Chaos Group V-Ray Next hotfix 1 (Build 4.10.02) for Katana

Chaos Group has updated V-Ray Next for Katana with a number of important fixes to improve your rendering experience. This powerful, production-focused rendering tool brings smarter, faster and even more powerful rendering to meet the needs of professional look development and lighting artists.

V-Ray Next, Hotfix 1 Official Release - Date: March 26, 2019

Modified features

V-Ray for Katana

- Allow adding statement path by shift-drag a VrayVolumeGrid_In or VrayMesh_In node onto MaterialAssign's CEL parameter
- Implement preview for Directional LightRectangle in the Hydra Viewer
- Update the parameters of the Denoiser render element
- Expose BRDFHair4 in the shader list for Material nodes
- Make it possible to export .vrscene files in batch mode
- Add links in the inline documentation for V-Ray nodes which point to our documentation site
- Switch the VRayMtl's roughness model to Oren-Nayar
- Switch Displacement to Pre-tessellated mode by default
- Switch Subdivision surfaces to Pre-tessellated mode by default

Bug Fixes

V-Ray for Katana
- Fixed crash when trying to export vrscene to а non-existent folder
- Fixed Python script errors when running Katana in batch mode
- Make exporter to be more strict and robust
V-Ray
- Direct light selects are always propagated through refractions
- Incorrect lighting elements on matte objects when "Consistent lighting elements" option is enabled
- Fixed incorrect consistent lighting elements with alSurface and VRayFastSSS2
VRayVolumeGrid
- Fixed rendering slowdown when the memtracker is enabled during compilation

About V-Ray Next for Katana. V-Ray Next for Katana delivers highly-optimized, adaptive ray traced rendering to meet the demands of professional animation and VFX. Render true cinematic quality with global illumination, depth of field and motion blur. Get smarter, faster and more powerful rendering with V-Ray Next for Katana – now supporting Katana 3 and the new Hydra Viewer.


About Chaos Group. 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 hotfix 1 (Build 4.10.02)
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.chaosgroup.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7even SP1 or newer
Software Prerequisites: The Foundry Katana 2.5-3.0
Size: 111.7 mb