This article provides information about the compatibility of Chaos Scatter with Chaos V-Ray and Chaos Corona renderers. Here, you can find detailed explanations about:
- Which version of Scatter is installed with specific versions of V-Ray or Corona;
- Which version of Scatter is installed when both V-Ray and Corona are installed;
- Which versions of V-Ray, Corona, and Scatter to install when using multiple versions on a single system.
Compatibility
Which version of Scatter is installed with specific versions of V-Ray and Corona?
V-Ray and Corona installers include a specific version of Scatter. However, you are not bound to use this specific version of Scatter. See the Compatibility table below.
Chaos tests all new versions of Scatter thoroughly with older versions of V-Ray and Corona to ensure that they are compatible. Therefore, the rule of thumb is to use the latest version of Scatter available. Note, however, that some minor differences may occur in specific cases, e.g. when the scene is saved with a very old version of Scatter and then opened with the newest version.
Which version of Scatter is installed when both V-Ray and Corona are installed?
V-Ray and Corona installers work in a “no downgrade” manner. This means that if you already have a newer version of Scatter installed and you launch a V-Ray or Corona installer that contains an earlier Scatter installer, the earlier version is not installed at all.
Which versions of V-Ray, Corona, and Scatter to install when using multiple versions on a single system?
When using multiple versions of V-Ray and Corona, e.g. in a render farm, install the newest available Scatter version. This ensures that the rendering will turn out as expected.
For example, you have a render farm and you are rendering a scene sent by various users using different versions of V-Ray, Corona, and Scatter. Install the latest version of Scatter and then launch 3ds Max with the same renderer version that the user used.
Bear in mind that switching between V-Ray and Corona renderers may not produce the same result, also there might be some compatibility issues with specific renderer features. Thus, a scene created with the latest official version of Scatter in Corona may not render the same on a machine with the latest official version of Scatter in V-Ray.
You can look at the table below, find the latest version of Scatter, and install it (regardless if it comes with V-Ray or Corona).
If you are unable to locate the right installers or need a standalone Scatter installer for a specific version, please contact us at Chaos Support.
| Renderer | Scatter version | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 (15633) | 2.3 (17378) | 2.4 (17713) | 2.4 (19132) | 2.5 (18341) | 2.6 (19007) | 3.0 (19915) | 4.0 (21812) | 4.0 (21932) | 4.0 (22455) | 4.0 (24346) | 4.0 (24726) | |
| Corona 8 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Corona 8 HF1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Corona 8 HF2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| V-Ray 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
| Corona 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| Corona 9 HF1 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Corona 9 HF2 | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| V-Ray 6.1 | | | | | | | | | ||||||
| V-Ray 6.1 HF1 | | | | | | | | |||||||
| Corona 10 | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Corona 10 HF1 | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Corona 10 HF2 | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Corona 10 HF3 | | | | | | | ||||||||
| V-Ray 6.2 | | | | | | |||||||||
| Corona 11 | | | | | ||||||||||
| Corona 11 HF1 | | | | |||||||||||
| V-Ray 6.2 HF1 | | | ||||||||||||
| Corona 11 HF2 | | |||||||||||||
Legend
– means that the specific version of Scatter is released with the specific version of the renderer.
– means that the specific version of Scatter is compatible with the specific version of the renderer.
Load Specific Version of Scatter
Corona
To load a specific version of Chaos Scatter, follow these steps:
- Download and install the newest version of Scatter. To get a proper installation build, contact the Chaos Support team.
- Download and unpack the other Scatter version(s) you would like to use. Check in the Compatibility table if they are compatible with the version of Corona you are using.
- Set up the environment variable
CHAOSSCATTER_3DSMAX_<YEAR>_LOAD_PATH
You can either:
- Manually add an environment variable in Windows - this works permanently unless you remove or change the variable,
For example: CHAOSSCATTER_3DSMAX_2021_LOAD_PATH
or
- Use a batch script to automate the variable setting process for you - this is not permanent and works only for the current 3ds Max session.
For more information, see the Multiloaders page.
V-Ray
Scatter is installed automatically with the typical V-Ray installation. Therefore, when you open V-Ray for 3ds Max, it automatically loads the Scatter version from the V-Ray installation build.
You cannot use environment variables to switch the Scatter version manually.
However, if you have Corona installed, too, with a newer Scatter version, or if you are using a newer standalone Scatter build, it will override the Scatter version from the V-Ray installer. Then when you start V-Ray for 3ds Max, it will automatically load the newer version of Scatter.