V-Ray 7 for Rhino, update 1 is now available!

[konstantin_chaos]

V-Ray 7 for Rhino, update 1 is now available!

This is a technical release that includes necessary backend changes, but it also brings a few new features and improvements you might find useful.

It can be downloaded here:
download.chaos.com

Regards,
Konstantin

[konstantin_chaos]

Improvements & Bug Fixes

• Chaos Scans (VRscan materials) can now be loaded and rendered correctly without a Scans license
• The entire Chaos Scans material library is now available in Cosmos
• A new distributed rendering mode called Classic DR is implemented. Use it as an alternative to Swarm by manually configuring the network environment
• Chaos Account management window is implemented
• The handling of all license errors is improved
• An issue preventing the standalone V-Ray denoiser from working is resolved
• An issue with stopping a GPU render in a project where Caustics are enabled is resolved
• The V-Ray installer now requires a CPU with AVX2 instruction set support to run
• An issue causing Cosmos assets to render black when the global Material Override is configured in a particular way is resolved
• The way Bongo keyframe animations are rendered is improved and optimised. The project is no longer reexported for every animation frame
• Deleting or adding Rhino views during a live session is now correctly reflected in Vantage
• Changing the size of a V-Ray Rectangular Light no longer affects its intensity
• An issue causing discrepancy between CPU and GPU renders when Enmesh is configured in a particular way is resolved
• Unnecessary render view updates are no longer performed during a live link
• V-Ray for Grasshopper: The way the V-Ray Dome Light’s Rotation parameter is handled is improved. Texture rotation controlled by an V-Ray Texture Placement Environment component is now correctly handled
• V-Ray for Grasshopper: An issue causing discrepancies in the camera view when using SpaceMouse Roll shortcut is resolved
• An issue where the Chaos Sign In webpage would incorrectly open during V-Ray activation in certain cases is resolved
• An issue causing error when opening the Asset Editor for the first time while a live Vantage session or interactive rendering is running is resolved
• An issue preventing the Asset Preview rendering in specific situations is resolved