V-Ray 3.40.03 is now available!

[konstantin_chaos]

V-Ray 3.40.03, the second official V-Ray 3 for SketchUp update is now available!

It can be download here:
download.chaosgroup.com

Here is a list of some of the updates and improvements:

User Interface

• Asset Editor icons have been updated to have consistent colors. Grayed out buttons can now be easily identified
• The Production and Interactive render buttons now become active when pressed. The state indicates whether a rendering process is ongoing. They can also be used to stop the rendering when deactivated. This applies to both the V-Ray toolbar and the Asset Editor buttons
• Match Viewport mode has been added to the Render Output / Aspect Ratio drop-down menu. This mode will make sure that the rendered image aspect matches exactly the viewport aspect ratio
• Update button has been added to the Match Viewport options. It lets you update the aspect ratio in case the viewport resolution changes during interactive rendering
• The Show Progress Window At Render has been moved to the V-Ray Render and Options sub-menu
• The Pack Scene tool has been renamed to Pack Project to avoid confusion with SketchUp scenes(pages)
• Geometry Type icons have been added in the Asset Editors Geometry list. The icons identify the geometry type even if a custom object name has been used
• VFB and Asset Editor window parenting has been improved
• The Pick Focus Point and Update (get viewport aspect) button icons have been updated
• Max Depth option has been implemented for the Reflection and Refraction material layers
• V-Ray Edges texture Pixel Width can now be used to control edge thickness
• Use 3d Mapping checkbox has been implemented for all 3D textures. Previously those texture were always using the 3d Mapping mode. Now they can also be used as 2D maps and manipulated with the UVW controls
• The animation speed of the UI toggle buttons has been increased

Light Sources

• Light Type icons have been added in the Asset Editors Light list. The icons identify the light source type and can be used to enable or disable the light
• Light enable/disable toggles have been implemented for all light types
• Directionality parameter has been implemented for the Light Rectangle light source
• Light Rectangle parameters have been re-organized. Portal Light toggle and drop-down menu have been implemented. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters
• Light Sphere parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters
• Light Sun parameters have been re-organized. Sky and Ground Albedo parameters are now split in separate tabs
• Light Mesh parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters
• Light Dome parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters. Shape drop-down menu has been added to the light parameters. It replaces the Dome Spherical option and toggles between a hemispherical and spherical light shape
• Light Spot parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters
• Light IES parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters. Light shape override options have been implemented. They can be used to change shadow softness
• Light Omni parameters have been re-organized. Diffuse and specular contribution sliders have been added to the light parameters

Improvements & Bug fixes

• Animations can now be exported with the VRScene Exporter and rendered correctly
• Top-Bottom stereo output layout has been implemented
• The Shadows switch state is now correctly updated in Interactive rendering mode
• Safe-frames have been disabled by default. V-Ray does no longer enable the safe-frame when initiated. The users can still enable it via the Asset Editor / Render Output option
• The safe-frame behaviour no longer interferes with SketchUp Photo Match workflow. Previously saved Photo Match scenes/pages will remain unchanged when the Safe Frames are enabled
• Photo Match scenes will now be rendered with the correct field of view
• Materials and other V-Ray specific objects in the Asset Editor can now be renamed during Interactive rendering
• Changing texture placement type will no longer stop the interactive rendering process
• Anti-aliasing filter type and options will now be properly saved with the SketchUp project
• Bitmap textures file path will no longer get auto-resolved in case it's valid. The original path will be used
• Closing SketchUp with the SketchUp VFB History settings window open no longer causes SketchUp to freeze the next time the VFB is open
• A number of Archvision RPC rendering issues have been resolved
• SketchUp no longer stops responding when closed with the VFB History settings window active
• Materials using SketchUp native opacity parameter are now properly translated into V-Ray materials
• The V-Ray Wipe Scene tool is now called "Wipe V-Ray data from project" to avoid any confusion. It now correctly wipes data from previous V-Ray versions
• Importing an .skp file into another SketchUp project no longer causes any V-Ray settings to be duplicated
• Caustics calculation phase during rendering is no longer displayed to prevent incorrect results. The Max Photons parameter is now fully functioning
• Noise texture can now be properly scaled

After installation, you will find more detailed info about the changes in the 'release_log' and the 'changelog' files:
./Chaos Group/V-Ray/V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp/extension/release_log.html
./Chaos Group/V-Ray/V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp/extension/changelog.txt

Best regards,
Konstantin