#VRAY 3.0 INSTALL#
#VRAY 3.0 UPDATE#

The default is to have Interactive off, and you should mostly keep it this way.

CAUTION: this will put a huge strain on your computer as it will constantly try to render every view until you come to a stop so be careful using this feature.

#VRAY 3.0 UPDATE#

Interactive: When this is active, you are able to move your view in Rhino and the Frame Buffer will update with it.If you are rendering off of a laptop, using the CPU is most likely your best option. The default is to use the CPU and you can keep this setting unless you know more about how computers work to render images in which case you might be more comfortable running both. Engine: This allows you to choose your CPU, GPU or both to render the image.This should open up more settings under the Renderer tab. First, let’s click on the arrow next to the Renderer menu.

#VRAY 3.0 INSTALL#

Swarm (You may have opted not to install this part of V-Ray which is fine).

In this sub-menu you should see six different options:

In the Asset Editor Menu, click on the Settings icon (the gear).

Now we will go into more depth on the settings for V-Ray to make more compelling renders.

Congratulations! You have rendered using V-Ray, but I bet the image doesn’t look that great.

Click the Render with V-Ray button (the teapot) and you should see your box appear in the Frame Buffer window.

This window is the Frame Buffer or the window where your render will appear.

Click on the Open V-Ray Frame Buffer and another window should open up next to the asset editor.

We will get into more detail about the sub-menus but first, there are two other icons on the V-Ray window, Render with V-Ray(the Teapot) and Open V-Ray Frame Buffer.

This will show more options for the different sub-menus which add more control.

The Asset Editor menu can also be expanded by clicking on the small arrow on the right side of the Asset Editor window.

The Asset Editor is the main window to control V-Ray.

To navigate to this menu, go to V-Ray in the top menu, and click on the Asset Editor.

This menu can be broken down into four sub-menus:

V-Ray 3.0 has a new, easy to navigate menu where you can control the settings of your model and rendered image.

We will work with this model for now to learn more about the basics of how V-Ray works!.

I would suggest locking this layer for now to keep from accidently editing the plane while working on other parts of the model.

Create a new layer titled “Infinite Plane” and move the plane to this layer.

This will create a ground where your box can cast shadows.

Next navigate to V-Ray->V-Ray Objects->Infinite Plane to create an Infinite Plane in your Scene.

V-Ray should then appear in the top bar menu. If V-Ray is not currently in the top bar but you are certain that it is installed, in Rhino click on Render -> Current Renderer and select V-Ray for Rhino.

Next, make sure that V-Ray is installed and visible on the top menu bar as shown below.

Make a new layer in Rhino and call it “Box” and move the box to this layer.

This is a sample geometry, so it can be whatever you would like.

To start, create a simple Box by typing “box” in the Rhino command prompt.

Below is everything you will need to know to start creating rendered images from Rhino using V-Ray.

Vray 3.0