Rendering with V-Ray for Cinema 4D

Transform how you create.

Professional 3D rendering software for Cinema 4D artists and designers.

V-Ray® for Cinema 4D puts industry-standard technology for photorealistic 3D rendering into the hands of Cinema 4D artists and designers. With smart tools and powerful rendering capabilities, Chaos V-Ray’s combination of speed and creative control is perfect for any project.

Bring ideas to life

With V-Ray’s complete set of lighting, shading, Emmy and Academy Award-winning rendering tools, you can bring any idea to life.

Built to handle it all

Built to handle your biggest projects, including scenes with massive amounts of geometry and thousands of lights.

Get the job done with ease

Artist-friendly tools and an intuitive interface help you work smarter, making it easy to get the job done.

Render fast

V-Ray’s GPU and CPU rendering capabilities bring a speed boost to any production. With fast interactive rendering, you’ll see the changes to your scene rendered on the fly.

Ready to scale

Harness the power of multiple computers to render high-resolution images with V-Ray’s distributed rendering. Or take your rendering to the cloud with direct access to Chaos® Cloud.

Go beyond rendering

V-Ray is more than a renderer. Its powerful tools allow you create worlds and post-process renders without separate applications interrupting your creative process.

Try free for 30 days

V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D, update 2.

One click to perfection.

 

Create faster and enhance the realism of your renders in just a few clicks with V-Ray 7, update 2. 

Enjoy more realistic materials and better material workflows with the new material displacement and AI Material Generation. Easily create realistic people and vegetation using AI Enhancer, produce stunning night renders with the new Night Sky feature, build 3D environments instantly with support for Gaussian splats, render faster with next-generation Distributed rendering and powered-up GPU rendering, and more.

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Key features

Check out the list of versatile features available in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.

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V-Ray for Cinema 4D is a powerful tool for both professionals and students. The quality of the lights, the accurate control of the shaders, the integration with C4D; all of these make this rendering engine absolutely awesome.

Michela Tonelli, Founder & Director, MTSYS

I've been using V-Ray for 10 years. It's an extremely powerful render engine for Cinema 4d and is undoubtedly the best software to handle very heavy scenes.

Alberto Cibinetto, Founder & Project Manager, Baumatte

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Get a 30-day free trial and dive into the full range of features we offer. You will also get access to comprehensive training resources and dedicated customer support.

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Plans & pricing

From individual creators to the biggest enterprises, we have a plan for you.
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V-Ray SoloAward-winning photorealistic renders.
+1
$4500/month

1 license – billed annually $540

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  • Award-winning V-Ray rendering engine
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V-Ray PremiumSimulate effects & render
in the cloud.
+3
$5990/month

1 license – billed annually $718.80

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ArchViz Collection: V-Ray editionExplore & animate scenes

in real-time.
+4
$9580/month

1 license – billed annually $1,149.60

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Subscription term will automatically renew until you cancel it. All Chaos products are intended for professional use only and not for consumer use.
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V-Ray Solo
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$4500/month
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V-Ray, Cosmos, 1 V-Ray Render node
Available integrations

V-Ray integrates with your favourite design applications

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Core features
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Award-winning rendering technology
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Complete creative control
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Built-in post-production
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3D CAD/BIM/DCC integration
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Chaos Scatter
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Access to all V-Ray integrations
Rendering
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Photoreal rendering
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Speed & power (CPU, GPU, hybrid rendering)
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Scalability
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Physically acurate lighting
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3D Gaussian splats support
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AI Denoising
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Real-time ray-traced rendering
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Real-time scene exploration
Cloud collaboration, rendering & Interactivity
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Project sharing, markup & review
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AI Enhancer
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Interactive virtual tour
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20 cloud rendering credits
Animations & simulations
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Animation rendering & effects
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Artist-friendly simulations
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Smoke, Fire & Fog
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Liquids, Splashes & Foam
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Ocean & waves
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Rigid body simulation
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Image sequence player
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Real-time animation rendering
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Crowd simulation
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Smart traffic simulation
Assets
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3D models
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Materials
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AI Material Generator
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HDRIs
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Customizable scanned materials
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Realistic 3D/4D people collection
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Cosmos Solo Library
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Cosmos Premium Library
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Cosmos Collection Library
V-Ray Premium
Floating license
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$5990/month
What's included

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V-Ray, Cosmos, Chaos Cloud (20 rendering credits), Phoenix, Scans, Player
Available integrations

V-Ray integrates with your favourite design applications

Support & licensing
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Support
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Access to updates
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Learning resources
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Floating license options available
Core features
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Award-winning rendering technology
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Complete creative control
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Built-in post-production
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3D CAD/BIM/DCC integration
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Chaos Scatter
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Access to all V-Ray integrations
Rendering
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Photoreal rendering
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Speed & power (CPU, GPU, hybrid rendering)
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Scalability
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Physically acurate lighting
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3D Gaussian splats support
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AI Denoising
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Real-time ray-traced rendering
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Real-time scene exploration
Cloud collaboration, rendering & Interactivity
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Project sharing, markup & review
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AI Enhancer
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Interactive virtual tour
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20 cloud rendering credits
Animations & simulations
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Animation rendering & effects
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Artist-friendly simulations
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Smoke, Fire & Fog
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Liquids, Splashes & Foam
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Ocean & waves
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Rigid body simulation
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Image sequence player
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Real-time animation rendering
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Crowd simulation
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Smart traffic simulation
Assets
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3D models
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Materials
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AI Material Generator
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HDRIs
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Customizable scanned materials
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Realistic 3D/4D people collection
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Cosmos Solo Library
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Cosmos Premium Library
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Cosmos Collection Library
ArchViz Collection: V-Ray edition
Floating license
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$9580/month
What's included

See the available products in each plan

V-Ray, Cosmos, Chaos Cloud (20 rendering credits), Phoenix, Scans, Player, Vantage, Anima
Available integrations

V-Ray integrates with your favourite design applications

Support & licensing
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Support
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Access to updates
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Learning resources
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Floating license options available
Core features
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Award-winning rendering technology
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Complete creative control
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Built-in post-production
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3D CAD/BIM/DCC integration
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Chaos Scatter
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Access to all V-Ray integrations
Rendering
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Photoreal rendering
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Speed & power (CPU, GPU, hybrid rendering)
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Scalability
Info Icon
Physically acurate lighting
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3D Gaussian splats support
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AI Denoising
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Real-time ray-traced rendering
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Real-time scene exploration
Cloud collaboration, rendering & Interactivity
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Project sharing, markup & review
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AI Enhancer
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Interactive virtual tour
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20 cloud rendering credits
Animations & simulations
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Animation rendering & effects
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Artist-friendly simulations
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Smoke, Fire & Fog
Info Icon
Liquids, Splashes & Foam
Info Icon
Ocean & waves
Info Icon
Rigid body simulation
Info Icon
Image sequence player
Info Icon
Real-time animation rendering
Info Icon
Crowd simulation
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Smart traffic simulation
Assets
Info Icon
3D models
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Materials
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AI Material Generator
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HDRIs
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Customizable scanned materials
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Realistic 3D/4D people collection
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Cosmos Solo Library
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Cosmos Premium Library
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Cosmos Collection Library

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