V-Ray for SketchUp 是一款集实时渲染与照片级渲染于一身的三维渲染软件 —— 深度整合于SketchUp中。无论新手或专家，V-Ray提供全面的可视化工具，助您完整呈现SketchUp项目。
Chaos V-Ray 7.x for SketchUp | 1.1 Gb
Chaos公司正式发布V-Ray 7 for SketchUp。新版本新增对3D高斯泼溅的原生渲染支持，配备真实室内灯具光照系统，并升级了V-Ray Scatter、V-Ray Sun and Sky、V-Ray GPU及VFB渲染框架等核心模块。
用户现可使用全新材质覆盖选项和层级纹理支持。该版本与功能相似的V-Ray 7 for Rhino同期发布。
原生支持3DGS扫描数据渲染
V-Ray 7 for SketchUp集成了V-Ray 7核心引擎功能(2023年10月首次在3ds Max版本中应用)，核心技术突破包括支持3D高斯泼溅技术。这项新型三维扫描技术通过源照片/视频可生成物体或场景的高精度重建模型。V-Ray是业内首批原生支持该技术的专业软件，Chaos公司预测该技术将广泛适用于建筑可视化与影视特效领域，特别是高精度背景环境创建。
光照与渲染：灯具系统支持及太阳天空系统升级
新版本新增PLW格式灯具光照数据导入功能，助力室内场景精准还原真实灯具照明效果。V-Ray Sun and Sky系统引入Corona渲染器采用的PRG晴空模型，显著提升日出/日落时段及高空视角的天空渲染真实度。同时升级了萤火虫噪点去除算法。
V-Ray GPU：焦散渲染支持与MacOS Metal原生加速
V-Ray GPU混合渲染引擎首度支持焦散效果渲染，功能逐步追平CPU渲染引擎。针对MacOS平台，新增Apple Metal图形API原生支持，苹果芯片渲染性能实现翻倍提升。
VFB：暗角特效与自由渲染区域
V-Ray帧缓存器(VFB)新增暗角调节层及非破坏性调色预设。支持多边形自定义渲染区域，提升重点区域渲染效率。新增渲染中途停止并保留降噪等后期效果的实用功能。
V-Ray Scatter系统升级
物体散布系统新增相机视域裁剪与边缘修剪功能，精确控制实例生成范围。
专为SketchUp优化的材质与渲染元素
支持分层纹理叠加、内置混合曲线控制衰减、色彩渐变纹理映射等革新功能。Light Mix渲染元素现可同时控制光源与自发光材质。新增多通道Cryptomatte输出支持。
Chaos Cloud与Cosmos云服务升级
Chaos Cloud云端渲染新增3D场景虚拟导览制作功能，支持平面图导航与热点标注。数字资产库Chaos Cosmos推出季节性植物变化等参数化资源。
V-Ray for SketchUp作为专业渲染插件，赋能设计师将模型转化为逼真可视化成果。从概念草稿到照片级渲染，全程助力设计沟通与创意呈现。
通过创新工具集加速三维环境创建，优化设计流程，为客户打造沉浸式体验。V-Ray 7兼顾新手易用性与专业级功能，助您高效完成高品质视觉输出。
Chaos Czech a.s.隶属Chaos集团，专注开发高效易用的三维图形特效软件。旗下Corona Renderer广泛应用于建筑可视化、产品设计与影视特效领域。
开发商： Chaos Czech a.s.
软件名称： V-Ray 7
版本： 7.x
V-Ray for SketchUp 是一款结合了实时渲染和照片级渲染的三维渲染软件 — 整合在 SketchUp 中。无论是新手还是专家，V-Ray 拥有您所需要的任何可视化工具，帮助您完整呈现 SketchUp 项目。
Chaos V-Ray 7.x for SketchUp | 1.1 Gb
Chaos has released V-Ray 7 for SketchUp, the latest version of the renderer. The release adds native support for rendering 3D Gaussian Splats, luminaires for realistic interior lighting, and updates V-Ray Scatter, V-Ray Sun and Sky, V-Ray GPU, and the VFB.
Users also get new options for handling material overrides, and support for layered textures. The new version was released alongside that of V-Ray 7 for Rhino, which has similar features.
Native support for rendering 3DGS scan data
V-Ray 7 for SketchUp introduces new features from the V-Ray 7 core, first rolled out in October in V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max. Key changes include support for 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGS). A new 3D scanning method, 3D Gaussian Splatting generates high-quality reconstructions of real-world objects or scenes from source photos or video. Although there are free third-party add-ons for rendering 3DGS data in Blender, Unity and Unreal Engine, V-Ray is one of the first CG applications to support the technology natively. Chaos tells us that it expects the functionality to appeal to both architectural visualization and VFX studios, particularly as a way of creating detailed background environments.
Lighting and rendering: Support for luminaires, and updates to V-Ray Sun and Sky
Changes to lighting and rendering in V-Ray 7 include support for luminaires. Users can now import baked lighting data for real-world light fittings in PLW format, making it possible to recreate the illumination they create more accurately in interior scenes. The V-Ray Sun and Sky system has been updated to support the PRG Clear Sky model used in Corona, Chaos’s other major production renderer. According to Chaos, it generates more realistic lighting effects than the previous model, particularly at sunrise and sunset, and when rendering the sky from greater altitudes. The firefly removal algorithm, for removing bright flecks in renders, has also been updated.
V-Ray GPU: support for caustics, and native support for Metal on macOS
V-Ray GPU, V-Ray’s hybrid CPU and GPU renderer, gets initial support for rendering caustics, bringing it closer to feature parity with the main CPU render engine. On macOS, V-Ray GPU also now natively supports Apple’s Metal graphics API, “doubling” rendering performance on Apple Silicon processors.
VFB: vignetting and freeform render regions
The V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB), for viewing and editing images rendered in V-Ray, gets a new Vignette Layer, making it possible to apply vignetting effects to renders. A new Filters tab applies readymade, non-destructive color correction presets. The VFB also now supports polygonal region rendering, making it possible to specify render regions with custom shapes to help resolve key areas of an image more quickly. In addition, users can now stop renders midway while preserving post effects, including denoising.
Updates to V-Ray Scatter
Object scattering system V-Ray Scatter has also been updated. New features include camera clipping, to limit scattering to areas within the camera view, and edge trimming to clip away parts of instances outside the boundaries of their host surface.
SketchUp-specific updates to materials and render elements
As well as the changes common to other editions of V-Ray 7, the update also includes changes specific to V-Ray 7 for SketchUp, including new options for material overrides. Users can now perform partial overrides, with options to override refractive materials independently, or to preserve key properties like bump and refraction while overriding. There are also new override presets for stylized rendering, for quick iteration on a project. Other improvements to materials and texturing include support for layered textures, a built-in mix curve to control falloff effects, and the option to apply color gradients to textures. The Light Mix render element, for relighting renders inside the VFB, now supports emissive materials as well as conventional lights. It is also now possible to add multiple Cryptomatte render elements to a project.
Updates to Chaos Cloud and Chaos Cosmos
Outside the core application, cloud rendering service Chaos Cloud gets new functionality for creating virtual tours of 3D environments, complete with floor plans and minimaps. Users can place Hotspots to act as navigation points in the environment for the viewer, and Highlights to provide text or image annotations for key details. Chaos Cosmos, the online asset library now available with all V-Ray subscriptions, gets support for asset variations. The variant system is initially being used for seasonal changes to trees and plants.
V-Ray for SketchUp is a powerful rendering plugin for SketchUp, crafted to help designers, architects, and creators transform their SketchUp models into lifelike visuals. From initial concept sketches to photorealistic renders, V-Ray supports you at every stage of the design process, enabling you to communicate your vision with clarity and impact.
Create 3D environments faster, optimize your design workflows and deliver immersive experiences for your clients. With an innovative toolset that is intuitive for beginners and powerful for seasoned visualizers, with V-Ray 7 you can meet tight deadlines and produce high-quality results quickly.
Chaos Czech a.s. is part of Chaos Group, and specializes in developing easy to use, powerful and affordable software for 3D computer graphics and visual effects. Our technology helps artists and designers create photoreal imagery and animation for design, television, and feature films. Corona Renderer is widely used in arch-viz, automotive and product design, and also features VFX capabilities.
