V-Ray for Rhino 1.5
Public Beta Programme - NOW OPEN!

Simply Rhino is delighted to announce that the public beta programme for the next generation
of V-Ray for Rhino is now open.

V-Ray for Rhino 1.5 brings the feature set
much closer to that of V-Ray for 3DS Max and Maya and shares the same V-Ray 2.0 Core.

Amongst the many new features are:

V-Ray RT



V-Ray RT (real time) allows the user to design and render simultaneously. The V-Ray RT
render window updates continuously reflecting design, material and environment changes as they are made. V-Ray RT can be used both as a self contained render solution or to provide fast, high quality previews before rendering in V-Ray. See the V-Ray RT Workflow Video for more details.


V-Ray Dome Light


The V-Ray Dome Light provides a simple, artifact-free solution for creating image based lighting. An HDRI image can be loaded into the Dome Light and the brightest part of the image is treated as a direct light resulting in true directional illumination and contact shadows. Great for studio scenes and product shots, the Dome Light can also be used for architectural exteriors. See the V-Ray Dome Light Workflow Video for more details.


V-Ray Proxies



V-Ray Proxies (V-Ray Meshes) allow huge scenes to be rendered with minimal RAM requirements. V-Ray Proxy objects are dynamically loaded and unloaded only at render time, saving vital RAM resources. V-Ray for Rhino will create new proxy objects from Rhino geometry and read existing V-Ray Proxies from 3DS Max, Maya etc. See the V-Ray Proxies Workflow Video for more details.


Lens Effects (Glare/Bloom)

Simulate the natural lens effects that occur when photographing highlights.


Dispersion

Provides the ability to trace and refract light based on its wavelength, creating even more realistic results.


Displacement

Water Level feature allows geometry to be excluded beyound a certain specified height. Allows the creation of realistic grilles and perforated materials with three dimensional detail

V-Ray for Rhino One Day Upgrade Course
March 2012 - London

Timeline & Application Process

• The Beta Programme will run until the official
• release of V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino - Expected end
• of February 2012. The programme will be open
• to users interested to test the new version and
• submit feedback.

• To apply for the Beta program, you need to be
• a registered user at the Chaos Group website.
• Please note that your application may not be
• approved immediately due to a high number
• of applicants.


Feedback Process

• Participants in the Beta Program can submit
• questions and feedback at the Chaos Group
• forum - registration is required.

• Alternatively get in touch with the Chaos
• Development Team by sending an email to
• vrayrhino@chaosgroup.com.


Licensing, Pricing and Upgrade Policy

• Please note that upon its official release, the
• new version of V-Ray for Rhino will be running
• with Hardware Key (dongle) installation only.

• Read more about hardware keys here.

• The price of a dongle is £22 plus VAT and
• shipping costs.

• All users who have previously purchased a
• V-Ray for Rhino license will be eligible for
• upgrade. Please make sure you enter your
• serial number when completing the Beta
• program application form.

• The V-Ray 1.5 for Rhino upgrade will be
• available for 3 months after the official
• release date. After that, only the full version
• will be available.

• The price of an upgrade is £ 200 + VAT.

• Everyone who has purchased
• V-Ray for Rhino between 01 September
• and the official release date for version
• 1.5 will get a free upgrade.

• On it’s shipping date V-Ray for Rhino 1.5 will
• be increasing in price to £590.00 plus VAT.
• Before then licenses can be purchased at
• £490.00 plus VAT, this price also includes
• a free of charge upgrade to 1.5.





New Features (continued)

Ambient Occlusion





Generates shading based on an object’s proximity, making it an effective solution for enhancing GI details without significantly increasing render time.


Raytrace Threshold

Reduces Light Cache artifacts and improves the appearance of glossy reflections and refractions when using the time-saving feature - 'Use light cache for glossy rays'.


V-Ray Frame Buffer

History allows images to be loaded and saved for comparison. The Frame Buffer now saves and reads V-Ray Image files.


Works with Rhino v4 and Rhino v5

V-Ray for Rhino v1.5 is compatible with Rhino 4,
Rhino 5 32bit and Rhino 5 64bit.