V-Ray Next

[ValeroStudio]

I thought we might hear from news from Basecamp about VRay Next for SketchUp. Nothing yet?

[Shiyan lin]

Maybe we can work on a wishlist for Vray Next for Sketchup and Vray Next for Rhino and we can vote for them?

I am not sure is it a good idea but two platforms share the same UI design,none of them can move independtly.

Or Developers make a list on Trello for our users,it might be a good idea that users just vote for them,developers have more control over the pace.

[vlado]

We are working on the V-Ray Next release, actually. In the meantime, if you have any suggestions, they are more than welcome!

Best regards,
Vlado

[ValeroStudio]

Oh boy, this is like Christmas!

Wishlist -

Direct converting of an OBJ to vrmesh - seems simple enough using the OBJ2Vrmesh tool that already exists, I would just like to see it in the create proxy tool inside of SU - this could be a big one for me since proxies are so important to SketchUp users that really try to keep their models lean.

The ability to remap textures in an import vrscene file is also a big one for me, pretty much for the same reason above - proxies are life.

Having the viewport interactive render MULTIPLY on top of your Sketchup model is also one that I would like to see in VRay as well. Another SU engine does this already and its very useful when presenting to clients in an architectural environment - they like to see lines on edges.

Also, is there a way to develop a LEAF material shortcut? I find it rather cumbersome to have to make a 2-sided material for a leaf. It would be great to just pick Leaf from the dropdown and it already knows its a 2-sided material with some reflection and low gloss.

Shorcuts for Fur or a way to save and a load fur settings is another one for me too!

Many thanks to Vlado and Team VR4SU! Keep up the amazing work!

[jiminy-billy-bob]

Side note:

Direct converting of an OBJ to vrmesh

We will soon release an importer that will do just that (obj, fbx, dae and 3ds).

Also, is there a way to develop a LEAF material shortcut? I find it rather cumbersome to have to make a 2-sided material for a leaf. It would be great to just pick Leaf from the dropdown and it already knows its a 2-sided material with some reflection and low gloss.

Our importer will allow you to do that with a single click. It will also try to detect automatically materials in the imported format, reading maps etc and assigning them to the V-Ray materials on the fly.

These are just part of its features We will do an announcement soon.

[Shiyan lin]

My Christmas wishlist would be:

1.VFB scales automatically when you manipulate according to aspect ratio other than output size.It is already possible in VFM and CRFM.

2.VFB refresh button to make sure everything updated when changes happened in the Scene in IR .

3.VraySun object allowing user to manipulate the target and position other than manipulate time.

4.Vrproxy and Vrmesh/Vrscene can store custom preview mesh information whenever user import them.

Thanks VFSU team for dedicated hardwork.

[Mousa_SA]

I have been in the 3D Basecamp, and the Chaos team have presented great stuff coming in V-ray next, and it has some features you are have asked for.

noel.warren , konstantin_chaos ,and the others, thank you for the great work.

[ValeroStudio]

Another minor request - please allow to use the scroll wheel to dial the EV in the camera settings by .1 on each scroll. The slider is too frigidity and typing the value is so 2008 .

[GD3DESIGN]

please allow to use the scroll wheel to dial the EV in the camera settings by .1 on each scroll.

I would rather it adopt the method other software uses, holding the shift key for finer scrubbing. It kills me in Vray for Max when scrolling through the menus and you accidental change settings. For that reason I'm against the scroll wheel having any power aside from scrolling in menus. But, I definitely agree that many of the sliders need some work. Cant remember which off the top of my head, but I know there are some that generally need a 0-5 value and the slider moves between 0 and 1000 with no chance of hitting any useful number... I like how you can actually change the range in Substance.

[ValeroStudio]

I would rather it adopt the method other software uses, holding the shift key for finer scrubbing. It kills me in Vray for Max when scrolling through the menus and you accidental change settings. For that reason I'm against the scroll wheel having any power aside from scrolling in menus. But, I definitely agree that many of the sliders need some work. Cant remember which off the top of my head, but I know there are some that generally need a 0-5 value and the slider moves between 0 and 1000 with no chance of hitting any useful number... I like how you can actually change the range in Substance.

I like this idea.