Chaos V-Ray 7, Hotfix 2 (7.00.02) for Maxon Cinema 4D

Chaos has released V-Ray 7, hotfix 2 for Cinema 4D. This hotfix include modified features and bug fixes that improve the Base release.

Build 7.00.02 Official release, hotfix 2 - Date: Mar 12, 2025

Modified features

V-Ray
- Add an option to select a material type (Node or Classic) when importing from Chaos Cosmos
- Make Cosmos Variants import/load faster
- Utilize the Cosmos error reporting notifications
- Improve lights' shadow bias range and default value
- Improve render startup with Scatter in interactive
VRayProxy
- Change VRayProxy Alembic subdivisions layout

Bug fixes

V-Ray
- Velocity artifacts with the GeomScatter plugin
- Slow export of Scatter with VRayProxy or Cosmos objects
- Crash with GeomScatter prior version when "Null" object is present in the scene
- V-Ray might crash when trying to render without a license
- Linked materials are not deleted when the variant is changed while cosmos asset with Classic materials is imported
- Classic material previews can turn black
- Crash with VFB Layers
- Cinema 4D freezes while working with Hair in Interactive Rendering
- V-Ray prevents the command line process from exiting
- Wrong export of object hierarchies nested under a Chaos Scatter object
- Infinite Light Cache building in Interactive Rendering with MoGraph Selection on Cloner Object
- Crash when using solo mode on outlines node
- Chaos Scatter crashes on Windows with interactive rendering
- Specific scene crashes when submitted to Chaos Cloud
- Importing displacement with subdivisions from a V-Ray scene file doesn't work
- Disable V-Ray Frame Buffer regions affecting the viewport interactive rendering
- Cinema 4D Crashes when changing UVW Projection Node to Camera Mapping
- Unable to update Cosmos materials after calling the Cosmos relink command
- V-Ray PRG Sun mode is not visible in Light Lister
- Fix Chaos Cosmos proxy import to work with the Edge Trimming option of Chaos Scatter
- V-Ray Frame Buffer may crash when mouse cursor is changed on hover controls
- Chaos Scatter may not update automatically with V-Ray 7
- Light Material with a Bitmap is not editable when importing a V-Ray Scene file from 3ds Max
- Wrong labels for some parameters using special terminology
- Thick hair/fur artifacts
- Named hair map channels are not rendered
V-Ray VFB
- V-Ray VFB has high enforced minimum size when a scaled Cinema 4D layout is used
V-Ray Standalone
- Incorrect result with animated Bend Deformers
V-Ray GPU
- Changing assigned materials in interactive doesn't affect the render the first time when the V-Ray Object Properties tag is assigned
- "Hardware textures" mode is not exposed in the user interface
- Cinema 4D crashes when rendering viewport previews with AMD GPUs
VRayProxy
- Merging V-Ray specific files makes other materials in the scene darker in Cinema 4D 2025


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. With latest release V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D build 3D environments faster than ever with support for rendering revolutionary Gaussian splats. Collaborate seamlessly in the Cloud and create immersive, interactive virtual tours directly from V-Ray’s interface—no third-party apps required. Ensure consistent shading across platforms with support for the OpenPBR standard. Illuminate your scenes with precision using V-Ray Luminaires and an enhanced Sun & Sky model. V-Ray 7 for Cinema 4D also brings powered-up GPU rendering, expanded creative control in the VFB, hundreds of new and improved Cosmos assets, and much more.

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Chaos develops visualization technologies that empower artists and designers to create photorealistic imagery and animation across all creative industries. The firm’s physically based renderer, V-Ray, has been honored with both an Academy Award and an Engineering Emmy for its role in the widespread adoption of ray-traced rendering in motion pictures and television.

Owner: Chaos Group
Product Name: V-Ray 7
Version: 7.00.02
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www.chaos.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows *
Software Prerequisites: pre-installed Maxon Cinema 4D R24 - 2025
Size: 5.8 Gb