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title: "Lens Effects Filter Generator"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAYA/111739600/Lens%20Effects%20Filter%20Generator"
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This page describes the Filter Generator for Lens Effects.

## **Overview**

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

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By default, the installation of V-Ray for Maya installs the filter generator in the folder* [Program Files]\Chaos\V-Ray\Maya 20xx for x64\vray\bin*. You can start the utility with the UI Path shown above.

- Windows: start the **filter_generator** executable from **C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\Maya **20xx** for x64\vray\bin\**
- Linux: start the **filter_generator** executable from **/usr/Chaos/V-Ray/Maya**20xx**-x64/vray/bin/**
- macOS: start the **filter_generator** executable from **/Applications/Chaos/V-Ray/Maya**20xx**/vray/VRay.app/Contents/MacOS**

Note: * ****20xx**** *is the Maya version.


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