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title: "Vantage Live Link from V-Ray"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/LAV/124622060/Vantage%20Live%20Link%20from%20V-Ray"
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This page provides information about the Vantage Live Link tool in V-Ray for Cinema 4D. Overview The  Vantage Live Link  tool helps you send your Cinema 4D scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. Any changes you make in the scene will be sent instantly to Vantage without the need to reexport the scene. You need to have V-Ray for Cinema 4D installed in order to use this tool. The  Vantage Settings  tool sets specific settings for performance. Vantage Live Link works with the Windows® operating system only. For detailed instructions on how to set up Vantage Live Link, see the   Live Link from Cinema 4D  tutorial. UI Path To access the tools, in Cinema 4D go to: ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage >  Vantage Live Link ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage >  Vantage Settings Vantage Live Link Port The  Vantage Live Link Port dialog   allows you to specify the port. The dialog is available by clicking the  Vantage Settings  button. Vantage Live Link Port  – Specifies the port at which the Live Link connection is started. Update  – Updates the port with the data entered in the Vantage Live Link Port field. Close  – Closes the Vantage Live Link Port dialog. Always make sure you are using the same port in both Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage! Usage To use the tool, just click the  Vantage Live Link  button and a Live Link session will be initialized between Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage. The tool automatically: Starts Chaos Vantage if it is not already running. Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port. To stop a Live Link session, click again the  Vantage Live Link  button. Live Link Supported Features The following changes made in the V-Ray compatible DCC are propagated through Live Link: Editing, creating and deleting of: Camera Geometries Lights Materials Textures Environment When in Live Link session, changes made to the camera resolution and render resolution inside Vantage  will be reset  to their values or states in the host platform when: playing animation/scrubbing the timeline in the host platform navigating or camera manipulating using Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool (available in 3ds Max and Maya) When the Live Link session is closed, the scene is still loaded inside Vantage but it is considered  dirty  and the aforementioned limitations are still in effect. A . vrscene  file from the host application needs to be exported and loaded inside Chaos Vantage to enable full manipulation, editing and playback. If a . vantage  file is saved in an active Live Link session, it can be loaded in a next session or applied to a loaded  .vrscene.