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This page provides information about the supported .vrscene features exported from V-Ray for 3ds Max.

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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

	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)
Standard 3ds Max light	On	enabled
	Light Type: Spot Directional Omni	LightSpotMax LightDirectMax LightOmniMax
	Targeted	–
	Shadows	shadows
	Use Global Settings	use_global_light_level
	Shadow Type Adv. Raytraced Area Shadows Shadow Map Ray Traced Shadows VRayShadow	– – – – –
	Exclude...	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Transparent shadows	–
	Bias	shadowBias
	Area shadow: Box Sphere	shadowShape=0 shadowShape=1
	U size	shadowRadius
	V size	shadowRadius1
	W size	shadowRadius2
	Subdivs	shadowSubdivs
	Multiplier	intensity
	Color	color
	Decay Type: None Inverse Inverse Sqaure	decay_type=0 decay_type=1 decay_type=2
	Decay Start	decay_start
	Near Attenuation: Use Show Start End	near_attenuation – near_attenuation_start near_attenuation_end
	Far Attenuation: Use Show Start End	far_attenuation – far_attenuation_start far_attenuation_end
	Show Clone	–
	Overshoot	overshoot
	Hotspot/Beam	hotspot
	Falloff/Field	fallsize
	Cirle	shape_type=0
	Rectangle	shape_type=1
	Aspect	rect_aspect
	Bitmap Fit...	–
	Contrast	–
	Soften Diff. Edge	–
	Diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Specular	affectSpecular
	Ambient Only	–
	Map	projector_map
	Object Shadows: Color Density Map Light Affects Shadow Color	shadowColor – – –
	Atmosphere Shadows: On Opacity Color Amount	– – –

	UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin name (plugin/parameter)
V-Ray Lights		V-Ray Light
		On	enabled
		Type: Plane Dome Sphere Mesh Disk	LightRectangle/is_disc=0 LightDome LightSphere LightMesh LightRectangle/is_disc=1
		Targeted	–
		Length/Radius	u_size
		Width	v_size
		Units: Default (image) Luminous power (lm) Luminance (lm/m²/sr) Radiant power (W) Radiance (W/m²/sr)	units=0 units=1 units=2 units=3 units=4
		Multiplier	intensity
		Mode: Color Temperature	– –
		Color	color
		Temperature	color
		Texture	LightRectangle/use_rect_tex LightDome/use_dome_tex LightMesh/use_tex
		Texture Map	LightRectangle/rect_tex LightDome/dome_tex LightMesh/tex
		Res	tex_resolution
		Directional	LightRectangle/directional
		Preview: Selected Always Never	– – –
		Preview texmap	–
		Spherical (full dome)	LightDome/dome_spherical
		Affect alpha	LightDome/affect_alpha
		Lock texture to icon	–
		Ray dist: None From GI Explicit	LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=0 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=1 LightDome/dome_rayDistanceMode=2
		Distance	LightDome/dome_rayDistance
		Target radius	–
		Emit radius	–
		Adaptive dome	LightDome/dome_adaptive
		Flip normals	–
		Pick mesh	LightMesh/geometry
		Replace mesh with light	–
		Extract mesh as node	–
		Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
		Cast shadows	shadows
		Double-sided	doubleSided
		Invisible	invisible
		No decay	noDecay
		Skylight portal	lightPortal=1
		Simple	lightPortal=2
		Store with irradiance map	storeWithIrradianceMap
		Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
		Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
		Affect specular	affectSpecular
		Specular contribution	specular_contribution
		Affect reflections	affectReflections
		Shadow bias	shadowBias
		Cutoff	cutoffThreshold
		V-Ray IES Light	LightIESMax
		Enabled	enabled
		Enable viewport shading	–
		Show distribution	–
		Targeted	–
		Ies file	ies_file
		Rotation X	–
		Rotation Y	–
		Rotation Z	–
		Cutoff	cutoffThreshold
		Shadow bias	shadowBias
		Cast shadows	shadows
		Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
		Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
		Affect specular	affectSpecular
		Specular contribution	specular_contribution
		Use light shape: No For shadows only For illumination and shadows	soft_shadows=0 soft_shadows=1 soft_shadows=2
		Override shape	ies_light_shape
		Shape	ies_light_shape
		Height	ies_light_height
Width		ies_light_width
Length		ies_light_length
Diameter		ies_light_diameter
Color mode: Color Temperature		– –
Color		color
Color temperature		color
Override inter: rescale replace		override_prescribed_power=0 override_prescribed_power=1
Intensity type: power (lm) intensity (cd)		– –
Intensity value		power
Area speculars		area_speculars
Viewport wire color		–
Icon text		–
Exclude		SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	V-Ray Ambient Light	LightAmbientMax
	Enabled	enabled
	Mode: Direct + GI Direct light GI	mode=0 mode=1 mode=2
	GI min distance	gi_min_distance
	Color	color
	Intensity	color
	Light map	–
	Compensate exposure	compensate_exposure
	Viewport wire color	–
	Exclude...	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	V-Ray Sun	SunLight
	Enabled	enabled
	Intensity multiplier	intensity_multiplier
	Size multiplier	size_multiplier
	Filter color	filter_color
	Color mode: filter direct override	color_mode=0 color_mode=1 color_mode=2
	Sky model: Preetham et al. CIE clear CIE overcast Hosek et al. Improved	sky_model.0 sky_model=1 sky_model=2 sky_model=3 sky_model=4
	Ground albedo	ground_albedo
	Indirect horiz illumination	horiz_illum
	Blend angle	blend_angle
	Horizon offset	horizon_offset
	Turbidity	turbidity
	Ozone	ozone
	Exclude	SettingsLightLinker/ignored_lights SettingsLightLinker/ignored_shadow_lights
	Invisible	invisible
	Affect diffuse	affectDiffuse
	Diffuse contribution	diffuse_contribution
	Affect specular	affectSpecular
	Specular contribution	specular_contribution
	Cast atmospheric shadows	atmos_shadows
	Shadow bias	shadowBias
	Photon emit radius	photon_radius

Physical Camera

	Native name	V-Ray Plugin name
Max Camera	Physical Camera	CameraPhysical
	Targeted	–
	Target Distance	target_distance
	Show Cone: When Selected Always Never	– – –
	Show Horizon Line	–
	Texture Resolution	bmpaperture_resolution
	Use Lens File	distortion_type=2
	Lens File	lens_file
	Preset	–
	Width	film_width
	Focal Length	focal_length
	Specify FOV	specify_fov
	FOV	fov
	Zoom	zoom_factor
	Aperture	f_number
	Use Target Distance	targeted=1
	Custom	targeted=0
	Focus Distance	focus_distance
	Lens Breathing	–
	Enable Depth of Field	use_dof
	Shutter Type	–
	Duration	shutter_speed
	Offset	shutter_offset
	Enable Motion Blur	use_moblur
	Exposure Control	SettingsColorMapping/exposure
	Manual	ISO
	Target	–
	Illuminant	white_balance
	Temperature	white_balance
	Custom	white_balance
	Enable Vignetting	vignetting
	Amount	vignetting
	Aperture Shape: Circular Bladed	blades_enable=0 blades_enable=1
	Blades	blades_num
	Rotation	blades_rotation
	Custom Texture	bmpaperture_tex
	Affect Exposure	bmpaperture_affects_exposure
	Center Bias (Ring Effect)	center_bias
	Optical Vignetting (Cat Eye)	optical_vignetting
	Anisotropy (Anamorphic Lens)	anisotropy
	Lens Shift: Horizontal Vertical	horizontal_offset vertical_offset
	Tilt Correction: Horizontal Vertical	horizontal_shift lens_shift
	Auto Vertical Tilt Correction	–
	Distortion Type: None Cubic	distortion=0 distortion_type=1
	Amount	distortion
	Texture	lens_file
	Enable	RenderView/clipping
	Clipping Near	RenderView/clipping_near
	Clipping Far	RenderView/clipping_far
	Environment Near Range	–
	Environment Far Range	–
V-Ray Camera	V-Ray Physical Camera	CameraPhysical
	Targeted	–
	Camera Type: Still cam Movie cam Video cam	type=0 type=1 type=2
	Target distance	target_distance
	Focus distance	focus_distance
	Show cone	–
	Show horizon line	–
	Use Field of view	specify_fov
	Field of view	fov
	Film gate (mm)	film_width
	Focal length (mm)	focal_length
	Zoom factor	zoom_factor
	Film speed (ISO)	ISO
	F-Number	f_number
	Shutter speed	shutter_speed
	Shutter angle	shutter_angle
	Shutter offset	shutter_offset
	Latency (s)	latency
	Depth of field	use_dof
	Motion blur	use_moblur
	Exposure: No exposure Physical exposure Exposure value (EV)	exposure=0 exposure=1 exposure=2
	Exposure value	exposure_value
	Vignetting	vignetting
	White balance	white_balance
	Custom balance	white_balance
	Temperature (K)	white_balance
	Automatic vertical tilt	–
	Tilt: Vertical Horizontal	lens_shift horizontal_shift
	Shift: Vertical Horizontal	vertical_offset horizontal_offset
	Guess vert tilt	–
	Guess horiz tilt	–
	Enable Blades	blades_enable
	Blades	blades_num
	Rotation	blades_rotation
	Center bias	center_bias
	Anisotropy	anisotropy
	Optical vignetting	optical_vignetting
	Bitmap aperture	bmpaperture_enable
	Affect exposure	bmpaperture_affects_exposure
	Bitmap resolution	bmpaperture_resolution
	Bitmap	bmpaperture_tex
	Distortion type: Quadratic Cubic Lens file Texture	distortion_type=0 distortion_type=1 distortion_type=2 distortion_type=3
	Amount	distortion
	Lens file	lens_file
	Map	distortion_tex
	Clipping	RenderView/clipping
	Near clipping plane	RenderView/clipping_near
	Far clipping plane	RenderView/clipping_far
	Near env range	–
	Far env range	–
	Mode: Disabled Top to bottom Bottom to top Left to right Right to left	rolling_shutter_mode=0 rolling_shutter_mode=1 rolling_shutter_mode=2 rolling_shutter_mode=3 rolling_shutter_mode=4
	Duration (s^-1)	rolling_shutter_duration

Geometry

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray Clipper	VRayClipper
V-Ray Displacement	GeomDisplacedMesh GeomStaticSmoothedMesh
V-Ray Fur	GeomHair
V-Ray Instancer	Instancer
V-Ray MetaBall	–
V-Ray Plane	GeomPlane
V-Ray Proxy	GeomMeshFile
V-Ray Scene	VRayScene
V-Ray Sphere	–
V-Ray VolumeGrid	PhxShaderSimVol

Materials

AUI Tabs Page

title	Materials

Native Name	V-Ray Plugin Name	Support
V-Ray ALSurface	BRDFALSurface	Diffuse Diffuse strength Reflect color Reflect strength Reflect roughness Reflect IOR Reflect distribution GGX
VRayBlendMtl	BRDFLayered	Base material
VRayBumpMtl	BRDFBump	Base material Bump map Bump amount
VRayCarPaintMtl	BRDFCarPaint	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Coat color Coat strength Coat glossiness
VRayCarPaintMtl2	BRDFCarPaint2	Base color Base reflection Base glossiness Base glossiness tail Coat color Coat amount Coat ior Coat glossiness
VRayLightMtl	BRDFLight	Color Color multiplier
VRayScatterVolume	BRDFScatterVolume	Overall color Scatter Color
VRayFastSSS2	BRDFSSS2Complex	IOR Subsurface color Specular color Specular amount Specular glossiness
VRayStochasticFlakesMtl	BRDFStochasticFlakes	Hilight glossiness Reflection filter BRDF Type: GGX
Two Sided	Mtl2Sided	Front Material Back Material Translucency
VRayToonMtl	BRDFToonMtl	Loads as BRDFVRayMtl, toon parameters are ignored.
VRayPointParticleMtl	BSDFPointParticle	Loads as a simple diffuse BRDF.

VRayMtl

AUI Tabs Page

title	VRayMtl

UI	Native name	V-Ray plugin Name (plugin/parameter)	Support
UI	VRayMtl	BRDFVRayMtl	Support
	Diffuse	diffuse
	Diffuse Texture	diffuse
	Roughness	roughness
	Roughness Texture	roughness
	Preset	-
	Enable Bump map	-
	Bump amount	bump_amount
	Bump Texture	bump_tex
	Reflect	reflect
	Reflect Texture	reflect
	Reflect Glossiness	reflect_glossiness
	Reflect Glossiness Texture	reflect_glossiness
	Fresnel reflections	fresnel
	Fresnel IOR	fresnel_ior
	Fresnel IOR Lock	fresnel_ior_lock
	Fresnel IOR Texture	fresnel_ior
	Metalness	metalness
	Metalness Texture	metalness
	Max depth	reflect_depth
	Reflect on back side	option_reflect_on_back
	Dim distance	reflect_dim_distance
	Dim fall off	reflect_dim_distance_falloff
	Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	reflect_affect_alpha=0 reflect_affect_alpha=1 reflect_affect_alpha=2
	Refract	refract
	Refract Texture	refract
	Refract Glossiness	refract_glossiness
	Refract Glossiness Texture	refract_glossiness
	IOR	refract_ior
	IOR Texture	refract_ior
	Abbe number	dispersion
	Max depth	refract_depth
	Affect shadows	refract_affect_shadows
	Affect channel: Color only Color+alpha All Channels	refract_affect_alpha=0 refract_affect_alpha=1 refract_affect_alpha=2
	Thin-walled	refract_thin_walled
	Translucency: None Volumetric SSS	translucency=0 translucency=5 translucency=6
	Fog color / Scatter raduis	fog_color
	Fog color Texture / Scatter radius Texture	fog_color_tex
	Depth (cm) / Scale (cm)	fog_mult
	Scatter color	translucency_color
	Scatter color Texture	translucency_color
	SSS amount	translucency_amount
	Self-Illumination	self_illumination
	Self-IlluminationTexture	self_illumination
	GI	self_illumination_gi
	Mult	TexCombineColor / result_multiplier
	Compensate camera exposure	compensate_camera_exposure
	Coat amount	coat_amount
	Coat amount Texture	coat_amount
	Coat glossiness	coat_glossiness
	Coat glossiness Texture	coat_glossiness
	Coat IOR	coat_ior
	Coat IOR Texture	coat_ior
	Coat color	coat_color
	Coat color Texture	coat_color
	Lock coat bump to base bump	coat_bump_lock
	Enable Coat bump	-
	Coat bump amount	coat_bump_amount
	Coat bump Texture	coat_bump_map
	Sheen color	sheen_color
	Sheen color Textures	sheen_color
	Sheen glossiness	sheen_glossiness
	Sheen glossiness Texture	sheen_glossiness
	BRDF: Phong Blinn Ward Microfacet GTR (GGX)	brdf_type=0 brdf_type=1 brdf_type=2 brdf_type=4
	Use glossiness / Use roughness	option_use_roughness
	GTR tail falloff	gtr_gamma
	GTR tail falloff Texture	gtr_gamma
	Anisotropy	anisotropy
	Anisotropy Texture	anisotropy
	Rotation	anisotropy_rotation
	Rotation Texture	anisotropy_rotation
	Local axis	anisotropy_axis
	Map channel	anisotropy_derivation
	Trace reflections	reflect_trace
	Trace refractions	refract_trace
	Cutoff	option_cutoff
	Env. priority	environment_priority
	Glossy Fresnel	option_glossy_fresnel
	Preserve energy: RGB Monochrome	option_energy_mode=0 option_energy_mode=1
	Double-sided	option_double_sided
	Use irradiance map	option_use_irradiance_map
	Fog system units scaling	fog_unit_scale_on
	Effect ID	MtlMaterialID / material_id_number
	Opacity mode: Normal Clip Stochastic	opacity_mode=0 opacity_mode=1 opacity_mode=2	¹
	Diffuse Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Reflect Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Refract Glossiness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Opacity Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Bump Texture Multiplier	bump_amount
	Displace Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Self -illum Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Diff. rough Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Fresnel IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Metalness Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Anisotropy Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	An. rotation Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	GTR falloff Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Translucent Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Fog color Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat amount Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat gloss Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat IOR Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat color Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Coat bump Texture Multiplier	coat_bump_amount
	Sheen color Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Sheen gloss Texture Multiplier	TexCombineColor / texture_multiplier
	Environment Texture	BRDFVRayMtl / environment_override

Maps

Column

	Native Name	V-Ray plugin Name	Support	Note
General Maps	Advanced Wood	–
	Bitmap	TexBitmap
	BlendedBoxMap	–
	Camera Map Per Pixel	–
	Cellular	TexCellular		Not supported in bump mapping
	Checker	TexChecker		Not supported in bump mapping
	ColorCorrection	ColorCorrection		Not supported in bump mapping
	ColorCorrect	ColorCorrect		Not supported in bump mapping
	ColorMap	TexMaxGamma
	Combustion	–
	Composite	TexLayeredMax
	Dent	TexDent
	Falloff	TexFalloff		Not supported in bump mapping
	ForestColor	TexForestColor		Not supported in bump mapping
	Gradient	TexGradient		Not supported in bump mapping
	Gradient Ramp	TexGradRamp		Not supported in bump mapping
	Map Output Selector	–
	Marble	TexMarbleMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	Mask	TexMaskMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	Mix	TexMix		Not supported in bump mapping
	MultiTexture	TexMultiX		Not supported in bump mapping
	MultiTitle	–
	Noise	TexNoiseMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	OSL Map	TexOSL
	Output	TexOutput		Not supported in bump mapping
	Particle Age	–
	Particle MBlur	–
	Perlin Marble	–
	RGB Multiply	TexRGBMultiplyMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	RGB Tint	TexRGBTintMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	ShapeMap	–
	Smoke	TexSmoke		Not supported in bump mapping
	Speckle	TexSpeckle		Not supported in bump mapping
	Splat	TexSplat		Not supported in bump mapping
	Stucco	TexStucco		Not supported in bump mapping
	Substance	–
	Substance2	RawBitmapBuffer
	Swirl	TexSwirl		Not supported in bump mapping
	TexMap	–
	TextureObjMask	–
	Tiles	TexTiles		Not supported in bump mapping
	Vector Displacement	–
	Vector Map	–
	VertexColor	TexUVW
	Waves	TexWaves
V-Ray Maps	VRayBitmap (VRayHDRI)	TexBitmap
	VRayBump2Normal	–
	VRayColor	TexAColor
	VRayColor2Bump	–
	VRayCompTex	TexCompMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	VRayCurvature	TexCurvature
	VRayDirt	TexDirt
	VRayDistanceTex	TexDistance
	VRayEdgesTex	TexEdges	Partial	'Color' parameters only Not supported in bump mapping
	VRayFakeFresnelTex	–
	VRayGLSLTex	MtlGLSL
	VRayHairInfoTex	TexMaxHairInfo
	VRayHDRI(VRayBitmap)	TexBitmap
	VRayICC	TexICC
	VRayLut	TexLut
	VRayMultiSubTex	TexMulti		Not supported in bump mapping
	VRayNoiseTex	TexNoiseMax		Not supported in bump mapping
	VRayNormalMap	TexNormalBump
	VRayOCIO	TexOCIO
	VRayOSLOutputSelector	TexOSLOutputSelector
	VRayOSLTex	TexOSL
	VRayParticleTex	TexParticleDiffuse
	VRayPointCloudColor	TexMaxPointCloudColor
	VRayPluginNodeTex	–
	VRayPtex	TexPtex
	VRaySamplerInfoTex	–
	VRaySky	TexSky
	VRaySoftbox	TexSoftbox
	VRayTriplanarTex	TexTriplanar		Not supported in bump mapping
	VRayUserColor	TexUserColor
	VRayUserScalar	TexUserScalar
	VRayUVWRandomizer	TexUVWRandomizer		Not supported in bump mapping

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