Chaos Group V-Ray Next, Update 2.1 (Build 4.20.02) for SketchUp

Chaos Group is pleased to announce the availability of V-Ray Next, Update 2.1 (build 4.20.02) for SketchUp. With this new release a few clicks, you can create high-quality ray-traced visuals using one of the world’s most widely used design programs.

V-Ray Next, Update 2.1 (build 4.20.02) Official Release - Apr. 29, 2020:

Installation & Licensing
- The Chaos Group License Server is updated to version 5.4.0
Workflow Improvements
- The quality slider presets are updated. The quality of the rendered image is now consistent between all the engines (CPU, CUDA and RTX) and sampler types (Progressive and Bucket)
- The quality slider presets count is increased to six. The new preset labels are ‘Low’, ‘Low+’, ‘Medium’, ‘Medium+’, ‘High’ and ‘High+’. All provide better quality than their older counterparts.
- The Maximum Subdivisions image sampler parameter is now visible at all times (for GPU and also in progressive rendering mode). The value used for GPU rendering is always double the CPU one to ensure consistent quality
- The Embree related optimization parameters are automatically hidden when the GPU engine is selected. They have no effect in this case
- The Aperture (F-Number) slider limit is removed. Values from 56 up to 985 will result in Defocus slider values between 0.1 and 0.001 to be displayed
- Introduced a confirmation window when deleting or purging assets. Using the Shift + Delete keyboard keys removes selected assets without confirmation
Other Changes & Bug Fixes
- V-Ray material modifications no longer flood the SketchUp’s Undo stack
- Undoing the V-Ray scene activation no longer causes material duplicates to appear in the project
- Undoing material rename no longer causes material duplicates to appear in the project
- A number of other issues related to using the Undo in SketchUp are resolved
- Scene modification during progressive production rendering no longer restarts the process
- A number of issues with Section Planes and batch rendering are resolved
- All bitmap textures stored in the SketchUp model now use the Sharp Isotropic filtering type
- License error messages no longer appear twice
- The RTX render engine is now correctly listed in exported vrscene files
- Viewport camera changes introduced during animation rendering will no longer affect the results
- Animation property changes are no longer possible while the process is ongoing
- The geometry compilation stage no longer increases gradually in time with every animation frame
- Copying or importing proxy mesh components with direct material assignment now correctly copies over the materials
- Resetting render settings of complex scenes no longer takes extra time


V-Ray Next for SketchUp is much more than just a renderer. Not only is it quick and easy, it’s a natural extension of your SketchUp design workflow. It comes with everything you need to render anything you can imagine – from your earliest design concepts to your final photorealistic images, now twice as fast. And it is compatible with lots of ready-made assets and scenes from other V-Ray applications which opens up a world of possibilities.

V-Ray Next for SketchUp, update 2 – What's new


Chaos Group. is a worldwide leader in computer graphics technology, helping artists and designers create photoreal imagery and animation for design, television, and feature films. Chaos Group specializes in physically-based rendering and simulation software used daily by top design studios, architectural firms, advertising agencies, and visual effects companies around the globe. Today, the company's research and development in cloud rendering, material scanning, and virtual reality is shaping the future of creative storytelling and digital design. Founded in 1997, Chaos Group is privately owned with offices in Sofia, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Product: Chaos Group V-Ray
Version: Next, Update 2.1 (build 4.20.02)
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.chaosgroup.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC *
Supported Operating Systems: *
Software Prerequisites: *
Size: 455.6 mb