This page offers information about the V-Ray options under the Preferences tab in Cinema 4D.
Overview
Cinema 4D Preferences menu holds several V-Ray options.
To access these, go to Edit > Preferences > Render > V-Ray.
Common
About
This section holds information about the current V-Ray version.
Device Selection
Under this section you can select the V-Ray engine type. For more information, see the Rendering with V-Ray GPU page.
V-Ray Telemetry
Here you can choose whether to participate in the V-Ray feedback program. For more information on the V-Ray feedback program, see the Chaos Group Telemetry page.
Log Output
The Log output tab offers control over V-Ray log.
Verbosity – Determines what kind of messages are shown in the window:
No output
Output warnings and errors
Output errors
Output all
Log only exporter output –
Materials
Previews
Enable – Enable or disable the material preview swatch from visualizing the currently selected material.
Preview during Interactive rendering –
Enable GI – Enable or disable global illumination in the preview swatch.
Quality – Specifies the quality of the swatch.
Editor Map Size –
User Interface
Separate menu for V-Ray materials – Enables the display of V-Ray materials in a separate menu, next to the default Create menu.
