V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, update 1.5 is now available!

[konstantin_chaos]

V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, update 1.5 is now available!

It can be downloaded here:
download.chaosgroup.com

After installation, you will find more detailed info about the changes in the 'VRayForSketchUpReleaseNotes' and the 'changelog' files:
.\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\VRayForSketchUpReleaseNotes.htm
.\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for SketchUp\extension\changelog.txt

Konstantin

[konstantin_chaos]

Installation

• Chaos License Server updated to version 5.5.4
• Chaos Cloud client application updated to version 1.12.0
• Cosmos client application updated to version 2021.7.14

Vision

• Cubemap image export implemented. Select one of the new Camera Type options to enable it - VR Cubemap 6x1 or VR Cubemap 6 images
• An issue sometimes causing an incorrectly lit patch (distorted rectangle) to appear in exported VR Spherical Panorama images is resolved

Light Gen

• A custom set of HDR images can now be used for scenarios generation
• An option that allows for scene lights to remain active on scenario application is implemented
• The custom Sunlight orientation is no longer modified when a HDR scenario is selected

Asset Editor

• Materials connected to an Attribute extension in another material are now correctly listed as sub-assets in the Outliner
• Materials saved to a custom Library location before a valid preview image is generated now correctly use the default asset icon
• Added support for OSL material and textures. Such can be loaded from a manually created vrmat containing TexOSL or MtlOSL plugins

Integration

• A number of issues preventing V-Ray for SketchUp from installing properly are resolved
• Proxy previews optimized. Proxy Meshes, Proxy Scenes as well as Cosmos asset previews are now generated significantly faster
• All files required by the OSL compiler are now included in the V-Ray’s installation folder. TexOSL or MtlOSL plugins loaded from a manually created vrmat can now be rendered

V-Ray Core

• Proxy Meshes rendering is optimized leading to significantly shorter render times on machines with many cores
• The VFB’s Display Correction mode now affects the history image thumbnails