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This page provides information on how V-Ray integrates into the standard Cinema 4D menus.

Overview

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V-Ray provides a menu on its own in Cinema 4D's toolbar, where you can find some commonly used V-Ray components.

In addition, there are a number of items to the Cinema 4D menus, in particular in the Preferences and Create menus.

V-Ray Menu

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Opens the New V-Ray Frame Buffer window

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Start Production Render	Starts Production render in the VFB	V-Ray VFB	.
Start Interactive Render	Starts Interactive render in the VFB.	Start Production Render
Submit to Chaos Cloud	Submits your current scene for render to Chaos Cloud.
Chaos Vantage	Opens the Vantage submenu.
V-Ray VFB	Opens the V-Ray Frame Buffer windowStarts Production render in the VFB.
Render Elements	Opens the Render Elements window.
Chaos Cosmos	Opens the Chaos Cosmos submenu.
Chaos Scatter	Adds a Chaos Scatter Object to the scene.
Chaos Collaboration	Submits the current render to Chaos Cloud Collaboration.
Lights	Opens the Lights submenu.
Cameras	Opens the Cameras submenu.
Geometry	Opens the Geometry submenu.
Volumetrics	Opens the Volumetrics submenu.
Tools	Opens the Tools submenu.
Licensing	Opens the Licensing submenu.
Help	Opens the Help submenu.

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Chaos Vantage

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Vantage Live Link	Initiates and sends a link to Chaos Vantage. For more information, see Live Link to Chaos Vantage.
Vantage Animation	Exports and sends the current animation range to Chaos Vantage.
Vantage Settings	Opens a settings window.

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Chaos Cosmos

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Cosmos Browser	Opens the Chaos Cosmos Browser window.
Download Cosmos Assets	Relocate or download missing Cosmos assets. For more information, see the Download Cosmos Assets page.

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Lights

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Rectangle Light Creates a Rectangle Light.
Sphere Light Creates a Sphere light.
Dome Light Creates a Dome light.
Mesh Light Creates a Mesh Light.
IES Light Creates an IES light.
V-Ray Sun Creates a V-Ray Sun.
V-Ray Sun with Sky Creates a V-Ray Sun and Sky system.
V-Ray Environment Creates a V-Ray Environment.
Legacy Lights Opens a selection of legacy lights.

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Cameras

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Physical Camera
Creates a Physical camera.

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Geometry

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V-Ray Particles	Creates a V-Ray Particles object in the scene.
V-Ray Proxy	Creates a V-Ray Proxy object.
V-Ray Scene	Creates a V-Ray Scene object.
V-Ray Fur	Applies fur properties to the selected object.
V-Ray Clipper	Makes the selected object a Clipper.
V-Ray Decal	Creates a V-Ray Decal object.
V-Ray Enmesh	Creates a V-Ray Enmesh geometry.
V-Ray Gaussians	Creates a V-Ray Gaussians geometry.

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Volumetrics

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V-Ray VolumeGrid Creates a V-Ray VolumeGrid.
Environment Fog Creates an Environment Fog.
V-Ray Toon Creates a V-Ray Toon effect.
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Tools

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Light Lister	Opens the Light Lister window.
Make Shadow Catcher	Converts the selected object into a Shadow Catcher Matte object.
V-Ray Bake Object	Exports a Baked texture based on an object's appearance in the rendered scene.
Convert Materials	Converts materials from one type to another.
Convert V-Ray 3 scene	Opens the Convert V-Ray 3 scene tool.
V-Ray Toolbar	Opens the V-Ray Toolbar palette.

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Licensing

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Chaos Account Management

Opens the Chaos Account Management Window, which allows you to sign in and manage your Chaos Account.

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This window shows which account is currently logged in.

Press the Manage account link to open the My Chaos portal. 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 yet, this is how the window will look instead:

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You can Sign in, or See the Chaos plans & pricing, which will take you to the Chaos website.

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Help

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About	Opens an About window.
Ideas Portal	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D ideas portal.
Chaos Forum	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D forum.
Online Documentation	Opens the V-Ray for Cinema 4D documentation in a browser.
Online Help Center	Opens the Chaos	Help	Center in a browser.
About	Opens an About window.
Check for Update	Checks if a newer V-Ray version is available for download.

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The About window contains information about the current V-Ray version installed, copyright notice and information if this is the latest released version or if there is a newer update available for download.

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

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Edit > Preferences > Renderer > V-Ray

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See more information at on the Preferences V-Ray Menu page.

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Create toolbar > ||Material Manager|| > V-Ray (when Separate menu for V-Ray materials is enabled)

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Create > ||Material Manager|| > Create > V-Ray (when Separate menu for V-Ray

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V-Ray Output Console

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You can access the V-Ray log from from Extensions > Console > V-Ray

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Geometry

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V-Ray VolumeGrid Creates a V-Ray VolumeGrid.
Environment Fog Creates an Environment Fog.
V-Ray Toon Creates a V-Ray Toon effect.
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Tools

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V-Ray Output Console

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V-Ray VolumeGrid Creates a V-Ray VolumeGrid.
Environment Fog Creates an Environment Fog.
V-Ray Toon Creates a V-Ray Toon effect.
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