--- title: "V-Ray Shelf" canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAYA/111739271/V-Ray%20Shelf" format: markdown --- This page provides information on the V-Ray Shelf. ## **Overview** --- V-Ray includes a shelf with easy shortcuts to some of the most commonly used V-Ray components. The shelf can be enabled from the Settings tab of the Render Settings window. ![VMAYA_Shelf_VRay.jpg](media://8834c7e2-5c1f-4ab6-818f-a2e1a0b14d8e)
UI Path ||Render Settings window|| > **Settings** tab > **VRay UI** rollout > **Create/Replace V-Ray Shelf **button ![image](media://a17a9657-1967-44ac-a459-a105bf3facbb)
## **Shelf Functions** --- The V-Ray Shelf provides the functions listed below. Note that all buttons check if V-Ray (or respectively IPR) is the current renderer, and if not, will prompt you to set the renderer to V-Ray. | **Button** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | ![image](media://37796540-ab03-493b-94d8-cb8658caf239) | **Show V-Ray VFB** – Opens the [V-Ray Virtual Frame Buffer](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739034) (VFB). Right click to reset the V-Ray VFB position. Also provides the option to toggle the **Use V-Ray VFB** option, which enables V-Ray to render the images in the V-Ray Frame Buffer. | | ![image](media://05620796-0445-46d7-af3c-165696d90171) | **Submit to Chaos Cloud** – Sends your render job to [Chaos Cloud](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VCLOUD) for rendering. | | ![image](media://6a620587-428d-44a6-9a01-9347ac292c9f) | **Initiate a Live Link to Chaos Vantage** – Starts a [Live-Link session](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739911) between V-Ray for Maya and Chaos Vantage. Second left click stops the active Live-link. Right click to initiate or stop a Live-Link connection, Live-Link session in the viewport, render animation or access the settings. | | ![image](media://0607ba12-9e32-4f15-8919-0f318253fef9) | **V-Ray Light Lister** – Opens the [V-Ray Light Lister](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111743714) window. | | ![image](media://9cb9f13f-1621-4f92-a546-c3d4cf36a18f) | **VRayLightDome **– Creates a [V-Ray Light Dome](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740805). | | ![image](media://85772966-db8a-4cf0-b018-e73eea718153) | **VRayLightRect **– Creates a [V-Ray Light Rectangle](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739863). | | ![image](media://cff47c10-74a6-4b4d-9993-74f3256e4e09) | **VRayLightSphere **– Creates a [V-Ray Light Sphere](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739354). | | ![image](media://629f1f6a-ffb4-4508-b81f-613affd899eb) | **VRayLightMesh **– Right click to assign [Mesh Light properties](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739754) to the selection. From the dropdown menu, you can also remove the light modifiers. Left click to create an empty **vrayLightMeshProperties** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://6af730d2-3156-44fa-a0b2-db54954438bc) | **VRayLightIES **– Creates a [Photometric Light | VRayIES](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739713). | | ![image](media://a24d737f-f60b-4fe3-9d68-14ec016d90af) | **VRaySun **– Creates a [V-Ray Sun and V-Ray Sky](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739257) system. Right click to access the **Select** and **Delete** options. | | ![image](media://e0f2d18a-6c0d-405a-972f-fc588e918874) | **VRaySky **– Creates a [V-Ray Sky](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739667) Texture. Right click to access the **Select** and **Delete** options. | | ![image](media://c6236a1f-5500-451a-b8f8-d0e17cd6654a) | **Import V-Ray Proxy** – Loads a [VRayProxy file](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739662). | | ![image](media://56be8484-a213-499d-93c6-1eb69a08fb3e) | **Create V-Ray Proxy** – Creates a [VRayProxy file](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739401) from the selected object. | | ![image](media://16331705-4fe2-4a92-b6e7-33ecc6e6c7f2) | **VRayScene Manager **– Opens the [V-Ray Scene Manager](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111742808), where you can manage VRayScene files. | | ![image](media://bace411a-a72f-4361-b9d6-1708ac3a96de) | **Create V-Ray Volume Grid** – Creates [VRayVolumeGrid](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739455), which is used to load, shade and render grid-based simulation cache files. | | ![image](media://dfbf7388-ad2b-4a68-8b34-76ffa0fac1e2) | **Create V-Ray Decal** – Creates [V-Ray Decal](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739688), providing an easy way to project one material on top of another regardless of the target UV set. | | ![image](media://1a549f80-c87b-4bc5-b5e4-46663d93bcde) | **Create V-Ray Plane** – Creates [VRayPlane](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739433), a procedural infinite-plane primitive for V-Ray. | | ![image](media://eb42dc1c-da29-45bb-9a63-f5daea3e462b) | **VRayFur **– Right click to assign [Procedural Fur | VRayFur](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740453). From the dropdown menu, you can also remove VRayFur. Left click to create an empty **vrayFurProperties** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://4766471a-4b31-4ba8-a353-02c1460edfd4) | **VRayNURBSTessellation** – Right click to assign [V-Ray NURBS Tessellation attributes.](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739397) From the dropdown menu, you can also remove the NURBS attributes. Left click to create an empty **vrayNURBSTesselation** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://9ac2c52d-12db-4abb-8ad4-bfd5294b75d9) | **Create V-Ray Mesh** – Creates [V-Ray Enmesh](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740450), a render time patterned geometry over a mesh surface. | | ![image](media://0aa27839-4a0a-49fd-a7ba-26117c2f5e8d) | **VRayDisplacement **– Right click to assign and/or remove [V-Ray Displacement](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740342). Left click to create an empty vrayDisplacement node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://866d81cf-a744-4d94-b97f-3f62aa40a8bd) | **Create V-Ray Clipper** – Creates [V-Ray Clipper](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111741615). Right click to access additional Clipper node(s) selection options. | | ![image](media://35484b43-fe67-4c02-b780-f169b71d4dbe) | **VRayRenderableCurves **– Right click to assign and/or remove [Renderable Curves Attributes](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739394). Left click to create an empty **vrayRenderableCurve** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://bf988cc6-4346-40f0-a5ce-860907f26a55) | **VRayObjectProperties **– Right click to assign and/or remove [V-Ray Object properties](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739008) to a selection. Left click to create an empty **vrayObjectProperties** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![VMAYA_Shelf_Scatter_Icon.jpg](media://9843c435-08b8-4480-ad98-c60b0bd961da) | **Create Chaos Scatter** – Left-click to create a [Chaos Scatter](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739294) object in the scene. Right-click to access the [Chaos Scatter Lister](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739294/Chaos+Scatter#ListerAnchor) option. | | ![image](media://de123ac5-6e9a-4265-a6f1-d417cebad0a2) | **Create V-Ray Gaussian Splat** – Creates a [V-Ray Gaussian Splat](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739097), which is used to create a 3D scene from videos or images. | | ![image](media://d53d9583-4dd3-4abc-ac0f-f2bbb8b724a8) | **Create V-Ray Toon** – Creates [Toon Rendering Attributes | VRayToon](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740365). Right-click to access additional selection options. | | ![image](media://5a88d415-f63f-47b7-9d34-ea8aa4cbff10) | **Shadow Catcher** – Assigns [Shadow Catcher](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739741) properties to the selected object. Right-click to access additional options. | | ![image](media://923d498e-2da1-4312-9dd2-8f792de3046f) | **Import V-Ray Material from File** – Imports a [V-Ray Material](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740360) from a .vrscene file into Maya. | | ![image](media://a0ad307e-99d6-4cce-a145-8aee3e9619a8) | **V-Ray Materials** – Right click to create [V-Ray Materials](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739957) and assign them to the selected objects. Left click creates a [VRayMtl](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739405). | | ![image](media://650f6ae6-b620-43a1-8ac3-eb24f1da1d7b) | **Chaos Cosmos Browser** – Opens the [Chaos Cosmos Browser](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111738986). You can browse, place, and render pre-made 3D assets. | | ![image](media://86e340c1-a666-4ada-a60c-197d8b9108a8) | **VRayBakeOptions **– Right click to assign and/or remove [V-Ray Bake](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111740456) Options. Left click to create an empty **vrayBakeOptions** node. Alternatively, if any objects are selected, left-clicking adds a single node to all selected objects. | | ![image](media://5ace3324-3a4f-4bb8-aca9-fe010ace5d72) | **VRayPluginNode **– Right click to create from [V-Ray plugin](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA/pages/111739276). No left click functionality. | | ![image](media://692727de-4cee-47f6-a6fa-5b8f573f0800) | **V-Ray Help** – Opens the [V-Ray Documentation Website](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAYA4EDIT). |