Create Stunning Renders Using V-Ray in 3ds Max

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Getting Started

DOI: 10.1201/9781003144786-1

V-Ray is a plugin that can be used in several design software like 3ds Max, Sketchup, Maya, etc. In this book, we will explore the use of V-Ray in 3ds Max 2020. If this is your first experience with 3ds Max, it is useful to get familiar first with the interface, before getting into the rendering process. Thus, in this chapter, the basic features of the 3ds Max interface are presented. The chapter concludes with the creation and modification of standard primitives as well as the description of the transform commands, i.e., the commands related to the selection, movement, rotation, and scale of an object since these commands are used extensively in the upcoming chapters. Finally, the different ...