V-Ray 7 for Revit is here, completing the highly anticipated V-Ray 7 lineup! Following its releases for 3ds Max, SketchUp, and Rhino, Chaos has now brought its latest innovations to Revit, delivering a game-changing upgrade for architectural visualization. This release is packed with powerful enhancements designed to accelerate 3D environment creation, optimize BIM workflows, and elevate the quality of design presentations. Whether you’re an architect, designer, or visualization specialist, V-Ray 7 for Revit provides the speed, realism, and creative control needed to bring your projects to life like never before.
Here’s a video that showcases the latest features and an article that explains why you should consider using this new V-Ray for Revit!
Key New Features in V-Ray 7 for Revit
3D Gaussian Splatting
V-Ray 7 introduces 3D Gaussian splatting, an innovative technique that improves the blending of buildings into natural landscapes or complex 3D environments. This method enhances reflections, refractions, and lighting precision. By integrating Gaussian splats within Revit’s BIM environment, architects can now visualize intricate designs with greater ease and accuracy.
Point Cloud Rendering
One of the most impactful additions is point cloud rendering, allowing architects to integrate scan data and survey models directly into Revit. This new feature brings unmatched precision and clarity, ensuring realistic visualizations with minimal effort.
Virtual Tours with Chaos Cloud
Enhance client presentations with immersive virtual tours. V-Ray 7 allows designers to create panoramic tours complete with floor plans, interactive hotspots, and detailed design annotations. These presentations can be embedded on websites or shared with clients for a richer, more engaging experience.
Line and Selective Scattering
For faster object population in Revit designs, V-Ray 7 introduces line scattering and selective scattering. The former efficiently places objects like trees or lamps along designated lines, while the latter allows users to exclude specific areas or create smooth object fades for precise control.
Enhanced Creative Control in the VFB
The V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) now offers:
Polygon render region for refining specific scene details.
Vignetting layer to create professional depth and focus in renders.
Layered Texture System for blending textures like in Photoshop, providing unmatched flexibility.
Color-correction presets to enhance visuals with one-click adjustments.
Textured Gradient Mapping for creating dynamic and realistic shading effects.
Faster V-Ray GPU and V-Ray Swarm Integration
V-Ray 7 enhances GPU rendering performance, achieving faster “time to first pixel” speeds with improved scene preparation. The updated V-Ray Swarm system is now integrated directly into the Asset Editor for seamless distributed rendering, ensuring faster and more efficient performance.
Enhanced Features for Optimized Workflow
In addition to these new capabilities, V-Ray 7 offers key improvements to existing features:
Improved Asset Editor for streamlined material and texture management.
Expanded Chaos Cosmos integration for easier access to high-quality entourage assets.
Enhanced light mixing and adaptive lighting controls for faster, more accurate illumination adjustments.
Refined cloud rendering workflows via Chaos Cloud for improved project collaboration and presentation.
Why Upgrade to V-Ray 7 for Revit?
Faster 3D Environment Creation: The combination of Gaussian splats, optimized GPU performance, and new scattering tools accelerates project development.
Precision and Realism: Point cloud rendering ensures superior visual accuracy for design models.
Enhanced Presentations: Virtual tours and enhanced VFB tools empower designers to deliver compelling visuals to clients.
Seamless Integration: V-Ray 7 maintains its robust compatibility with BIM data and Chaos ecosystem tools, ensuring smooth workflows for design professionals.
For architects, designers, and visualization experts, V-Ray 7 for Revit sets a new standard for speed, flexibility, and visual fidelity. Embrace the latest in rendering innovation and take your Revit projects to the next level.
If you would like more information about any of our offering, please contact us at vray@microsolresources.com
There is an important Chaos Licensing server application update scheduled for January 28, 2025, because the server certificate will expire on that date.
We are committed to making this transition as smooth as possible and are here to assist you every step of the way. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Support team.
What Should I Do?
You must update your Chaos License Server application by January 28, 2025, to ensure uninterrupted access to your licenses. Failure to update the Chaos License Server application will result in losing access to your licenses.
The easiest way to proceed is to update the Chaos products you are using to their latest versions. Download the latest version of your product from our download section here
If this solution works for you, there is no need to go through the steps below.
What If I Don’t Want to Update My Products Now?
If you cannot or prefer not to update to the latest versions, go to Step 1 and follow the detailed guide below to update the Chaos License Server application independently. This guide walks you through everything you need to do to ensure your licensing system is updated and functional before January 28, 2025.
Step 1: Important Notes Before Updating
If you or your organization’s users sign in to their Chaos accounts to access licenses, this update must be performed on each device. This applies to both individual license holders and organizations using cloud-based floating licensing.
Note: If you are using the Chaos License Server as a service, please refer to the “Exceptions” section at the bottom of the article for more details.
Troubleshooting: Removing Older Versions
If you encounter issues during installation, ensure older versions of the Chaos License Server are fully removed.
For Windows Users:
Uninstall the Chaos License Server:
Navigate to: Start Menu > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, locate the Chaos License Server, and uninstall it.
Delete the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Chaos
C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\VRLService
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ChaosGroup\ssl
%appdata%\Chaos\VRLService\ssl
For macOS Users:
Remove the Chaos License Server app.
Delete the following folder: /Users/YOUR_USERNAME/.ChaosGroup/ssl
To access this folder:
Open Finder.
Select Go > Go to Folder, and enter ~/.ChaosGroup/ssl.
If you are still unable to proceed after following these troubleshooting steps, please contact Chaos Support. You can do that from the following page.
Exceptions
For Users Borrowing Licenses for Offline Use
If you are currently borrowing licenses for offline use, it is recommended that you update the license server app and re-borrow your licenses once more. Alternatively, you will need to do this when the borrowed licenses expire.
For Chaos License Server 5.5.5 Users
If you are currently using version 5.5.5 or older, which supports running the license server as a service, you should update to version 5.5.6. This version is compatible, runs as a service, and is up to date.
Chaos Vantage is revolutionizing the way artists and designers visualize their projects by offering real-time ray tracing technology that brings unprecedented speed and accuracy to the creative process. With its intuitive interface and seamless integration with V-Ray, Chaos Vantage allows users to instantly explore and present their 3D scenes with breathtaking photorealism. The software’s key features, such as real-time navigation, dynamic lighting adjustments, and GPU acceleration, make it an essential tool for professionals looking to enhance their workflows and deliver stunning visual results.
One of the standout aspects of Chaos Vantage is its ability to handle complex scenes without compromising performance. In this article, we’ll explore the key features of the latest update, showing how these enhancements streamline the design process and empower creatives to experiment with lighting, materials, and camera angles for more impactful visualizations.
Rendering
Real-time rendering
Render your scenes in 100% ray traced real-time through the power of DXR-compatible GPUs. Enjoy physically accurate cameras, lights, and materials while retaining game-like interactivity.
Live Link animation rendering
Get a live raytraced view of your scene, and render animations with a live link from 3ds Max, Maya, SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, and Cinema 4D. Changes you make in your scene will instantly appear in Chaos Vantage.
Denoising
Employ the Vantage native denoiser for real-time noise reduction, leverage the NVIDIA AI DLSS 3.5 Denoiser for high-quality output, or enhance denoising capabilities with the option of Intel Open Image Denoise.
Batch rendering
Easily queue camera views and animation sequence jobs in the render queue.
UI
Live link
Instantly sync changes done to the scene in your DCC without exporting vrscenes.
Material workflow
The material tab lets you easily preview, assign, replace, and search materials for an interactive workflow.
3D navigation
Navigate and direct your cameras using the popular 3DConnexion SpaceMouse controller.
HDR Monitor support
Make your projects extra radiant with HDR monitor support.
Quality presets
Quickly choose between quality and interaction speed with a single slider, allowing you to set Vantage for high-quality rendering or faster feedback.
Animations & special effects
Animated vegetation
Vantage “Wind” parameter makes supported Cosmos vegetation assets sway realistically, adding realism to your scenes.
Deformed meshes
Animate people and vegatation and create richer animations for your project presentations.
Animation Editor
Easily create animations by dropping cameras, adjusting length, adding transitions and exporting video or image sequences.
Extended animations
Take even more .vrscene animation effects into Vantage. From flickering and fading lights to animating the tiling offset, your animated materials, textures, and lights now work seamlessly in Vantage.
Scattering fog
Set the mood for your scenes with realistic environmental effects such as god rays, light shafts through windows, streetlights, with volumetric fog with realistic light scattering.
Lighting
Global Illumination
Vantage GI is developed to provide maximum lighting accuracy at interactive rendering speed.
Ambient occlusion
Add detail to your renderings with contact shadows using raytraced ambient occlusion.
Geolocated time of day
Perform accurate light studies by quickly and easily setting up the sun for a given date, time and location. Create daylight time-lapse animations with minimum effort.
Sun & Sky
Render realistic daylight for any hour of the day and create any type of cloudy sky with the user-friendly yet powerful procedural cloud system.
Accurate lights
From physically accurate Area lights, to IES lights with real world measured light distribution, to simplified point and spot lights, Vantage renders your lights with raytraced accuracy.
Light instancing
Light instances are preserved and can be controlled easily.
Light creation and placement
You can now create various types of lights directly in Vantage. Use the advanced placement options to achieve lookdev directly in Vantage without any DCC dependency.
NVIDIA RTXDI
Add plenty of dynamic lights to your scene without worrying about performance or resource constraints. Vantage implements NVIDIA RTXDI with its Direct light reservoir sampling feature.
Camera
Virtual reality
See your world from a whole new perspective. Vantage supports head tracking and rendering to HMD headsets, enabling exciting interactive experiences.
Scene states
Assign different light setups, materials, object transformation, and post-process looks to different cameras. Add animations for smooth transitions between different states. Easily recall and send them for batch rendering.
Real-world cameras
Use real world camera parameters and work like a virtual photographer — add depth of field and motion blur to your renders.
Auto Exposure
The camera exposure adjusts automatically as you navigate in your scene.
Bloom effect
Add the popular lens effect to simulate the real-world interaction between the light sources and the camera.
Overlays
Composition guides overlays make it easier to find the perfect frame.
Orthographic cameras
Easily create top-down or facade renderings with the orthographic camera projection.
Materials & textures
Rounded edges
Vantage smoothes sharp edges, eliminating those harsh lines that don’t look quite right.
Decal with cylindrical projection
Easily add stickers, labels, and other graphics to flat surfaces or cylindrical objects like bottles and jars. Adjust the Decal’s projection to perfectly align with the object’s surface curvature in just a few clicks.
UDIM texture support
With UDIM texture support, UV mapping and texturing workflows become easier, simplifying UV map generation and texture assignment. Additionally, Vantage is now capable of rendering UDIMs.
Refraction glossiness
Create realistic frosted glass effects using the refraction glossiness parameter in V-Ray Material.
Shading support
Support for Clear coat in V-Ray Material, V-Ray 2 Sided Material, Glossy Fresnel reflections, Substance textures, VRayBlendMtl, V-Ray MultiSubTex, MultiTexture, ForestColor, Normal maps, and more.
One-click clay override
The powerful Clay option significantly streamlines the material overrides process when setting up lighting or presenting early designs.
Material Coat
Add reflective coating to your material to achieve effects like varnished wood or metallic paint.
Multiple UV channels
Enrich your projects by creating sophisticated materials such as stacking labels or adding decals with newly added support for multiple UV channels.
Dynamic textures
Vantage automatically resizes the scene textures and uses the most optimal size. This greatly improves memory efficiency and allows you to load even larger scenes.
Normal maps
Add depth detail like bumps and dents to improve the realism of your surface material.
Image sequences as textures
Turn the TV on or light up the fireplace by using image file lists to animate textures.
Randomizer
Remove repeating patterns and add more realism to your textures using randomization controls.
Geometry
Chaos Cosmos integration
A collection of high-quality, render-ready 3D assets, HDR images and materials that quickly add believable entourage to your interior or exterior scene.
Chaos Scatter
Populate your scenes with millions of objects in just a few clicks. Our new scatter tool allows you to quickly and easily create forests, fields, crowds, and more.
Support for Anima4D assets
Chaos has partnered with AXYZ to provide support for its high-quality 3D library of animated 4D people and crowds.
Mesh Lights
Turn any geometry into a direct light source for even more artistic lighting. Mesh lights are now rendered much faster than before.
Hair & Fur
Create realistic carpets, rugs, animal pelts and even grass with Vantage’s support for V-Ray Fur. You can also achieve lifelike hair with precise highlights and customizable glint and glitter controls with the support for VRayHairNextMtl.
Displacement
Create intricate geometric details from textures, ideal for designing bas-reliefs, pavements, brick/stone walls, and similar structures that are challenging to model manually.
Post production
Render Elements
Add the most popular render elements, as well as object and material masks to fine tune your images in post.
Filmic Tonemapping
Simulate different real-world films’ color gamma to color correct images.
Color correction
Remap the image colors using present color corrections from a LUT file.
If you would like to purchase Chaos Vantage, please contact us at chaos@microsolresources.com.
If you are not sure about upgrading your licenses, you can request a free 30-day trial, to get an overview of its new features and functionality. You can test it out with your team and find out how this product will improve your workflow.
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