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This page provides information about the supported .vrscene features exported from V-Ray for Revit.

UI Text Box

type	note

Chaos Vantage has better support for .vrscene files exported from V-Ray Next and later. It is recommend to use the latest officially released V-Ray version.

Lights

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title	Lights

Native name	V-Ray plugin name	Support
POINT
Spherical	LightSphere
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax
LINE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightRectangle
IES	LightIESMax
RECTANGLE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax
CIRCLE
Spherical	LightRectangle
Hemispherical	LightRectangle
Spot	LightSpotMax
IES	LightIESMax

Camera

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name
	V-Ray Camera	CameraPhysical
Image Modified	Mode: Standard VR Spherical Panorama VR Cubemap	SettingsCamera/type=0 SettingsCamera/type=9 SettingsCamera/type=10
Stereo: Side-by-side Top-bottom

Native name

V-Ray plugin name

Support

V-Ray Camera

CameraPhysical

Image Modified

Mode:

Standard

VR Spherical Panorama

VR Cubemap

SettingsCamera/type=0

SettingsCamera/type=9

SettingsCamera/type=10

Stereo:

Side-by-side

Top-bottom

RenderView/stereo_on

Exposure (EV)

combination of ISO, f_number, shutter_speed

Exposure (EV) Auto

SettingsCamera/auto_exposure


White Balance	white_balance
White Balance Auto	SettingsCamera/auto_white_balance
Focus Source: Fixed Distance Fixed Point	– –
Focus Distance	focus_distance
Defocus	combination of ISO, f_number
Vignetting	vignetting

Geometry

Section

Column

width	50%

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Decal	GeomDecal
V-Ray Displacement	GeomDisplacedMesh
V-Ray Fur	GeomHair
V-Ray Proxy Mesh	GeomMeshFile
V-Ray Proxy Scene	VRayScene
V-Ray Scatter	Instancer
Gaussian Splat	GeomGaussians

Column

width	50%

Revit	Support
Revit families replaced with .vrmesh
Native Revit RPCs will render as grey planes
Revit families replaced with a .vrscene
Infinite Ground Plane
Fur
Displacement

Materials

Tabs Page

title	Materials

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
Blend	BRDFLayered	Base material Layer materials
Bump	BRDFBump	Bump Map
Car Paint	BRDFCarPaint	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Coat color Coat strength Coat glossiness
Emissive	BRDFLight
Generic	BRDFVRayMtl
Hair	BRDFHair3
Outline Override	MtlToon
Override	MtlOverride		Base material GI material Reflect material Refract material
PBR	BRDFVRayMtl
Subsurface Scattering	BRDFSSS2Complex	Scatter Color is not supported
Two Sided	Mtl2Sided	Front Material Back Material Translucency
VRscan	BRDFScanned
Wrapper	MtlWrapper	Base material

The table below lists the AutoGen materials (native Revit materials automatically converted to V-Ray ones).

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
Layered	BRDFLayered
Glazing	BRDFVRayMtl
Metal	BRDFVRayMtl
Opaque	BRDFVRayMtl
Transparent	BRDFVRayMtl

VRayMtl

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title	VRayMtl

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
UI	Generic	BRDFVRayMtl	Support
Image Modified	Diffuse Color	diffuse
	Diffuse Color Texture	diffuse
	Diffuse Roughness	roughness
	Diffuse Roughness Texture	roughness
Image Modified	Reflection Color	reflect
	Reflection Color Texture	reflect
	Reflection Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Reflection Glossiness Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Fresnel	fresnel
	Reflection IOR	fresnel_ior
	Reflection IOR Texture	fresnel_ior
	Metalness	metalness
	Metalness Texture	metalness
	GGX Tail Falloff	gtr_gamma
	Surface Control: Use Glossiness Use Roughness	option_use_roughness=0 option_use_roughness=1
	BRDF Type: Phong Blinn Ward Microfacet GTR (GGX)	brdf_type=0 brdf_type=1 brdf_type=2 brdf_type=4
	Back Side Reflect	option_reflect_on_back
	Max Depth	reflect_depth
	Affect Channels: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
	Trace Reflections	reflect_trace
Image Modified	Anisotropy(-1 to 1)	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Derivation: Local axis Map channel	anisotropy_derivation=0 anisotropy_derivation=1
	Local Axis: X Y Z	anisotropy_axis=0 anisotropy_axis=1 anisotropy_axis=2
	Map Channel/Set	anisotropy_uvwgen
Image Modified	Dim Distance enabled	reflect_dim_distance_on
	Dim Distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim Falloff	reflect_dim_distance_falloff
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_Parameters.png$ Image Modified Translucency set to None $Revit_VRay_Generic_Refraction_Volumetric.png$ Image Modified Translucency set to Volumetric $Revit_VRay_Generic_Refraction_SSS.png$ Image Modified Translucency set to SSS	Refraction Color	refract
	Refraction Color Texture	refract
	IOR	refract_ior
	IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Refraction Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Refraction Glossiness Texture	refract_glossiness
	Thin-Walled	refract_thin_walled
	Fog Color	fog_color
	Fog Color Texture	fog_color
	Depth ()cm / Scale (cm)	fog_mult
	Translucency: None Volumetric SSS	translucency=0 translucency=5 translucency=6


Scatter Color / SSS Color	translucency_color


Scatter Color Texture / SSS Color Texture	translucency_color


SSS Amount	translucency_amount


SSS Amount Texture	translucency_amount


Affect Shadows	refract_affect_shadows
Fog Units Scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
Max depth	refract_depth
Affect Channels: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2
Trace Refractions	refract_trace
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_Dispersion.png$ Image Modified	Dispersion	dispersion_on
	Abbe	dispersion
$Revit2021_VRay5_GenericRefraction_FogScattering.png$ Image Modified	Fog Scattering	translucency
	Type: Hard (wax) model Hybrid Back-side Color Scatter Coeff Thickness Light Multiplier	translucency=1 translucency=3 translucency_color translucency_scatter_coeff translucency_thickness translucency_light_mult
	Back-side Color	translucency_color
	Back-side Color Texture	translucency_color
	Scatter Coeff	translucency_scatter_coeff
	Fwd/back Coeff	translucency_scatter_dir
	Thickness	translucency_thickness
	Light Multiplier	translucency_light_mult
Image Modified	Coat Amount	coat_amount
	Coat Amount Texture	coat_amount
	Coat Color	coat_color
	Coat Color Texture	coat_color
	Coat Glossiness	coat_glossiness
	Coat Glossiness Texture	coat_glossiness
	Coat IOR	coat_ior
	Coat IOR Texture	coat_ior
Image Modified	Coat Bump Enabled	coat_bump_lock
	Coat Bump Mode: Bump Map Bump Texture Channel Normal Map	coat_bump_type=0 coat_bump_type=5 coat_bump_type=1
	Coat Bump Map Texture	coat_bump_map
	Coat Bump Amount	coat_bump_amount
	Coat Bump Amount Texture	coat_bump_amount
Image Modified	Sheen Color	sheen_color
	Sheen Color Texture	sheen_color
	Sheen Glossiness	sheen_glossiness
	Sheen Glossiness Texture	sheen_glossiness
Image Modified	Thin Film Enabled	thin_film_on
	Thickness Map
	Thickness Min (nm)	thin_film_thickness_min
	Thickness Max (nm)	thin_film_thickness_max
	IOR	thin_film_ior
Image Modified	Opacity	opacity
	Opacity Texture	opacity

Custom Source:

DIffuse Texture Alpha

Opacity Texture Alpha

opacity/TexCombineFloat

opacity/TexAColorChannel/mode=3

Mode:

Normal

Clip

Stochastic

opacity_mode=0

opacity_mode=1

opacity_mode=2


Image Modified	Bump Mode: Bump Map Normal Map	bump_type=0 bump_type=1
	Bump Map Texture	bump_map
	Bump Amount	bump_amount
	Bump Amount Texture	bump_amount
Image Modified	Mode: Multiply Blend amount	TexCombineColor/color TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Color	diffuse/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Reflection Color	reflect/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Reflection Glossiness	reflect_glossiness/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Refraction Color	refract/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	IOR	refract_ior/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Refraction Glossiness	refract_glossiness/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier


Opacity	opacity/TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier

	Emissive	BRDFLight

Image Modified	Color	color
	Color Texture	color
	Intensity	colorMultiplier
	Intensity Texture	colorMultiplier
	Transparency	transparency


Transparency Texture	transparency


Emit On Back Side	doubleSided


Compensate EV	compensateExposure


Color*Opacity	multiplyByOpacity


Image Added	Mode: Multiply Blend amount	TexCombineColor/color TexCombineColor/texture_multiplier
	Color	TexCombineColor
	Intensity	TexCombineColor
	Transparency	TexCombineColor

Bump

BRDFBump

Image Modified

Base

base_brdf

Image Modified

Map:

Bump Map

Bump Texture Channel

Normal Map

bump_tex_color

map_type=0

map_type=5

map_type=1

Normal Map Type:

Tangent Space

Object Space

Screen Space

World Space

map_type=1

map_type=2

map_type=3

map_type=4

Amount

bump_tex_mult_tex


Delta Scale	bump_delta_scale

Maps

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title	Maps

UI	Native name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Note
Image Modified	Bitmap	TexBitmap
Image Modified	Color	TexAColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Temperature	TexTemperature	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	UVW Placement
Image Modified	Gradient	TexRamp	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Color Correction	ColorCorrection	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Spline Curve	TexRemap	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Bezier Curve	TexBezierCurveColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Simple Mix	TexCombineColor	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Added	Layered	TexLayered
Image Modified	Mix (Value)	TexBlend	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Mix (Operator)	TexCompMax	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Mix (Map)	TexMix	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Multi-Sub	TexMulti	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Tri-Planar	TexTriPlanar	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Checker	TexChecker	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Grid	TexGrid	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Tiles	TexTiles	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Cloth	TexCloth	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Leather	TexLeather	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Bulge	TexBulge	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	UVW	TexUVW
Image Modified	Water	TexWater

	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Noise A	TexNoise	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Noise B	TexNoiseMax	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Cellular	TexCellular	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Marble	TexMarble	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Splat	TexSplat	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Smoke	TexSmoke	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Stucco	TexStucco	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Rock	TexRock	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Granite	TexGranite	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Speckle	TexSpeckle	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Edges	TexEdges	Not supported in opacity mapping
Image Modified	Falloff	TexFalloff	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Fresnel	TexFresnel	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Curvature	TexCurvature	Not supported in bump mapping
Image Modified	Dirt	TexDirt