Chaos today announced the release of V-Ray for Blender, update 2, with native Mac support. This update gives Blender users access to Chaos’ very latest AI tools for material generation, upscaling, and image enhancement, helping visualization artists speed up workflows and craft higher-quality images.
Update 2 – MacOS
Update 2 also addresses the demands of the Blender community, which have been calling for native Mac support in V-Ray for Blender. Now they have it!
V-Ray for Blender is now available for Blender on macOS. This is a fully native implementation of V-Ray for Apple’s Mac operating system.
“Responding to the Blender community, we’ve introduced macOS support to V-Ray for Blender, giving even more artists access to our industry-standard rendering and the latest AI technologies to deliver stunningly realistic rendering faster,” said Allan Poore, chief product officer, Chaos. “With streamlined workflows that enhance speed, scalability, and accuracy, artists can spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time on creating exceptional images and animations.”
The Blender community has spoken and asked for V-Ray for Mac support, and Chaos has listened. Update 2 brings native macOS support for the first time.
V-Ray is a trusted rendering tool across multiple industries, including AEC, VFX (visual effects), product design, and animation. V-Ray offers a complete “studio-grade” visualization pipeline inside of Blender’s interface and app. Update 2 also includes support for the latest version of Blender 5.
Key features in the update include:
- Native macOS support for V-Ray for Blender
- AI Enhancer adds details and realism to supporting elements like foliage, people and terrain, helping artists refine renders without tedious rework and time-consuming re-renders. It allows them to fine-tune specific objects, such as clothing, and refine vegetation for greater precision and consistency.
- AI Material Generator turns any photo of a real-world surface into a render-ready, PBR material with all the necessary maps in just a few clicks. Part of the recently expanded Chaos Cosmos, AI Material Generator creates secondary materials that don’t require extensive art direction, allowing rapid scene shading without time-consuming setups or extra tools.
- AI Upscaler saves hours of rendering time while delivering crisp, photoreal results. Artists can turn low-resolution images into high-quality, presentation-ready visuals in a single click, boosting resolution while also sharpening textures and enhancing fine details.
V-Ray for Blender also facilitates Distributed Rendering, spreading rendering loads across multiple computers. And support for Cycles’ Material Override, for easier lighting analysis, custom clay, and wireframe renderers.
For more information, please visit V-Ray for Blender.
Pricing and Availability
New users can get access to the update by purchasing the Blender-only version of V-Ray at a special price or as part of any of the V-Ray suites. Educational pricing for V-Ray is available as well. V-Ray for Blender is available for Windows 10, Windows 11, and macOS (11.0 or newer).
Complete details on the pricing can be found here.
