V-Ray 6 for Houdini, Update 1, empowers artists to break free from artistic boundaries and bring their ideas to life with a suite of powerful new tools. This update elevates the skin shading workflow, provides enhanced control over lighting, introduces new procedural cloud options, streamlines cross-team collaboration, and accelerates rendering, among other exciting features. Let's explore the highlights of this update.
Elevate Skin Shading with Bump to Glossiness
With the Bump to Glossiness feature, artists can enhance their skin shading workflow, resulting in more natural and lifelike skin textures. This tool enables the achievement of the right glossiness for normal-mapped surfaces, regardless of the viewing distance. Say goodbye to excessive shine on characters' skin and achieve stunningly realistic results effortlessly.
Custom Light Decay for Unprecedented Lighting Control
Gain precise control over the emission of light as it travels across distances with the Custom Light Decay feature. Manipulate hotspots, light intensity, ray spread, length, and other factors, allowing for creative freedom to achieve any desired lighting effect.
Enhanced Procedural Clouds for Breathtaking Skies
Create even more breathtaking skies for your environments with the enhanced procedural cloud options. Customize the density, darkness, and patterns of your clouds, and add the finishing touches with contrails for added realism and detail. Achieve stunning atmospheric effects and bring your scenes to life with captivating skies.
Effortless Application of Decals on Cylindrical Objects
The new Cylindrical Decal tool allows artists to easily apply stickers, labels, and various surface imperfections onto cylindrical objects such as bottles, cans, rockets, tanks, fire hydrants, and more. With just a few clicks, align the decal's projection to match the curvature of the object's surface, saving valuable time and effort.
Seamless Blending of Surface and Decal Bumps
Achieve incredibly realistic-looking stickers, labels, embossed logos, and lettering with the Decal Additive Bump feature. Seamlessly blend surface and decal bumps, creating effects such as spray or paint on a cracked wall, corroded metal, or any other textured surface.
Effortless Collaboration and Accelerated Rendering
V-Ray 6 for Houdini, Update 1, introduces features that enhance collaboration and accelerate rendering, boosting overall efficiency.
Seamless Data Exchange Between Applications
Transfer USD data seamlessly between Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, and Houdini. Assets will maintain their integrity regardless of the software used, enabling smooth collaboration and data transfer without the need for manual conversions.
Enhanced Profiling Data for Informed Decision-Making
The powered-up V-Ray Profiler provides detailed insights into various aspects of the rendering process. Gain valuable information about the time it takes to export a scene, compile geometry and displacement, load bitmaps, and more. Customize the level of detail in your reports to suit your specific needs.
Faster Time to First Pixel in Solaris
Optimizations in geometry compilation for static meshes and hair have significantly reduced the average time to first pixel. Enjoy faster rendering times and achieve impressive results more efficiently.
NVIDIA AI Denoiser Upscaling for Quick Previews
Integrating NVIDIA's latest AI Denoiser allows for up to threefold acceleration of the rendering process. This feature is particularly useful for efficient look development and generating quick previews, enabling artists to achieve the desired results faster.
Get the Perfect Look with V-Ray Frame Buffer Enhancements
V-Ray 6 for Houdini, Update 1, provides artists with even more control right from the V-Ray Frame Buffer.
V-Ray Light Material Post-Processing
Experiment with different looks for self-illuminating objects in your scenes even after rendering has finished. Modify V-Ray Light Materials effortlessly using Light Mix and Light Select, giving you unprecedented flexibility and creative freedom.
Masking Support for Post Effects
Refine your post-processing with masking support. Apply lens effects, blur, sharpen, or denoise specific objects without the need for re-rendering. These new masking options enable you to achieve the desired look faster and with greater precision.
Supercharge Your GPU Workflow
V-Ray GPU introduces improved memory utilization and new tools for greater control, enhancing your GPU rendering experience.
Compressed Textures for Optimal Memory Usage
Experience optimized memory usage when rendering texture-heavy scenes with V-Ray GPU. This new mode saves an average of 50% of GPU memory while maintaining shading quality. Add intricate details to your scenes without sacrificing performance.
Mesh Mode Support for V-Ray Clipper
Effortlessly render cutaways and sections using any mesh object. With just a few clicks, animate the clipper and achieve impressive effects that would typically require substantial time and effort using Boolean operators.
V-Ray 6 for Houdini, Update 1, is a game-changer for artists, providing them with powerful tools to accelerate their creative process and achieve stunning results. From elevating skin shading and lighting control to seamless collaboration, accelerated rendering, and enhanced GPU workflow, this update empowers artists to push their creative boundaries and bring their visions to life.
