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Show V-Ray VFBOpens the V-Ray Frame Buffer.
Submit to Chaos CloudOpens the Submit to Chaos Cloud window, where you can submit your job and render it in Chaos Cloud.
Chaos Cosmos BrowserOpens Chaos Cosmos Browser, where you can find various assets ready for use.
V-Ray Material Library BrowserOpens the V-Ray Material Library Browser if it is downloaded in advance with an earlier V-Ray version. If the V-Ray Material Library folder is empty, opens the Chaos Cosmos Browser instead.
Live-Link to Chaos Vantage

Initiates a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage. Right click to open the submenu:

- Initiate a Live-Link to Chaos Vantage

- Stop the Live-Link to Chaos Vantage

- Render Animation with Chaos Vantage

- Chaos Vantage Live-Link Settings

LightsOpens the V-Ray Lights submenu.
Create V-Ray ProxyCreates a V-Ray Proxy object.
Import V-Ray ProxyImports a V-Ray Proxy object into the scene.
V-Ray SceneOpens the V-Ray Scene Manager.
V-Ray Object Properties

Opens the VRayObjectProperties submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple object properties nodes to selection

- Apply single object properties nodes to selection

- Remove object properties from selection

- Remove object properties from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create object properties node

V-Ray Displacement

Opens the VRayDisplacement submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayDisplacement to selection

- Apply single VRayDisplacement node to selection

- Remove VRayDisplacement from selection

- Remove VRayDisplacement from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayDisplacement node

V-Ray Fur

Opens the VRayFur submenu where you can:

- Add VRayFur to selection (works for meshes only)

- Remove VRayFur from selection

- Remove VRayFur from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayFur properties node.

V-Ray ClipperCreates a VRayClipper.
V-Ray DecalCreates VRayDecal.
V-Ray EnmeshCreates V-Ray Enmesh.
Chaos ScatterCreates a Chaos Scatter object.
V-Ray Gaussian SplatCreates a V-Ray Gaussian Splat.
V-Ray PlaneCreates a procedural infinite-plane primitive for V-Ray.
V-Ray Sphere FadeCreates a VRaySphereFadeVolume that renders just small parts of the scene by putting them in a special spherical locator.
V-Ray ToonCreates a VRayToon node that produces cartoon-style outlines on objects in the scene.
V-Ray Volume GridCreates a VRayVolumeGrid node.
V-Ray Bake Options

Opens the V-Ray Bake Options submenu where you can:

- Assign single V-Ray bake options to selection

- Assign multiple V-Ray bake options to selection

- Remove V-Ray bake options from selection

- Remove V-Ray bake options from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayBakeOptions properties node

- Show default V-Ray bake options

- Bake with V-Ray...

V-Ray Renderable Curves

Opens the VRayRenderableCurves submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayRenderableCurve to selection

- Apply single VRayRenderableCurve node to selection

- Remove VRayRenderableCurve from selection.

- Remove VRayRenderableCurve from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayRenderableCurve properties node

V-Ray MetaballCreates a VRayMetalball.
V-Ray NURBS Tessellation

Opens the VRayNURBSTessellation submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayNURBSTessellation to selection

- Apply single VRayNURBSTessellation to selection

- Remove VRayNURBSTessellation from selection.

- Remove VRayNURBSTessellation from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayNURBSTessellation properties node

ToolsOpens the V-Ray Tools submenu.
LicensingOpens the Licensing submenu. 
HelpOpens the Help submenu.
About Chaos V-RayOpens the About window.
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Chaos AccountOpens the Chaos Account window.
Manage Chaos License ServerOpens the local License Server interface (http://localhost:30304). If you are using a remote connection to a License Server, note that this option will still open the localhost.
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This window shows you which account is used currently as a license holderlogged in currently.

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

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

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



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 Maya.

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