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title: "Render Animation with Chaos Vantage"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/LAV/125242397/Render%20Animation%20with%20Chaos%20Vantage"
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This page provides information about the  Render animation with Chaos Vantage  tool in V-Ray for 3ds Max and the  Vantage Animation Export  tool in Corona for 3ds Max. Overview In V-Ray, the  Render animation with Chaos Vantage  tool helps you send and render your animated 3ds Max scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. You need to have V-Ray for 3ds Max installed, to access the tool. In Corona, the  Vantage Animation Export  tool helps you send and render your animated 3ds Max scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button. You need to have Corona for 3ds Max installed, to access the tool. Installation V-Ray The installation of the   Render animation with Chaos Vantage   tool comes with the installation of V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, update 2 and later. For detailed instructions on setting up the Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool, see the  Live Link from 3ds Max  tutorial. Corona The installation of the  Vantage Animation Export  tool comes with the installation of Corona 13 for 3ds Max and later. UI Path V-Ray To access the Render animation with Chaos Vantage tool, in 3ds Max go to ||Vantage toolbar|| >  Render animation with Chaos Vantage  ( ). Note that V-Ray must be selected as Renderer. Corona To access the Vantage Animation Export   tool, in 3ds Max go to ||Render Setup|| > System > Vantage Anim. Export Note that Corona must be selected as Renderer. Settings V-Ray When clicking the  Render animation with Chaos Vantage  ( ) button, the following dialog appears: Render camera  – Specifies from which camera to render the animation. Only VRayPhysical and Max Physical cameras are supported. The field cannot be empty. Refresh  – Refreshes the list of available cameras. Must be pressed to update the list if a camera has been added to the scene while the dialog is opened. Next  – Continues to Chaos Vantage for additional settings. Cancel  – Closes the dialog. When clicking  Next , the Common settings dialog appears in Chaos Vantage. For detailed information on each parameter from the Common settings dialog, see the Sequence section of the  Rendering Mode  page. Corona When clicking the Vantage Anim. Export, the Common settings dialog appears in Chaos Vantage. For detailed information on each parameter from the Common settings dialog, see the Sequence section of the  Rendering Mode  page. Usage V-Ray Usage To use the tool, click the  Render animation with Chaos Vantage  button. This also initializes a Live Link session between 3ds Max and Chaos Vantage. The tool automatically: Detects if you are using V-Ray 5 GPU as a renderer and asks if you would like to switch to it. Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port for DR or on 20703 for DR2 with the specified settings. Renders each frame from the specified range in the specified location. To stop a Live Link session, click the  Initiate Live Link to Vantage  button. Corona Usage For detailed instructions on setting up the Vantage Animation Export tool, see the  How to Render Corona for 3ds Max Animations in Vantage tutorial . To use the tool, go to the Render Setup > System and click the  Vantage Anim. Export  button. This allows Vantage to render the animation using the live-linked data from 3ds Max. To stop a Live Link session, click the  Stop Animation Export  button.