Chaos continues its improvements to its V-Ray renderer, with the latest update being V-Ray 7 for 3ds Max, Update 2, which includes new features including an AI-powered tool that can create materials from a real-world photo, and another that can automatically enhance and upscale scenes. Built for 3D artists and designers in a wide range of industries, the update supports every stage of the creative process.

A full list of new features can be found here.

Along with the new features, recent improvements to its infrastructure have significantly improved the Chaos Cloud GPU rendering, making it nearly three times faster and more cost-effective, according to Chaos. V-Ray users will now also be able to use local V-Ray GPU for Gaussian Splats rendering, along with the ability to render the new night sky options, AI-generated materials, and V-Ray Luminaire. GPU Caustics have also been improved, with support for dispersion and better memory usage and performance.