Getting started: V-Ray Courseware
Follow our comprehensive Beginner's guide to V-Ray for 3ds Max.
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Your go-to collection of official learning resources
© Zombie StudioSetup & installation
Our step-by-step guide will get you up and running with V-Ray quickly and easily.
Tutorials
This series of in-depth articles and video tutorials are designed for users of all levels, from beginner to advanced.
How to set up interior scenes
This tutorial covers some general guidelines for rendering an interior scene.
© Forge & MorrowHow to use resumable rendering
Resumable rendering is the ability to have incomplete renders resume where they left off from the previous session.
How to create a hardwood floor
In this tutorial, we show the simplest way to create a realistic hardwood floor with VRayMtl.
How to make paper with VRayMtl
In this tutorial, we examine how to use VRay2SidedMtl to create a realistic paper material. The geometry we use is a paper lampshade which has no thickness and its print resembles a newspaper.
Creating Car paint
This tutorial explains how to use the VRayStochasticFlakesMtl - a material used for adding flakes to simulate materials like car paints, snow and other glittery materials
Quick start guides
This selection of quick-start tips will help you make the most of V-Ray in 3ds Max.
An Introduction to V-Ray for 3ds Max
In this quick start tutorial, we'll cover how to set up, light and render an interior day scene.
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How to light an exterior day scene
In this quick start tutorial, we'll explore how to create a night time lighting scenario for your interiors.
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How to light an interior day scene
In this quick start tutorial, we'll cover how to set up, light and render an interior scene.
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Webinars
This series of webinars presents the features and updates in V-Ray for 3ds Max's major versions
V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max
CG specialist Cory Holm shares workflow tips and tricks and covers best practices for creating an interior scene using V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max. You’ll learn about everything from shading and lighting to applying final touches in the redesigned V-Ray Frame Buffer.
© Dabarti StudioV-Ray Next for 3ds Max
During this webinar, CG Specialist Atanas Tudzharov shows how the incredible toolset of V-Ray Next makes it quicker and easier to get stunning results.
Free scenes
These free scenes will give you a head start learning V-Ray for 3ds Max. Each scene includes complete assets and renders. You can also use them to follow along with our tutorials.
Help docs
Chaos Group documentation is the best place to find in-depth explanations per V-Ray feature, parameter and detailed information on various settings.
