V-Ray 7, Update 4, Hotfix 1, available for download

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V-Ray 7, Update 4, Hotfix 1, is now available for download from our website for 3ds Max 2022-2027

Build: 7.40.02

Modified features

V-Ray

  • Еxtend the object gizmos overlap avoidance in Chaos Vantage in viewport

  • Set V-Ray GPU as ActiveShade renderer when choosing V-Ray for the production renderer

  • Support for ThinkingParticles in 3ds Max 2027

  • Switch Wireframe override viewport mode to Default shading mode while Chaos Vantage is running in 3ds Max’s viewport

VFB

  • Change the log parameters from scene oriented to user oriented

  • Add minimize button to the log when it is detatched from the VFB

V-Ray Toolbar

  • Change the default option to Chaos Vantage in viewport from the Chaos Vantage toolbar menu

Bug Fixes

V-Ray

  • Chaos Vantage viewport ActiveShade uses locked viewport’s projection instead of the active viewport

  • VRayMtl SSS data is written in the VRayRefraction render element when used with VRayBlendMtl

  • Per-viewport filters are not saved when restarting Chaos Vantage in the viewport

  • Distributed Rendering 2 (DR2) does not work with Backburner

  • Crash with Chaos Vantage in viewport when resizing 3ds Max window

  • Random crash with VRayProxy and Chaos Vantage in viewport

  • Crash on Reset after rendering VRayBitmaps with user tags with Distributed Rendering 2 (DR2) and localhost enabled

  • Show Histogram doesn’t trigger immediate persistent settings save

V-Ray Toolbar

  • Button state in Chaos Vantage toolbar is not updated on Chaos Vantage viewport start/stop from the viewport ActiveShade option
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I’m concerned about the lack of tyFlow Volume support.
ARNOLD already supports it.

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Please, where is tyflow Inferno support?

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Nice one on the Backburner + DR2 crash fix, that combo’s been a real pain point for studios still on backburner. Vantage/VRayProxy stability fix is welcome too.