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title: "V-Ray mesh viewer"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAX/113586502/V-Ray%20mesh%20viewer"
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The V-Ray mesh viewer is a simple tool that allows you to preview V-Ray mesh and alembic files.


## <span style="color: #000000">**Overview**</span>

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## **Installation**

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The mesh viewer tool is installed along with V-Ray for 3ds Max. To access the Denoiser tool, go to:

**Start Menu > Programs > V-Ray for 3ds Max > Tools > V-Ray Mesh Viewer** for Windows 10 and earlier.

**Start Menu > All apps > V-Ray for 3ds Max > V-Ray Mesh Viewer** for Windows 11.


Start the **vrmesh_viewer** executable from:

**C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\3ds Max 20xx\bin **for V-Ray for 3ds Max 2021 or earlier.

**C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\VRay3dsMax20xx\bin **for 3ds Max 2022 or later.



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