Vray 3.4 Public Beta is Live

[vigge50]

How do you activate fog, have tried to activate it but it don't make any different to the rendering, is there any settings that I have missed?

[JonFar]

the new version is great, but I unistalled it because it crashed skup a couple of times
I'll wait for the final version

Also, it doesnt work with VRay tools

one thing I like about VRay tools is that I can open Skup with VRay disabled, and turn it on only when I want to render

[omiKron]

I want to add the CarPaint property to a material, and in the Quick Settings panel I get the message to use the Advanced Settings Panel, where is that?

For the most part, it's unbelievable how fast it loaded a complicated interior model after hitting render! I barely blinked one time and.. snap! Great job!

[rogalxxx]

I am getting errors with SU17 and Beta as well.
I just finished a fresh windows 10 x64 install.
Installed and registered Sketchup 2017 x64 and tried to install Vray beta x64.
When I run SU i get

@unknownuser said:

Error Loading File vfs.rb
Error: C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require'
C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/vfs.rb:22:in <module:VRay>' C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/vfs.rb:5:in <top (required)>'

I can't find Plugins folder in my SU installation folder. vfs.rb is also missing.
Downloaded both apps and reinstalled them. Nothing changed.

Here's the command line window during install:

@unknownuser said:

7-Zip (a) [64] 15.14 : Copyright (c) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov : 2015-12-31

Scanning the drive for archives:
1 file, 51336790 bytes (49 MiB)

Extracting archive: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp\extension\vrayappsdk\appsdk-win-1.8.3-vray3.40.4-20161026-beta.7z

Path = C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp\extension\vrayappsdk\appsdk-win-1.8.3-vray3.40.4-20161026-beta.7z
Type = 7z
Physical Size = 51336790
Headers Size = 2177
Method = LZMA:24
Solid = +
Blocks = 1

Everything is Ok

Folders: 1
Files: 108
Size: 263464794
Compressed: 51336790
Automatic installation was successful!
Error loading logtext.dll.
*** ServiceExe (startup) 1.0.5 - built 2010-10-01 13:09:35 ***
OpenService failed - 'Okreťlona us│uga nie istnieje jako us│uga zainstalowana. (0x424)'
Error loading logtext.dll.
*** ServiceExe (startup) 1.0.5 - built 2010-10-01 13:09:35 ***

Path of executable: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray Swarm
Service start type is 'Automatic'.
Installing service 'vrswrm-service' as 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Service 'V-Ray Swarm' installed.
Starting service 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Start pending for 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Waiting...
Waiting...
Result of starting service 'V-Ray Swarm': Success.
Automatic installation was successful!

Older vray is not compatible with SU 2017
regards

[andybot]

@jonfar said:

Also, it doesnt work with VRay tools

one thing I like about VRay tools is that I can open Skup with VRay disabled, and turn it on only when I want to render

It's changed now, that you honestly don't need vray tools any more. Vray doesn't mess with the model until you open the asset manager, render, or add vray objects.

[TedVitale_CG]

@rogalxxx said:

I am getting errors with SU17 and Beta as well.
I just finished a fresh windows 10 x64 install.
Installed and registered Sketchup 2017 x64 and tried to install Vray beta x64.
When I run SU i get

@unknownuser said:

Error Loading File vfs.rb
Error: C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require'
C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/vfs.rb:22:in <module:VRay>' C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/vfs.rb:5:in <top (required)>'

I can't find Plugins folder in my SU installation folder. vfs.rb is also missing.
Downloaded both apps and reinstalled them. Nothing changed.

So sorry you've been running into this. We've made some changes to our installer to resolve this issue and will release an update to the beta. If you email support@chaosgroup.com they can also help fix this directly.

[TedVitale_CG]

@omikron said:

I want to add the CarPaint property to a material, and in the Quick Settings panel I get the message to use the Advanced Settings Panel, where is that?

For the most part, it's unbelievable how fast it loaded a complicated interior model after hitting render! I barely blinked one time and.. snap! Great job!

On the right and left sides of the UI you have some flyout panels you can open. That's where both the material Library and the advanced parameters live. 2.0 materials are supported and render just the same, but if you have any layered material (reflection, on top of refraction and diffuse) it will default to the advanced panel. I would recommend making a new material in SketchUp and trying out the quick settings. You can change just about anything in the material quick settings. If you need additional help let me know!

[solo]

What happens once the beta ends? does the current beta stop working and require a license to activate, or will it keep working but with a watermark?

[sanjeevkmishra]

@ TedVitale_CG

Just wondering how to increase or decrease material subdivide in vray 3.4 beta. I'm unable to see it in the UI. Pls advise if this has been deleted from the UX or its been integrated with something else. Thnx.

Rgds,
Sanjeev

[anguaa]

Same question here. Where can i set subdivs for materials in vray 3.4. Is is possible to do that only globally?

[rv1974]

V on 'Use local subdivs', but it's a bad practice- the beauty of v.3.4 is ability to control the quality in a globalmanner.

[vigge50]

@tedvitale_cg said:

@vigge50 said:

Really nice function, thanks for integrate it. Have you any plans or tips on programs to link several panoramas together so you can easy swish between panoramas?

No plan on creating anything like that but I would go check out IrisVR's Scope App, I think it will be a good start for what you are looking for!

That app worked for a month but then the trail version ended they now want $40/month to upload your image wish I think is way to mush, any other tip of apps that you can use or do I just have to except that I need to pay a lot to see my panoramas as VR?

[xone]

I'm checking out the latest release but I can't find the "Flat Normal" option for VrayFur anywhere... It's been mentioned in Vray documentation under LOD settings but I don't see that option there, why?

[humptyhumps]

Anyone having problems with V-Ray 3.4 Beta for SketchUp Pro 2016 where the scene does not render or even pop open a frame buffer when render buttons are hit. I have been trying to render a 6:1 Stereoscopic render for use with Google Cardboard. I installed V-Ray 3.4 Beta and the new License Server. I tested it with the opening scene in SketchUp and I can render 6:1 stereo format. However, when I open my SketchUp model and hit the 6:1 render button, or any other render button, it does not work. It doesn't even open the frame buffer window. In the command window at the bottom left of the SketchUp window I can see it initializes the scene but it doesn't get past "V-Ray Bootstrap: Building scene". Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

[Isarescu]

@humptyhumps: make sure "production render mode" is selected!

[lvm333]

Hi!! I don't know what happened? my license expired, but the Chaos Group extended it to me until the end of this month. It turns out that reinstalling vray3.40 beta and now aparace this.
Before I thought it was a bug in the program so I reinstalled vray 3.40 beta and now tells me all this and nothing works.

7-Zip (a) [64] 15.14 : Copyright (c) 1999-2015 Igor Pavlov : 2015-12-31

Scanning the drive for archives:
1 file, 51336790 bytes (49 MiB)

Extracting archive: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp\extension\vrayappsdk\appsdk-win-1.8.3-vray3.40.4-20161026-beta.7z

Path = C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray 3.4 for SketchUp\extension\vrayappsdk\appsdk-win-1.8.3-vray3.40.4-20161026-beta.7z
Type = 7z
Physical Size = 51336790
Headers Size = 2177
Method = LZMA:24
Solid = +
Blocks = 1

Everything is Ok

Folders: 1
Files: 108
Size: 263464794
Compressed: 51336790
Automatic installation was successful!
Error loading logtext.dll.
*** ServiceExe (startup) 1.0.5 - built 2010-10-01 13:09:35 ***
OpenService failed - 'El servicio especificado no existe como servicio instalado. (0x424)'
Error loading logtext.dll.
*** ServiceExe (startup) 1.0.5 - built 2010-10-01 13:09:35 ***

Path of executable: C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray Swarm
Service start type is 'Automatic'.
Installing service 'vrswrm-service' as 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Service 'V-Ray Swarm' installed.
Starting service 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Start pending for 'V-Ray Swarm'...
Waiting...
Waiting...
Result of starting service 'V-Ray Swarm': Success.
Automatic installation was successful!

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[peerman]

I think you need to install the trial version. The beta is closed now so that's why the license probably doesn't work anymore..

Best,
Peter

[artsandcrafts]

@unknownuser said:

it with the opening scene in SketchUp and I can render 6:1 stereo format. However, when I open my SketchUp model and hit the 6:1 render button, or any other render button, it does not work. It doesn't even open the frame buffer window. In the command window at the bottom left of the SketchUp window I can see it initializes the scene but it doesn't get past "V-Ray Bootstrap: Building scene". Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Yeah, that issue is my biggest problem in these days. And If there is any solution for that it will be great. In my model that phases take almost 1 hour or more and sometimes it causes to bugsplat... I couldn't take 8 rendering in a week becaue of that problem...