V-Ray 6 focused on scattering tools for environment creation, realistic cloud generation, and seamless cloud collaboration.
| Version | Key Features | Supported Platforms | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Introduced VRayEnmesh (a new way to create detailed surfaces without extra geometry), VRayDecal (for placing stickers and labels on any surface), and better USD support. | 3ds Max, Maya, SketchUp, Rhino, Cinema 4D | | V-Ray 6, Update 1 | Added new features to the VFB (like light path expressions), improvements to VRayDecal, and support for the VRayProfiler , which breaks down render times to identify bottlenecks. | All Major Platforms | | V-Ray 6, Update 2 | Added full support for the latest versions of host applications (e.g., Maya 2025, 3ds Max 2025) and introduced significant updates to VRayScatter and USD workflows. | All Major Platforms |
V-Ray is widely used across 3ds Max , SketchUp , Rhino , Maya , and Houdini , maintaining its edge by adapting to the latest hardware and AI advancements.
: Adaptive Dome Light, automatic exposure/white balance, and a unified V-Ray GPU architecture. vray all versions list
With each subsequent release the list grew: 1.x brought faster sampling; 2.x refined global illumination until light behaved like a stubborn truth; 3.x introduced new algorithms that split render times like parting a sea. Artists who had once dreaded overnight renders now brewed tea and waited with calm.
Released around 2010, this version focused on speed and interactive rendering.
V-Ray, developed by Chaos , has evolved from a niche ray-tracer into the industry standard for high-end photorealistic rendering. Since its inception in 1997, the software has undergone numerous major transformations, each introducing groundbreaking technologies like global illumination and AI-powered denoising. V-Ray Major Version History V-Ray 6 focused on scattering tools for environment
This complete, chronological guide breaks down all major V-Ray versions, tracing the software's journey from its early days to the modern era of AI-accelerated rendering. The Evolution of V-Ray: A Chronological Version List
| Version | Build Year | Notable Feature | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1.0 | 2003 | First commercial release | | 1.5 | 2006 | Physical material | | 2.0 | 2009 | V-Ray RT | | 3.0 | 2013 | Progressive rendering | | 3.6 | 2017 | V-Ray Denoiser | | Next (4.0) | 2018 | Adaptive dome light | | 5.0 | 2020 | Light Mix, VFB Composite | | 6.0 | 2022 | Enmesh, Decal | | 7.0 | 2024 | Neural rendering |
: Open-source assets or older studio archives built with V-Ray 3.x using Irradiance Maps will look different or throw errors when opened in V-Ray 6, which relies purely on Brute Force path tracing. | All Major Platforms | | V-Ray 6,
Fully integrates AI-assisted upscaling and denoising. It introduces massive speedups for Gaussian splatting, neural rendering workflows, and tight ecosystem integration with Chaos Vantage for instant real-time visualization of complex production scenes. Supported Host Applications (The V-Ray Ecosystem)
This article provides the , covering the standalone renderer, its major plugins, and the timeline of features that changed computer graphics.
Below is a comprehensive list and history of V-Ray versions, highlighting the major milestones and features that defined each era. The Early Era: V-Ray 1.0 to 1.5
During this phase, Chaos Group (now Chaos) expanded to almost every major 3D software and focused on speed and "Universal" settings.