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V-Ray for SketchUp

• 1.0 (2010) → 2.0 (2014) → 3.0 (2017) → 4.0 (2019) → 5.0 (2021) → 6.0 (2023)

V-Ray 0.1 – 0.5 (2000–2001) – Beta

• First public beta.
• Introduced Adaptive Raytracing and Global Illumination.
• Platforms: 3ds Max 3–4.

1. The Early Years (1999–2005)

V-Ray 6 — Pipeline & Production Refinement (2022–2023)

• Streamlined workflows for pipelines and studio collaboration.
• USD and Hydra integrations for modern asset pipelines and lookdev.
• Faster GPU improvements, improved out-of-core textures and geometry handling.
• Chaos Cosmos (asset library) integration, easier scene assembly and asset reuse.

Key takeaway: V-Ray became pipeline-friendly and more flexible for large studio workflows using modern scene representations (USD).

V-Ray 2.1 (2012)

• VRaySplitMtl (separate diffuse/reflection/refraction).
• VRayOSLMtl (Open Shading Language support).