V-Ray 6, Update 1 hotfix 1 available for download

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Hey guys,

V-Ray 6, Update 1, Hotfix 1 is now available for download from our website.

Build 6.10.06 (V-Ray 6, Update 1, Hotfix 1) (Apr 11, 2023)

New Features

V-Ray

• Support for 3ds Max 2024;
• Support for Material Switcher material in 3ds Max 2024;
• Support for material compounds in 3ds Max 2024;

V-Ray, VRayInstancer, V-Ray GPU

• Support for Chaos Scatter Edge trimming;

VFB

• Add an ICC layer in the VFB;

VRayMultiSubTex, VRayTriplanarTex

• Element recognition in VRayProxy with VRayUVWRandomizer and VRayTriplanarTex;

Language Localization

• Chinese translation is implemented.

Modified Features

V-Ray, VRayDecal

• Add "Render when hidden" option to VRayDecal;

V-Ray, VRayDirt

• Add "Ignore Self Occlusion" option to VRayDirt;

VRayPhysicalCamera

• Ability to disable VRayPhysicalCamera grid for camera-viewport;

VRaySun/VRaySky/VRayAerialPerspective, V-Ray GPU

• Reduce tiling artifacts for thin layer of clouds;

V-Ray

• Improve context menus of material and map buttons;
• Redirect the "V-Ray Material Library Browser" button to Cosmos if the library folder is empty;
• Enable the color mapping option of VRayMtlSelect by default;
• Hide VRayFakeFresnelTex from the UI;

V-Ray, V-Ray GPU

• Support for Forest Color Tint mapped by a texture when exported to Standalone;

V-Ray GPU

• Support for Forest Pro's Edge Mode;

VRayGLSL, VRayMDL, VRayOSL

• Hide the "System Paths" UI;

QT UI

• Implement Qt UI of Max Physical Camera V-Ray attributes;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayVRmatMtl;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayShadows RE;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayStereoscopic;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayBitmap;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayDomeCamera;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayExposureControl;
• Implement QT UI of Caustics rollup;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayLightMix and VRayLightSelect RE;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayPtex;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayICC;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayLut;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayLightMeter;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayMDLMtl;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayOCIO;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayOSLOutputSelector;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayOptionRE;
• Implement Qt UI of VRayPhysicalCamera;
• Implement Qt UI of VRaySphere;

Bug Fixes

V-Ray

• IPR crashes with IPR Debug Shading toggled;
• Incorrect render for multiple copies of same proxy with different mesh sets reorder/remapping;
• Black Viewport IPR rendering with NVIDIA AI upscale VRayDenoiser;
• VRayBitmap mixup in GPU IPR when Anima 4D characters are added via the anima Drop option directly in 3ds Max;
• V-Ray GPU with NVIDIA AI upscale denoiser produces an output of 1/4 of the desired resolution when the image is saved from the Common tab Render Output;
• Cosmos assets auto-download on scene open crashes if there are currently ongoing Cosmos downloads;
• Crash with Forest Pro if 3ds Max Photometric (IES) lights are used in scene;
• VRayExtraTex render element typo "lossess compression";
• LPEs don't consider 3ds Max native Lights;
• Displace is not greyed out when Direct illumination is checked in VRayLightMtl;
• Crash when turning Enable GI on/off in scenes where the legacy Expert mode of the rollout is set;
• Turn off Temporal mode in VRayDenoiser when NVIDIA AI upscale is on;
• Keyed frames VRayLight Directional parameter doesn't export correctly;
• After importing specific Cosmos assets the translation of objects does not behave properly and undo stops working;
• PointCloud does not work with VRayLightMix;
• VRayUVWRandomizer in VRayBitmap Mapping source bug;
• Show render log' button in V-Ray GPU Render Setup does not work;
• VRayLight caustics multiplier is not exported to .vrscene;
• Export render region from the context menu scene exporter;
• VRayLight properties are not exported;
• Override Material Include and Exclude list does not work in V-Ray GPU;
• Hidden Particle Shader is still rendered visible in V-Ray Standalone (.vrscene export) when it is part of the Multimatte include list;

V-Ray, VRayExposureControl, VRayLightMeter, VRayDomeCamera, VRayICC, VRayPlane, VRayStereoscopic

• Undo with Ctrl+Z is not working with V-Ray textures and materials with QT;

V-Ray, VRayPhysicalCamera

• Black render with 3ds Max's Physical camera with bokeh map and disabled DOF;
• Custom texture for Physical camera Bokeh effect leads to black RGB render;

V-Ray/V-Ray Bitmap to VRayBitmap converter/V-Ray scene converter

• V-Ray scene converter: Keeping the light Directional consistent after CoronaLight to VRayLight conversion;

VRayColor, VRayDistanceTex, VRayPtex, VRaySamplerInfoTex, VRayTriplanarTex

• Controls are not grayed out properly when switching between maps of the same type in Max 2024 SME;

VRayDecal

• VRayDecal inherits the recently used Projection offset value on opening an old scene;

VRayDirt

• Crash when switching between VRayDirt maps in 3ds max 2024 ME;

VRayIES

• Toggling the targeted option of VRayIES light shifts its viewport position;
• Creating VRayIES with unchecked targeted will still create a light with a target;

V-Ray, VRayInstancer

• Scatter instances popping in V-Ray during an animation;

VRayMultiSubTex

• VRayMultiSubTex slots are not properly loaded in 3ds Max 2024 when setting up two such maps consecutively;
• Wire between VRayMultiSubTex and its sub-map is hidden in SME UI when the respective slot ID is disabled;
• Disabled duplicated ID of VRayMultiSubTex prevents using the settings from its upper entry;

VRayMultiSubTex, VRayTriplanarTex

• Specific VRayMultiSubTex configuration renders very slowly with motion blur;
• Randomization by element with VRayUVWRandomizer and VRayTriplanarTex does not work for VRayProxy;

VRayPhysicalCamera

• Maxscript exception when creating VRayPhysicalCamera with enabled Automatic vertical tilt;

VRayStochasticFlakesMtl

• VRayStochasticFlakesMtl is not updating its grayouts properly;