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V-Ray 5.1 for 3ds Max 2021

It makes you feel old to know that artists are starting out who are younger than V-Ray. Since its humble beginnings in Sofia, Bulgaria in the late nineties, Chaos Group’s V-Ray has become a multi-application industry staple.

Taking a look at the 5.1.1 update since V-Ray 5 shipped last summer, it was and still is a release to be excited about; it seems they have taken several pages out of the Corona Renderer book and have focused the 5.x release series on creativity

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