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title: "V-Ray Render Settings"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAX/113586744/V-Ray%20Render%20Settings"
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This page provides details on the render settings used to adjust the V-Ray renderer. Overview The 3ds Max Render Setup window hosts many V-Ray settings for both V-Ray and V-Ray GPU. Choosing the V-Ray GPU engine changes the available settings. For more information about the  V-Ray GPU render settings , follow the link. This section provides information on render setup with the V-Ray engine. The Common tab contains no custom or unique V-Ray settings. For more details on the parameters found under this tab, please refer to the 3ds Max help documentation. With V-Ray 6, Hotfix 1, the render settings are now kept when switching between V-Ray and V-Ray GPU. ||Main Toolbar|| >  Render Setup  button and then set  Renderer  to  V-Ray ||Rendering menu|| >  Render Setup...  and then set  Renderer  to  V-Ray ||Render Setup window|| >  Renderer  >  V-Ray Selecting V-Ray as the  Renderer In order to use V-Ray, you must first select one of its renderers as your current renderer. Open the  Render Setup  window from Main Toolbar > Render Setup button. At the top of the Render Setup window, choose  Production Rendering Mode  as the  Target . For  Renderer , choose  V-Ray . Older scenes saved with  ActiveShade  mode can still be opened in V-Ray in order to convert them to Production Rendering Mode. Render Settings Tabs In V-Ray, the two tools that most greatly impact the balance of render quality vs. speed are the  image sampler  (under the V-Ray tab) and  GI engine(s)  (under the GI tab). Learning the basics of how these two features work will greatly enhance your ability to adjust settings in V-Ray and maximize image quality while keeping render times to a minimum. See the linked pages for explanations on how these features work. V-Ray follows 3ds Max’s conventions for right-click actions on parameter spinners. Right-clicking a parameter spinner sets its value to the minimum allowed. Ctrl + right-click resets the value to its default. Right-clicking a parameter value opens a dropdown menu with an option to reset it to its default value. V-Ray parameters are under several tabs in the Render Setup window. Additionally, each tab is divided into several rollouts. V-Ray Tab Selection of the image sampler type for antialiasing and image filtering, customizable settings for cameras and environment, and VFB settings. Read more GI Tab Selection and settings for primary and secondary GI engines, GI caustics. Read more Settings Tab Global settings, including displacement and texture settings. Read more Render Elements tab Creation and control of render elements for beauty pass compositing and post-production. Read more