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V-Ray menu

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Render menu


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RenderSelects a V-Ray ROP from a dropdown menu and starts rendering.
Render SettingsSelects a V-Ray ROP from a dropdown menu and opens its V-Ray Render Settings.
Show VFBOpens the V-Ray Frame Buffer.
Light ListerOpens the V-Ray Light Lister dialog.
Cosmos Downloader

Opens the V-Ray Cosmos Downloader.

SettingsOpens the Settings submenu.
Object PropertiesOpens the Object Properties submenu.
ImportOpens the Import submenu.
Pack SceneOpens the Report Bug/RFE dialog.

chaos.com

Opens Chaos website.
HelpOpens the Help submenu.
About QTOpens the About QT window.
LicensingOpens the Licensing submenu.
About V-RayOpens the About V-Ray window.
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Global SettingsOpens the V-Ray: Global Settings window.
UIOpens the UI submenu, containing Reset Log Window and Reset Light Lister Window options.
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CommonOpens the Object Properties tab.
DisplacementOpens the Displacement tab.
HairOpens the Hair tab.
CameraOpens the Camera Properties tab.
Physical CameraOpens the Physical Camera Properties tab.
Remove V-Ray PropertiesRemoves all V-Ray Properties assigned to the selected object.
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Chaos CosmosOpens Chaos Cosmos Browser.
Material (.vrscene)Imports a material from a .vrscene file.
AUR Cache (.aur)Imports an .aur cache file (a Phoenix simulation cache file).
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If you open a scene that contains Cosmos assets which are no longer present on the local machine, you can download them from the V-Ray Cosmos Downloader.

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The V-Ray Cosmos Downloader is now supported in Houdini under Mac OS, starting with Houdini version 20.0.506. Cosmos Mac OS support for the ARM architecture is planned for the future but currently not available.


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Contains information about the Qt version used, as well as Qt licensing information.

The About QT window is available when you click V-Ray menu > About QT.

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Chaos AccountOpens the Chaos Account window.
Manage Chaos License ServerOpens the License Server interface (http://localhost:30304).
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The Chaos account window, accessible from V-Ray > Licensing > Chaos account in Houdini, shows you which account is used currently as a license holder.

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 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 V-Ray for Houdini.

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