Yes. Chaos offers special discounts for educational institutions. These include public and private universities, colleges, junior colleges, elementary, middle schools, high schools, technical schools and commercial training companies.

We offer progressive volume discounts which allow institutions to easily scale up their V-Ray licenses and still meet their budgeting needs.

To educational institutions we offer the V-Ray Education suite, our all-in one product. 

The V-Ray Education license offers quick-and-easy access to a wide selection of products, services, and assets for creative 3D professionals. It’s the ultimate toolset for learning and teaching 3D rendering and fluid simulation, allowing educational customers to focus on the artistic challenge — rather than worry about licenses.

The V-Ray Education license includes access to V-Ray for 3ds Max, V-Ray for Maya, V-Ray for SketchUp, V-Ray for Rhino, V-Ray for Revit, V-Ray for Unreal, V-Ray for Houdini, V-Ray for Nuke, V-Ray for Cinema 4D, Chaos Phoenix for 3ds Max and Maya, the Chaos Scans library & plugin, Chaos Vantage and Chaos Player.

Not included: Additional render and simulation nodes, Chaos Cloud.

Educational licenses can be purchased directly from Chaos or through our authorized resellers worldwide. Go to our Find a Reseller page and select your region and the product(s) you’re interested in. 

To help you figure out the total price for your order, please use the pricing calculator we’ve created. For an official quote, email us at education@chaosgroup.com, fill in the form or contact your local reseller.

Yes. We offer 3-year term licenses with additional discounts.

• Fully featured, commercial-grade V-Ray software — with a big discount!
• Unlimited access to new product releases for the duration of the license.
• Free technical support and access to Chaos’ educational resources.
• Easy online licensing — Licensing that’s fast and secure, with no physical dongles to manage and keep track of. Get access to your software quickly.

Yes. Educational institutions can purchase licenses on behalf of their students. The purchased seats will be added to the university’s account and then may be assigned to individual students or teachers through the Self-Service Portal. To learn more about the Self-Service Portal, please contact us at education@chaosgroup.com.

Volume discounts will be applied according to the Pricing policy for Education.

Yes. We have a special offer for students on all Chaos educational products. 

No. Student licenses are fully functional and don’t have watermarks, however they are only to be used for non-profit work.

Educational licenses and Chaos Cloud credits can be purchased directly from the Chaos website or through our authorized resellers worldwide. Go to our Find a Reseller page and select your region and the product(s) you’re interested in.

To verify your student status, you’ll need to submit valid proof of your current enrollment at a government-accredited educational institution, using this form. To access the form, log in to your Chaos account or create one if you haven’t already.

Please fill in the details and upload a valid, dated student ID which includes your name and photo. If you don’t have a current student ID, you can provide a valid photo and evidence of current enrollment.

• An academic document which states your enrolment status, your name, educational institution and dates of enrolment. Examples include a transcript of records, current student report card or progress report, dated current class schedule, etc.
• A tuition bill with your name and the educational institution’s name on it.

Yes. To qualify for student discount pricing, you need to be enrolled in an academic degree program and submit proof of student status.

No. Students are eligible to purchase 1 license per product with the student discount.

No. As per policy students are not eligible for additional render nodes.

Student licenses are only available to active students who can provide proof of student status.

 Yes, with our student-to-professional upgrade policy, you can upgrade your annual educational license to the same-term commercial licenses with a 30% discount on the regular price. Learn more >

 Yes. All educators, currently employed by an accredited educational institution are eligible for a V-Ray Education license. You can learn more about our policy for educators here.

A government-accredited educational institution is defined as a:

• University or college — accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior or vocational college) that grants academic degrees.
• Primary or secondary school — accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction.

A non-government-accredited institution includes commercial training companies such as training centers, online course platforms, etc. 

 Yes. Commercial training companies are welcome to purchase V-Ray Education licenses for their training needs, at a discounted price. To get a quote, please fill in this form or contact us at education@chaos.com.

The V-Ray Education suite offers quick-and-easy access to a wide selection of products, services, and assets for creative 3D professionals. It’s the ultimate toolset for learning and teaching 3D rendering and fluid simulation, allowing educational customers to focus on the artistic challenge — rather than worry about licenses.

The V-Ray education license includes V-Ray for 3ds Max, V-Ray for Maya, V-Ray for SketchUp, V-Ray for Rhino, V-Ray for Revit, V-Ray for Unreal, V-Ray for Houdini, V-Ray for Nuke, V-Ray for Cinema 4D, Chaos Phoenix for 3ds Max and Maya, the Chaos Scans library & plugin, Chaos Vantage and Chaos Player.

Not included: Additional render and simulation nodes, Chaos Cloud.

• Fully featured, commercial-grade V-Ray software — with a big discount!
• Unlimited access to new product releases for the duration of the license.
• Free technical support and access to Chaos’ educational resources.
• Easy online licensing — Licensing that’s fast and secure, with no physical dongles to manage and keep track of. Get access to your software quickly.

No. Currently there are no official certification options for Training Centers. 

V-Ray professional is a personal certification option developed for freelancers who would like proof of their level of V-Ray knowledge. To take the V-Ray Certification Exam, you’ll need to visit a Chaos Authorized Training Center. If there is no center available in your region, please contact us at education@chaosgroup.com to discuss possible options. Upon successful completion of the exam, you’ll be awarded a V-Ray professional certificate.

You’ll also get listed on the Chaos website!

You’ll need to get in contact with an authorized center close to you. They’ll give you information on their exam session availability. 

The certification does not expire and is specific to the V-Ray product and version you were tested in. 

You can find a list of certified V-Ray Professionals on our V-Ray professionals page. 

It is recommended that you have at least 1-2 years of working experience with V-Ray in your preferred 3D platform.

Yes, you can directly apply for a certification by contacting one of our Chaos Authorized Training Centers or us at education@chaos.com.

Results are provided directly via email after the V-Ray professional exam submission.

Upon successful completion of the V-Ray Professional Exam, you’ll be issued with a Certificate, supplied as a PDF and be promoted on the certified V-Ray Professionals list.