V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Service Pack 1 is available for download now. The update for this high-end render plugin for Autodesk's 3ds Max contains the following improvements:
- V-Ray RT GPU now supports hair and fur, subsurface scattering and light cache
- New Microfacet GTR / GGX BRDF, perfect for hard surfaces like metal
- New VRayInstancer geometric plugin for instancing objects using ParticleFlow systems
- Added support for OpenSubdiv objects in Alembic files
- A number of V-Ray Frame Buffer improvements
- Updated to Embree 2.3; Embree can now accelerate V-Ray Proxy objects, instances and Hair Farm / Ornatrix hair and fur
Availability
If you are new to V-Ray for 3ds Max, you can download demo versions here. If you are already using V-Ray for 3ds Max 3.0, you can go to your login page at ChaosGroup's website to get your latest full version of V-Ray for 3ds Max.