Chaos Group has released V-Ray 3.5 for Modo, the latest version of the render engine for Foundry’s 3D modelling and animation software, adding features from other editions of the renderer.

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Highlights of the update include the new Adaptive Lights system for scenes with multiple light sources, improved GPU rendering, the Arnold alSurface material, and support for Open Shading Language.

New Adaptive Lights system, improved GPU rendering, pipeline improvements
Many key features in V-Ray 3.5 for Modo made their debut in V-Ray 3.5 for 3ds Max earlier this year.

They include V-Ray’s new Adaptive Lights system, designed to improve performance in scenes with very large numbers of light sources, and improvements to GPU rendering via V-Ray RT GPU.

In addition, V-Ray RT GPU now supports a number of effects previously only supported when rendering on the CPU, including stochastic flakes in car paint materials and the Aerial Perspective atmospheric fog effect.

The update also adds the V-Ray version of the popular Arnold alSurface ubershader; the new physically accurate reflection model for glossy fresnel effects; and GPU-accelerated glare and bloom lens effects. Income tax programs for mac canada.

Other pipeline-focused changes include support for Open Shading Language and the new V-Ray scene reference system, enabling scene files generated in one version of V-Ray to be read on other host software.

You can find more details in our original story on V-Ray 3.5 for 3ds Max.

Select objects and materials directly from the virtual frame buffer
In addition, V-Ray 3.5 for Modo adds some of the changes to the virtual frame buffer rolled out in V-Ray 3.5 for Maya, including the ability to select objects or materials directly from the VFB.

There are also new VFB controls for the focal length and F-stop of the virtual camera.

Pricing and availability
V-Ray for Modo is available for Modo 701 and above, running on 64-bit Windows XP+ and Mac OS X 10.9+.

A full workstation license has an MSRP of $700; render nodes, which also work with other editions, start at $350. Rental pricing is also available. The update is free to registered users.

Read an overview of the features in V-Ray for Modo on Chaos Group’s product website

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Chaos Group has released V-Ray Next for Modo, the latest version of the renderer for Foundry’s 3D software.

The update makes key features of the V-Ray Next architecture available to Modo users, and introduces a new rolling shutter effect to mimic cellphone and digital video footage.

Performance boosts, plus new Scene Intelligence and asset-management features
As with releases of V-Ray Next for other DCC applications, the update makes key features from Chaos Group’s new V-Ray Next architecture available to Modo users.

That means better overall CPU and GPU render performance – Chaos Group claims that GPU rendering is now 2x faster – plus new ‘Scene Intelligence’ features designed to simplify render set-up, including the Adaptive Dome Light.

The update also adds support for Nvidia’s OptiX render denoiser, makes the V-Ray material compatible with metalness PBR workflows used in game engines like UE4, and adds a new Physical Hair Material.

New rolling shutter mode for the Physical Camera, better toon shading
Other changes include a new rolling shutter mode for the V-Ray Physical Camera designed to mimic the motion blur present in real-world cellphone and digital camera footage.

The Toon Material also gets new options to adjust outlining, and the glare and bloom lens effects are “faster and more accurate”.

Pricing and system requirements
V-Ray Next for Modo is available for Modo 901+, running on Windows 7+ and macOS 10.12+. A workstation license now costs $790, up $90 from the previous release. Rental costs $60/month or $350/year.

Read an overview of the new features in V-Ray Next for Modo on the product website

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