Chaos Group - V-Ray Next for Modo – Upgrade
Description
V-Ray for Modo is a highly accurate renderer, enabling Modo artists to predict and present their designs with the highest level of realism and reduce the need of physical prototypes. It seamlessly integrates production-proven rendering capabilities into Modo’s native workflow. V-Ray also allows for a smooth transfer of assets between Modo and other applications such as Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya enabling you to finalize your scenes in your preferred environment.
V-Ray Next for Modo product videos
New in V-Ray Next for Modo
V-Ray Next for Modo introduces a number of performance optimizations, new materials and smart effects to help you work faster. Here are some examples, for a complete overview see this page.Optimized Workflow
Adaptive dome light: Faster, cleaner and more accurate image-based lighting using V-Ray Scene Intelligence. Removes the need to add Portal lights for interior scenes.
Lighting analysis tool: New Lighting Analysis render element helps to visualize the real-world illumination (Lux) values of any scene.
Physical hair material: Render more realistic-looking hair with accurate highlights and new glint and glitter controls.
Metalness: The V-Ray Material adds support for PBR shaders with new Metalness reflection controls.
GPU VRscans: VRscans are now compatible with V-Ray GPU for increased performance and flexibility.
Render faster
2x faster GPU rendering: Fast new GPU rendering architecture that now supports more high-end production features.
GPU volume rendering: V-Ray GPU now supports blazing fast rendering of volumetric effects like smoke, fire and fog.
GPU bucket rendering: Faster multi-GPU performance on workstations and distributed rendering, plus added support for Cryptomatte render elements.
Smarter effects
New lens effects: New glare and bloom lens effects have been fully redesigned to be faster and more accurate.
Rolling shutter: Emulate the warped motion blur effects common in digital video and cell phone cameras.
Toon shader: Easily create non-photorealistic, cartoon and cel-shading effects. Now with new options for advanced line control.
Free trial version
Get a 30 day free trial version here.
System requirements
See system requirement specifications here.
Licensing
Chaos Group products are licensed via an online licensing system. It used to be licensed with hardware lock (USB dongle), but that system is being phased out. Online licensing requires Internet access. Licenses can be activated in real-time once an order is processed. For offline use, licenses may be checked out for up to 15 days at a time.
In exceptional cases, dongle licensing can still be offered. Contact us for more information.
V-Ray Benchmark – How fast is your hardware?
Test how fast your hardware renders by using Chaos Group's free V-Ray Benchmark application. Read more and see where your hardware ranks at benchmark.chaosgroup.com.
Software Specifications | |
Plugin / Add-On for | Modo |
Software type | Rendering |
License | |
Edition | Commercial |
License Type | Upgrade |