V-Ray for Houdini (19.5-20.5)

V-Ray for Houdini Overview

Chaos V-Ray for Houdini is the best software for 3D rendering and procedural effects.
Chaos V-Ray for Houdini is production-proven CPU and GPU rendering software for high-quality VFX and animation. It comes with all the tools artists need to render stunning-looking procedural effects. Seamlessly integrated into Houdini, it enables smooth scene sharing and iteration with other DSS applications thanks to full USD support and a full-featured V-Ray Hydra delegate for Solaris.

V-Ray for Houdini Features

This release introduces cutting-edge technologies and powerful new features that let you create and render more realistic scenes faster than ever before. Enjoy easier shader creation, even smoother shader sharing, new levels of creative control, and more.

With V-Ray 7, you can create complex volumetric and cartoon shaders faster and easier than ever, and easily transfer them between DCCs with improved MtlX support.
Create real-world environments and seamlessly integrate CG assets faster and easier than ever, and at full ray-traced quality. Streamline creation and speed up production.
V-Ray for Solaris now gives you access to our ever-growing Chaos Cosmos library. Quickly populate your environments with render-ready 3D assets, including rocks, vegetation, and other essential props. With high-quality models, materials, HDRIs, and more at your fingertips, you can streamline your workflow and create stunning, immersive scenes with ease.
Work more efficiently with automatic highlight removal, and enjoy improved noise reduction for crisper, cleaner renders, faster.
Enjoy greater control over shadows when compositing, as well as more realistic natural lighting – now easier and faster than ever.
Enhanced GPU rendering.
V-Ray 7 delivers faster, more efficient rendering, and introduces an all-new caustics solver in the V-Ray GPU.
And much more.

File Information

Year/Release Date : 2025
Version : 7.00.10
Developer : chaos
Developer’s website : chaos.com
Bit depth : 64bit
Interface language : English
Tablet : present
Advertising : absent

System Requirements

• Houdini 19.5, 20.0, 20.5
• Windows 10, 11
• RAM: 16 GB or more
• Processor: 8 cores or more, Intel or AMD (x64) with SSE4.2 support
• Free disk space: 5 GB or more
• Video card: 4 GB VRAM or more, support for OpenGL 4.0 and OpenCL 1.2