V-Ray, developed by Chaos Group, is a cutting-edge 3D rendering and visualization software. It is widely used in the fields of architecture, design, and visualization, providing a powerful set of tools for 3D artists, designers, and architects to generate lifelike images, animations, and interactive content.

The software is integrated with several 3D modeling and animation applications including 3ds Max, Maya, SketchUp, Rhino, and Revit, offering flexibility across different workflows. It features a physically-based rendering engine that simulates real-world lighting, materials, and shadows to produce high-quality renderings.

New Features:

• Created a 3ds Max and V-Ray plugin for rendering Gaussian splash models.
• Added V-Ray Profiler in 3ds Max CPU's V-Ray.
• Exported Chaos Scatter to GeomScatter.
• Supported V-Ray lights.
• Redesigned scene converter and bitmap converter UIs for 3ds Max 2022 and above.
• Introduced instance brush and distribution map in Chaos Scatter.
• Implemented firefly removal algorithm.
• Updated Open Image denoiser to version 2.3.
• Supported OpenPBR materials in 3ds Max 2025.3.

Other Enhancements and Improvements:

Various improvements and optimizations have been made to enhance performance, user experience, and workflow efficiency. These include refined color correction controls, better memory management, new rendering features, and updates to the V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB) and V-Ray Lister for streamlined scene management.

The software also includes updates to the V-Ray GPU renderer, adding features like caustic support and performance optimizations. The VFB has been enhanced with new filter options and background layer support, improving the color correction workflow.

V-Ray continues to evolve with updates to the V-Ray Lister, improved memory usage for static geometry, and optimizations for rendering times with scattering. The software also includes support for USD 0.23.11 and updates to the OpenColorIO library, among other technical enhancements.