradiance Map Viewer

Irradiance Map Viewer

The Irradiance Map viewer tool allows you to navigate around a 3D projected version of a scene to view where GI samples were taken during the rendering process.

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CardPageLinkOBJ GEO PLY to .vrmesh converter

OBJ GEO PLY to .vrmesh converter

The ply2vrmesh command-line utility can convert .ply, .obj, .bin, .geo, .bgeo, .hclassic, .bhclassic, .abc, and .vrscene files to .vrmesh files for rendering with V-Ray through V-Ray Proxy Objects.

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CardPageLinkV-Ray Image to EXR Converter

V-Ray Image to EXR Converter

The V-Ray Image to EXR Converter converts .vrimg files to EXR format so the render elements may be loaded into compositing software, where they can be used for Back-to-Beauty compositing or for other adjustments and fine-tuning at the render element level.

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CardPageLinkV-Ray mesh viewer

V-Ray mesh viewer

The V-Ray Mesh Viewer is a tool that previews V-Ray mesh and alembic files. It can display both static and animated meshes.

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Plugininfo Tool

The plugininfo tool generates documentation for all V-Ray plugins. It can be used to list all V-Ray plugins or to display a detailed information for a specific one by using the commands from the Options table.

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Filter Generator Tool

The Filter Generator is a tool for composing filters (HDR images in *.hdr format). It is specially designed to produce filters for the Lens Effects.

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This page provides information on the OBJ GEO PLY to .vrmesh converter (ply2vrmesh standalone tool).

The V-Ray mesh viewer is a simple tool that allows you to preview V-Ray mesh and alembic files.

V-Ray Mesh Viewer