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This page describes how to set up your local system so that it loads the files for the correct version. The notes here are for the Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.

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Starting with V-Ray 6, the Portable Installation replaces the zip builds. Please visit the Portable Installation page to find out more.

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Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_5xxxx6xxxx_x64_vc14.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, create a vray_builds directory on your D:\ drive.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_5xxxx6xxxx_x64_vc14.zip into the vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std directory.

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The D:\ drive holding the vray_builds folder is simply an example. The unpacked V-Ray ZIP installation can be placed anywhere.

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The vray.exe file is located in the bin folder.

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Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_
5xxxx
6xxxx_
linux_x64_vc14
centos7_clang-gcc-6.3.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, create a vray_builds directory on your /opt/ directory.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_5xxxx6xxxx_linux_x64_vc14centos7_clang-gcc-6.3.zip into the vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std directory.

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The /opt directory on Linux is simply an example. The unpacked V-Ray ZIP installation can be placed anywhere.

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The vray.bin file is located in the bin folder.

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Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_
5xxxx
6xxx_mavericks_x64_
vc14
gcc-4.2-cpp.zip.
Make a new directory anywhere on your machine or on a network location and call it vray_builds (vray_builds is an arbitrary name, you can use whatever name suits you). For example, navigate to your /Applications directory using cd / and create a vray_builds directory in your /Volumes/Data directory.
Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std.
Unpack vraystd_adv_5xxxx6xxxx_mavericks_x64_vc14gcc-4.2-cpp.zip into the vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std directory.

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The /Volumes/ Applications Data directory is simply an example. The unpacked V-Ray ZIP installation can be placed anywhere.

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The vray.bin file is located in the bin folder.

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Standalone on Windows where where vraystd_adv_4xxxx6xxxx_x64_vc14.zip has been unpacked into D:\vray_builds\vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std\.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OS	Action	Variable	Location	Description	Example
Windows	Set	VRAY_OSL_PATH	\opensl	Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.	set VRAY_OSL_PATH=D:\vray_builds\vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std\opensl
Windows	Set	VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹	arbitrary location	Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license.	set VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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Since V-Ray 6, update 1, the VRAY_OSL_PATH variable has been deprecated and no longer needs to be set.

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray for Maya 20202022 on Linux where vray_adv_5000160000_maya2020maya2022_linux_x64.zip has been unpacked into /opt/vray_builds/vray50001vray60000_maya2020maya2022/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

Action

Variable

Location

Description

Example

Linux

Set

VRAY_OSL_PATH

/opensl

Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.

export VRAY_OSL_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std/opensl

Linux

Extend

LD_LIBRARY_PATH 3

/lib

(for earlier builds: vray /lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8(recent builds: vray/lib)

Required to run V-Ray itself.

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

for V-Ray Next Standalone Update , update 2 and laterearlier:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray5xxxxvray6xxxx_std/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Linux

Set

VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹

arbitrary location

Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license.

export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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Since V-Ray 6, update 1, the VRAY_OSL_PATH variable has been deprecated and no longer needs to be set.

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray for Maya 20202022 on macOS where vray_adv_5000160000_maya2020maya2022_mavericks_x64.zip has been unpacked into /vray_builds/vray50001vray60000_maya2020maya2022/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OS	Action	Variable	Location	Description	Example
macOS	Set	VRAY_OSL_PATH	/opensl	Required for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.	export VRAY_OSL_PATH=/vray_builds/

vray4xxxx

vray6xxxx_std/opensl

macOS

Extend

DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH 2

/lib

(for earlier builds: /vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp

(recent builds: /vray/lib

)

Required to run V-Ray itself.

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/

vray5xxxx

vray6xxxx_std

/vray

/lib

/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp

:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

for builds

after

before 2019-03-12:

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/

vray5xxxx

vray6xxxx_std/vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
macOS	Set	VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH ¹	arbitrary location	Points V-Ray to a V-Ray license.	export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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Since V-Ray 6, update 1, the VRAY_OSL_PATH variable has been deprecated and no longer needs to be set.

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