SketchUp 2019 and VRay 3.6

[rhull]

Am I correct to assume that VRay 3.6 is never going to be compatible with SketchUp 2019? I am considering upgrading from SketchUp 2016, but I'm thinking that would also require upgrading to V Ray Next as well, is that correct? This is becoming an expensive situation...

[Peter.Chaushev]

V-Ray Next is compatible with SketchUp 2016, 2017, 2018 as well as 2019.
A V-Ray 3.6 update with SketchUp 2019 compatibility is being considered but it may take some time. Stay tuned.

Kind regards,
Peter

[rhull]

Thank you for the response!

[MLalakStudio]

Hi Peter.Chaushev ,

Could you bring any news on V-Ray 3.6 and SU2019 compatibility, please?

Regards,
Marlena

[Peter.Chaushev]

Hello, Marlena,
After careful consideration a decision has been reached - only V-Ray Next (v4.0) is available for SketchUp 2019. V-Ray 3 is no longer in active development.

Kind regards,
Peter

[GD3DESIGN]

Hey Peter,
After careful consideration, I'm really pissed off that you wanna charge me $400 to upgrade a Vray license I just bought in the middle of November. Now I can't upgrade sketchup without paying $400......on top of the $800 i JUST PAYED. That's $1200 for a brand new license...more than I just paid for a Vray for Max license....and is COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS.

[koolvis.studio]

After serious consideration I am completely pissed off. We do not have any reason to upgrade to next and to pay again, but chaos thinks it quite reasonable to force us into an upgrade into 2019. Its really tempting now to quit vray altogether.

[Peter.Chaushev]

V-Ray Next is available for SketchUp 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Whether installed on SketchUp 2016 or 2019 the product is identical.

The dev team has put a lot of effort in the latest major release bringing major base speed improvements on top of new features such as redesigned asset management, new texture utility tools, vrscene-to-skp import and more workflow optimizations such as with auto-exposure, auto-WB and adaptive Dome lights.For a full list of the changes, please visit:
https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VNFS/Release+Notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l07h08z7Z9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l07h08z7Z9E

You can evaluate the new release without purchasing it by applying for a 30-day trial at https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray/sketchup

Kind regards,
Peter

[ted.vitale.jdk]

As a former employee of Chaos Group and active V-Ray user, this is a pretty shitty business approach from a users point of view Peter.Chaushev