Product Notes
You will need to supply your dongle ID to Motion Media, and generate a context.wbc file. We will then update your Chaosgroup account and once your context.wbc file has been sent in, you will receive an executable file that you simply click on to reprogram your dongle to support the 2.0 license.
To generate the context.wbc file, if you have an existing V-Ray installed, make sure your V-Ray license server is running. open a browser and type http://localhost:30304, and save the context.wbc file.
If you no longer have V-ray 1.5 installed, you can download the new 2.0 crossgrade from your updated account, install it, make sure your V-Ray license server is running, then run the above command.
Here is a link to a video on installation, it is for 3ds Max, but the steps are similar
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V-Ray 2.0 for Maya Key Features
General Overview
Here are some of the key features of the new V-Ray 2.0 for Maya. To enjoy the full list of improvements and videos, please click here.
VRayCarPaintMtl - create stunning car paint shaders complete with base, flake and coat layers.
Ptex textures - with V-Ray 2.0 you can stop worrying about UV coordinates and use PTex textures.
VRayLightSelect Render Element - extract the contribution of each light to the scene and compose all the lights back together and change their intensity in real time in any compositing software.
Running the installation
Before installing V-Ray for Maya, make sure that you have first installed the V-Ray license server on a machine in your network.
To install V-Ray for Maya, simply run the installation. Before copying the files to you system, the installer will ask for installation directories for the various components of V-Ray for Maya. For detailed installation instructions and troubleshooting, please see the installation PDF guide.
The installer file for V-Ray for Maya has a name of the format vray_adv_15000_mayaNNNN_PPP.exe, where NNNN is the Maya version, and PPP is a string that identifies the operating system platform (for example, x86 for Windows 32-bit, x64 for Windows 64-bit, darwin_x86 for Mac OS X etc). For example, the name of the installer could be something like vray_adv_15000_maya2009_x64.exe.
Windows XP
To install V-Ray for Maya on Windows XP, please follow these steps:
- Extract the contents of the installation .zip archive;
- Make sure that you have administrator privileges;
- Double-click the installer to run it;
- Follow the instructions of the installer.
Windows Vista
To install V-Ray for Maya on Windows Vista, please follow these steps:
- Extract the contents of the installation .zip archive;
- Make sure that you have administrator privileges;
- Right-click the installer and select the Run as Administrator... option.
- Follow the instructions of the installer.
Linux
To install V-Ray for Maya on Linux, please follow these steps:
- Extract the contents of the .zip archive to a suitable directory;
- Open a console window;
- Navigate to the installation directory using the cd command;
- Use the su or sudo command to run the installer;
- Follow the instructions of the installer.
For example, the sequence of commands might look like this:
| $ cd vray_install_dir $ su $ ./vray_adv_maya2008_linux_x64.exe .... $ exit |
Mac OS X
To install V-Ray for Maya on Mac OS X, please follow these steps:
- Extract the contents of the .zip archive to a suitable directory;
- Open a Terminal window;
- Navigate to the installation directory using the cd command;
- Use the sudo command to run the installer;
- Follow the instructions of the installer.
For example, the sequence of commands might look like this:
| $ cd vray_install_dir $ sudo ./vray_adv_maya2008_darwin_x86.exe .... $ exit |
Setting up the license
Before you can use V-Ray for Maya for rendering, you must set up the V-Ray license. If the license server with the dongle is installed on your local machine, it is enough to make sure that it is running. If the license server is installed on a different machine in the network, you will need to tell V-Ray where to look for it. To do this, please follow the steps below. See the installation PDF guide for more details and troubleshooting information.
Note that this setting is shared between all versions of V-Ray (i.e. V-Ray for 3ds Max, V-Ray RT, V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray Standalone) but may be different for 32- and 64-bit builds.
Windows
The V-Ray for Maya installer will automatically ask you for the license server information at the end of the installation of V-Ray for Maya. If you did not enter the correct information there, you can do that if you go to Start menu > All Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray for Maya > Change license settings. Enter the IP address or the name of the computer where the license server is running.
Linux
Open a Terminal window and enter the following at the command line.
| /usr/autodesk/mayaNNNN/vray/bin/setvrlservice -server="serverName or IP" |
where NNNN is the Maya version (2008, 2009 etc), and "serverName or IP" is the name or IP address of the computer where the license server is running.
Mac OS X
Open a Terminal window and enter the following at the command line:
| /Applications/Autodesk/mayaNNNN/Maya.app/Contents/vray/bin/setvrlservice.exe -server="serverName or IP" |
where NNNN is the Maya version (2008, 2009 etc), and "serverName or IP" is the name or IP address of the computer where the license server is running.
Loading the V-Ray for Maya plugin
When you install V-Ray, initially it will not be loaded by Maya automatically. To load the V-Ray for Maya plugin, follow these steps:
- Start Maya;
- From the main Maya menu, go to Window > Settings/Preferences... > Plug-in Manager...
- Scroll down to the bottom of the dialog in order to see the vrayformaya plugin entry;
- Click on the Load and Auto-load options.
If V-Ray for Maya is loaded successfully, you should be able to choose it as a renderer in the V-Ray settings dialog. If you do not see the V-Ray renderer, check out the Script Editor for any errors. Consult the installation PDF guide for more information.
