V-Ray 7 for SketchUp, update 4 is now available!

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V-Ray 7 for SketchUp, update 4 is now available!

It can be downloaded here:
download.chaos.com

A complete list of all new features and improvements is available in the Release Notes

Regards,
Konstantin

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Veras integration

  • Veras is now part of V-Ray, enabling AI image generation, AI image post processing and video generation

  • Veras can be started from the V-Ray / AI submenu, the V-Ray toolbar, VFB toolbar and history context as well as from the Asset Editor

  • Sending viewport screenshots or renders for AI processing is supported

Cloud licensing

  • Chaos Cloud licensing is implemented. Migration from the License Server workflow is automatically performed by the installer

  • Changing the licensing method after installation is possible via the “Change V-Ray license settings” utility tool

  • Installing and managing the Chaos License Server is no longer necessary in the new Cloud licensing workflow. Active account licenses can be viewed in the http://my.chaos.com/licenses control panel

Improvements

  • Drag and drop of multiple image files directly in the Asset Editor and Node Editor graph is now possible

  • Node Editor: Toggling between Glossiness and Roughness in the V-Ray material now correctly updates the input labels of the material

  • Light Gen now uses auto-exposure for all classic Light Gen HDR scenarios. Note that the automatically calculated EV is translated to an editable camera EV value on application

  • Various AI Mood Match UI labels are updated for better clarity

  • An issue with downloading the Mood Match environment textures when a .lighset file is loaded, is resolved. The loading progress bar is improved.

  • The material Displacement attribute is no longer labeled as “legacy”

  • A “Utility” option no longer appears in the Texture Placement Type dropdown after setting a UVW Placement as a mapping source

  • An issue with the Gradient map’s preset dropdown is resolved

Integration

  • An option for disabling all AI features is added in the installer

  • A new way for managing the Vantage viewport rendering resolution is implemented. When Vantage 3.3 and later is used, V-Ray’s render output resolution is used for the viewport stream

  • Enabling Scatter Cluster Painting during interactive rendering no longer makes the Scatter instances to disappear

  • An issue with changing Multi Material inputs during interactive rendering is resolved

  • An issue with the Scatter viewport preview when removing Scatter from an object after toggling it off and on, is resolved

  • An issue causing a freeze when Scatter viewport preview is enabled in specific scenes is resolved

  • An issue with the applying Scatter during interactive rendering is resolved

  • SketchUp no longer crashes in specific situations when Scatter is toggled during interactive rendering

  • An interactive rendering issue caused by changing object’s material and then transforming it is resolved

  • An issue with toggling the Use Mtl Override parameter of Cosmos assets during interactive rendering is resolved

  • MacOS: An error message no longer pops up after installing V-Ray under macOS Tahoe 26.4.1

  • MacOS: An issue with the animation output in SketchUp 2026 is resolved

  • Vantage is no longer closed after SketchUp closes when started as a child process