V-Ray 5 for Revit, Update 2 out now!!!

[Ana Lyubenova]

Hello everyone,

We're excited to share that V-Ray 5 for Revit, Update 2 has just been released featuring a set of powerful new tools which will help you explore and present your work in a streamlined and engaging way.

This release will let you:

• Аccess and control linked files’ V-Ray material and object replacements from within the host Revit project.
• Add rich detail to the Revit model environment by scattering various objects on a selected surface.
• Live-link your Revit models to Chaos Vantage and explore them in pure raytraced real-time.
• Take advantage of the new Materials category of Chaos Cosmos featuring over 200 free assets, including terrain, tiles, wooden floors, brick walls, and more.
• Customize the look of any Cosmos 3D model by accessing its underlying materials to modify or replace them.
• Easily share designs with clients and colleagues using V-Ray Vision's standalone exe export.
• Explore Revit's native solar studies in V-Ray Vision and export them as video to share with peers and clients.
• Render realistic grass on any surface with procedural grass support in V-Ray Vision.
• Visualize IES light profiles within V-Ray Vision, adding real-world lighting into any interior.
• Visualize scarcely lit spaces such as interiors without direct sunlight by using the new Ambient Light Mode in V-Ray Vision.
• Create complex transparent and translucent materials with V-Ray Material's new thin-walled and translucency parameters.
• Have more artistic control in post with V-Ray Frame Buffer’s new Sharpen & Blur effects.

A full list of all changes and fixes can be found in the Release Notes section of our documentation.
To download the new build, login to our official webpage and navigate to the downloads section.

Happy rendering and don't forget to let us know what you think!

Best.
The V-Ray for Revit team