Vray+all+versions+list+hot Review

| Version | Year | Key Advancements | |---------|------|------------------| | | 2020 | Complete overhaul: V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB2) with layer composer, integrated Light Mix interactive, COLD (Chaos Open Lighting Design) format. | | V-Ray 5.1 | 2021 | V-Ray Decal (project textures onto surfaces without UVs), Material Randomization. | | V-Ray 5.2 | 2021 | Chaos Scans (real‑world scanned materials included), Enscape material import. | | V-Ray 5.2.1 | 2021 | Hotfix – corrected material previews in Rhino 7, fixed V-Ray GPU crashes with displacement. | | V-Ray 5.2.2 | 2022 | Hotfix – resolved missing Light Mix elements in distributed rendering. | | V-Ray 5.2.3 | 2022 | Hotfix – stability patch for 3ds Max 2023 and Windows 11. | | V-Ray 5.10.01 | 2022 | Minor: VRayMultiSubTex improvements, UI dark mode full restoration. | | 5.10.02 – 5.10.06 | 2022–23 | Hotfix series: Mac M1 compatibility, SketchUp 2022 crash fix, 3ds Max interactive rendering timeout correction. | | V-Ray 5.20 | 2022 | V-Ray Enmesh (repeating geometry detail no extra memory cost), support for ACES 1.0. |

| Host Software | First V-Ray Version | Final Hotfixed Version (as of 2026) | |----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------| | 3ds Max | 0.02 (2000) | 7.1.2 | | Maya | 1.5 (2006) | 7.1.2 | | SketchUp | 1.49 (2007) | 7.1.1 | | Rhino | 1.5 (2008) | 7.1.2 | | Revit | V-Ray Next 4.0 (2019) | 7.1.0 | | Houdini | V-Ray 3.6 (2017) | 7.1.2 | | Cinema 4D | V-Ray 3.6 (2018) | 7.1.2 | | Unreal Engine | V-Ray 5 (2020) | 6.20.04 (last major) | vray+all+versions+list+hot

The hottest builds are never the .00 releases. Wait for Hotfix 1 before installing a major version. | Version | Year | Key Advancements |

These versions put V-Ray on the map for photorealistic stills. | | V-Ray 5