V-Ray Menu

Show V-Ray VFB

Opens the V-Ray Frame Buffer.

Submit to Chaos Cloud

Opens the Submit to Chaos Cloud window, where you can submit your job and render it in Chaos Cloud.

Chaos Cosmos Browser

Opens Chaos Cosmos Browser, where you can find various assets ready for use.

V-Ray Material Library Browser

Opens the V-Ray Material Library Browser if it is downloaded in advance with an earlier V-Ray version. If the V-Ray Material Library folder is empty, opens the Chaos Cosmos Browser instead.

Live-Link to Chaos Vantage

Opens the Vantage submenu.

Upload Image to Chaos Veras

Opens the Veras submenu.

Lights

Opens the V-Ray Lights submenu.

Create V-Ray Proxy

Creates a V-Ray Proxy object.

Import V-Ray Proxy

Imports a V-Ray Proxy object into the scene.

V-Ray Scene

Opens the V-Ray Scene Manager.

V-Ray Object Properties

Opens the VRayObjectProperties submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple object properties nodes to selection

- Apply single object properties nodes to selection

- Remove object properties from selection

- Remove object properties from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create object properties node

V-Ray Displacement

Opens the VRayDisplacement submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayDisplacement to selection

- Apply single VRayDisplacement node to selection

- Remove VRayDisplacement from selection

- Remove VRayDisplacement from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayDisplacement node

V-Ray Fur

Opens the VRayFur submenu where you can:

- Add VRayFur to selection (works for meshes only)

- Remove VRayFur from selection

- Remove VRayFur from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayFur properties node.

V-Ray Clipper

Creates a VRayClipper.

V-Ray Decal

Creates VRayDecal.

V-Ray Enmesh

Creates V-Ray Enmesh.

Chaos Scatter

Opens the Chaos Scatter submenu.

V-Ray Gaussian Splat

Creates a V-Ray Gaussian Splat.

V-Ray Plane

Creates a procedural infinite-plane primitive for V-Ray.

V-Ray Sphere Fade

Creates a VRaySphereFadeVolume that renders just small parts of the scene by putting them in a special spherical locator.

V-Ray Toon

Creates a VRayToon node that produces cartoon-style outlines on objects in the scene.

V-Ray Volume Grid

Creates a VRayVolumeGrid node.

V-Ray Bake Options

Opens the V-Ray Bake Options submenu where you can:

- Assign single V-Ray bake options to selection

- Assign multiple V-Ray bake options to selection

- Remove V-Ray bake options from selection

- Remove V-Ray bake options from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayBakeOptions properties node

- Show default V-Ray bake options

- Bake with V-Ray...

V-Ray Renderable Curves

Opens the VRayRenderableCurves submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayRenderableCurve to selection

- Apply single VRayRenderableCurve node to selection

- Remove VRayRenderableCurve from selection.

- Remove VRayRenderableCurve from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayRenderableCurve properties node

V-Ray Metaball

Creates a VRayMetalball.

V-Ray NURBS Tessellation

Opens the VRayNURBSTessellation submenu where you can:

- Apply multiple VRayNURBSTessellation to selection

- Apply single VRayNURBSTessellation to selection

- Remove VRayNURBSTessellation from selection.

- Remove VRayNURBSTessellation from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayNURBSTessellation properties node

Tools

Opens the V-Ray Tools submenu.

Licensing

Opens the Licensing submenu.

Help

Opens the Help submenu.

About Chaos V-Ray

Opens the About window.

V-Ray Rect Light

Creates a VRayLightRect, also known as Area Light.

V-Ray Dome Light

Creates a VRayLightDome.

V-Ray Sun

Creates a VRaySun.

V-Ray Sky

Creates a VRaySky.

V-Ray Sphere Light

Creates a VRayLightSphere.

V-Ray Mesh Light

Opens a VRayLightMesh submenu where you can:

- Turn selection into lights (works for meshes only)

- Turn selection into lights (apply single VRayLightMesh)

- Remove light modifiers from selection

- Remove light modifier from selection and sub-hierarchy

- Force create VRayLightMesh properties node.

V-Ray IES Light

Creates a VRayIES.

V-Ray Light Lister

Opens the V-Ray Light Lister window.

V-Ray Light Meter

Creates a VRayLightMeter node.

Create Chaos Scatter

Creates a Chaos Scatter object.

Chaos Scatter Lister

Opens the Chaos Scatter Lister window.

Create V-Ray PluginNode

Opens the V-Ray plugin submenu where you can create:

- Texture
- Float texture
- Light
- Volume shader
- BRDF material
- Material

Import V-Ray Material from File

Opens the V-Ray Material Importer dialog.

V-Ray Stereo Rig

Creates a V-Ray Stereo Rig.

Archive V-Ray Scene

Opens the Archive V-Ray Scene window where you can export a .vrscene package archive with all asset files.

Convert to New VRayProxy Node

Converts old V-Ray Proxy objects (VRayMesh) to the new VRayProxy node.

Convert Scene from V-Ray

Opens the Convert Scene for V-Ray window where you can convert a material to a VRayMtl.

Migrate Legacy Scenes

Opens the Migrate Legacy Scenes window, which migrates features that are deprecated and not fully compatible with V-Ray 5.

Opacity Cutout

Opens the Opacity Cutout window, which converts low-poly opacity mapped objects to actual geometry cutouts.

Export Materials to USD

Opens the Export Materials to USD window, which allows V-Ray materials to be exported to USD files.

Export Materials to MaterialX (Experimental)

Opens the Export Materials to MaterialX window, which allows V-Ray materials to be exported to .mtlx file.

Check for Missing Cosmos Assets

Opens the Check for Missing Cosmos Assets window, which relocates or downloads missing Cosmos assets.

Chaos Account

Opens the Chaos Account window.

Manage Chaos Licensing

Opens the local Chaos Licensing interface (http://localhost:30304). If you are using a remote Licensing connection, note that this option still opens the localhost.

Tutorials

Opens the Tutorials page of the V-Ray for Maya online documentation.

Documentation

Opens the V-Ray for Maya online documentation.

V-Ray Ideas Portal

Opens the V-Ray Ideas Portal, where users can submit, vote, and collaborate on creative suggestions.