Chaos has announced the release of V-Ray 5.1 for Maya and Houdini. This update includes initial USD support in Maya and Houdini and beta Hydra support in Houdini. Here’s a glimpse at the new features:
V-Ray Material Library
Masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer
Fog transparency color
Improved translucent materials
Improved GPU rendering
Intel® Open Image Denoise
Artist-friendly caustics
Fast rendering of cutouts: Opacity-mapped cutouts of objects like tree leaves are now converted into geometry for faster rendering.
Watch changes to your V-Ray Material’s Coat and Sheen layers in the viewport. An initial representation of the VRayLayeredTex is also visible in the viewport.
V-Ray scene material importer
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