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The V-Ray mesh viewer is a simple tool that allows you to preview V-Ray mesh and alembic files.

 


Overview

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The V-Ray mesh viewer can be used to view both static as well as animated meshes. Once you run it, the tool will ask you to navigate and point to the .vrmesh or .abc file you want to preview. Once you've located the file you want to view and click Open, You will see the mesh.

You can navigate around the mesh by holding Alt and then using the Left mouse button to Rotate, the Middle mouse button to Pan and the Right mouse button to Zoom. 


UI Path: Start menu  > All Programs > Chaos Group> V-Ray mesh viewer

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Installation

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The mesh viewer tool is installed along with V-Ray for Revit and can be found in the folder folder C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for Revit\tools \libraries\vrayappsdk\bin\vrmesh_viewer.exe. It can be launched directly from the executable file in that tools folder, or from the Start menu.  

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For versions prior to V-Ray 7, the tool can be found in the following location: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for Revit\tools.


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