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Below is a step-by-step guide:

 

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  1. Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_6xxxx_x64_vc14.zip.
  2. 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.

  3. Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray6xxxx_std.
  4. Unpack vraystd_adv_6xxxx_x64_vc14.zip into the vray6xxxx_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.C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Standalone for x64\bin

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  1. Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_6xxxx_centos7_clang-gcc-6.3.zip.

  2. 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.
  3. Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray6xxxx_std.
  4. Unpack vraystd_adv_6xxxx_centos7_clang-gcc-6.3.zip into the vray6xxxx_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./usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Standalone_for_linux

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  1. Download V-Ray Standalone from the Chaos website. The file should be called vraystd_adv_6xxx_mavericks_x64_gcc-4.2-cpp.zip.

  2. 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 in your /Volumes/Data directory.
  3. Make another directory inside vray_builds and name it vray6xxxx_std.
  4. Unpack vraystd_adv_6xxxx_mavericks_x64_gcc-4.2-cpp.zip into the vray6xxxx_std directory.
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The /Volumes/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. /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Standalone_for_maverics_x64/VRay/Contents/MacOS/

Environment Setup

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Before you run V-Ray Standalone, you need to set up an environment. There are some specific steps to consider. The license setup is the last requirement, as V-Ray needs to be instructed where to look for a valid license.

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