This page provides a step-by-step introduction to V-Ray for Unreal.


Page Contents

 

Introduction

This tutorial covers the basic workflow of importing a vrscene file and rendering from Unreal Engine with V-Ray for Unreal. By the end of it, you will have a better understand of V-Ray for Unreal and how you can begin using it to render out your own scenes.

To follow this tutorial, you will need to have the V-Ray for Unreal plugin installed. This tutorial is a companion to go along with the QuickStart video posted on our YouTube channel and available here:

 

 

 

 

Tutorial Assets

To download the files used in this tutorial, please click on the button below.

 

 

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Part I - Exporting the vrscene

Step 1. Exporting vrscene from 3ds max

From  3ds max make sure you are looking through the camera you wish to render later in Unreal (1.1). Then you right click and select from the quad menu .vrscene exporter. A new window appears and where you select the export path and other various options. When finished click export (1.2). With this our vrscene is generated and we are ready to import it into Unreal engine.

 


1.1

1.2


Part II - Creating Unreal project and initial setup

Step 1. Launch Unreal Engine 4

 

Launch you version of Unreal from the Epic Games Launcher. (currently supported versions are 4.18.3 and 4.19)(1.1). A window appears.  In the New Project Tab select the Blank template, Desktop/Console hardware, Maximum quality for the Editor and No Starter Content as initial setup. Choose the directory where you wish to create the project, name it and click the Create Project button (1.2).

 

1.1

1.2

 

Step 2. Enable The V-Ray Plugin  

When you create a project you must first enable the V-Ray plugin. From "Edit/Plugins" enable the VRayForUnreal plugin. You will need to restart Unreal for this to take effect.(2.2)

 

2.2


New level Creation

 

Test Lightbake


 Render Image 


Refine the Render inside the VFB 


Save  the Render