V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, update 1.5 is now available!

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V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, update 1.5 is now available!

It can be downloaded here:
download.chaosgroup.com

After installation, you will find more detailed info about the changes in the ‘VRayForSketchUpReleaseNotes’ and the ‘changelog’ files:
.\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\VRayForSketchUpReleaseNotes.htm
.\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\changelog.txt

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Installation

  • Chaos License Server updated to version 5.5.4
  • Chaos Cloud client application updated to version 1.12.0
  • Cosmos client application updated to version 2021.7.14

Vision

  • Cubemap image export implemented. Select one of the new Camera Type options to enable it - VR Cubemap 6x1 or VR Cubemap 6 images
  • An issue sometimes causing an incorrectly lit patch (distorted rectangle) to appear in exported VR Spherical Panorama images is resolved

Light Gen

  • A custom set of HDR images can now be used for scenarios generation
  • An option that allows for scene lights to remain active on scenario application is implemented
  • The custom Sunlight orientation is no longer modified when a HDR scenario is selected

Asset Editor

  • Materials connected to an Attribute extension in another material are now correctly listed as sub-assets in the Outliner
  • Materials saved to a custom Library location before a valid preview image is generated now correctly use the default asset icon
  • Added support for OSL material and textures. Such can be loaded from a manually created vrmat containing TexOSL or MtlOSL plugins

Integration

  • A number of issues preventing V-Ray for SketchUp from installing properly are resolved
  • Proxy previews optimized. Proxy Meshes, Proxy Scenes as well as Cosmos asset previews are now generated significantly faster
  • All files required by the OSL compiler are now included in the V-Ray’s installation folder. TexOSL or MtlOSL plugins loaded from a manually created vrmat can now be rendered

V-Ray Core

  • Proxy Meshes rendering is optimized leading to significantly shorter render times on machines with many cores
  • The VFB’s Display Correction mode now affects the history image thumbnails