3D rendering software

V-Ray is used to create high-quality 3D visualizations in multiple industries. In design and architecture, V-Ray allows you to communicate your ideas to customers, engineers, and construction companies.

With a high-quality V-Ray render, you can win your clients at an early stage, gain their trust, and make better design decisions. V-Ray gives you the freedom to create multiple concepts, promote your projects, and ensure internal buy-in through conceptual, design and marketing visualizations. And, with V-Ray’s real-time capabilities, you can instantly explore and create quick iterations of your projects from the earliest design stages. 

For the media and entertainment industries, photoreal 3D rendering is fundamental in the creation of sequences and animations that tell stories. V-Ray empowers artists to create characters, environments, models, and products that look true-to-life.

As a ray-tracing software, V-Ray generates an image by tracing rays of light from a camera through a virtual plane of pixels and simulating the effects of the objects it runs into. Think of V-Ray as a virtual camera within your 3D modeling platform. It simulates physical light distribution and materials, and captures the final photo or video. 

Learn more about ray-traced, rasterized and real-time rendering.

V-Ray’s pricing starts at $38.90 per month, depending on the subscription plan you select. You can choose from 3 different options – Solo, Premium and Enterprise. All plans give you access to all V-Ray integrations, expert support and the Chaos Cosmos content library. While V-Ray Solo is bound to just one computer, Premium and Enterprise plans give you the flexibility to use your license on as many machines as you want. Plus access to Chaos Phoenix, Chaos Player, Chaos Scans, Chaos Vantage, and cloud rendering and collaboration in Chaos Cloud. 

Special discount pricing for students  is available after providing a proof of academic status. Students can purchase a one-year V-Ray Education license at $149 which provides access to all supported V-Ray integrations and expert support. Plus access to Chaos Phoenix, Chaos Player, Chaos Scans, Chaos Vantage, and cloud rendering and collaboration in Chaos Cloud. 

V-Ray is easy for beginners and powerful for experts. It is designed to get you started rendering quickly. By using the default settings, you can create a stunning 3D visualization in just a few steps. To help you get familiar with V-Ray, we've prepared free learning materials including free scenes, webinars, quick video tutorials, courseware and more. 

V-Ray has a large and helpful community. You can ask questions and share ideas by joining the conversation in our forum. You can also search our knowledge base for useful articles or get expert support from our friendly Support team.

You can download V-Ray and try it free for 30 days to see for yourself how easy it is to deliver great results. No credit card is required. After signing up for the free trial, head over to the download section and get the products you’d like to test out.

Find out how to install V-Ray.