--- title: "V-Ray Next, Beta 1" canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VREVIT/161120717/V-Ray%20Next%2C%20Beta%201" format: markdown --- *Beta 1* **Date** – Sep 18 , 2019   ## **Improvements** --- ### General - Added support for Revit 2020. - Added support for Revit Decals including interactive actions. - Implemented linking and rendering of .vrscene files. - V-Ray Core updated to version 4.20.01. - License Server updated to version 5.2.2. - Implemented V-Ray settings storage within the Revit project file. Removed .vprops files. - Implemented options to adopt co-workers’ V-Ray settings when in workshared Revit environment. ### Material Editor - V-Ray Asset Editor replaces the Vrmat editor, introducing new material workflow and variety of material types. ### Asset Browser - Fully redesigned UX/UI. - Removed Color and Texture options from the material mapping controls. - Integrated new material mapping controls with a drop-down listing all project V-Ray materials. - Added Revit Shading as a mode for Global material overrides. - Added option to keep materials’ bump/displacement pattern on global material override. - Added option for V-Ray Scenes material override. - Added option to hide all RPCs from rendering. - `Added option to hide all Revit Decals from rendering.` ### Proxies - Exposed additional Revit family categories to the proxy Objects tab (Furniture, Furniture Systems, Generic Models, Casework) - Exposed proxies settings in the corresponding UI tab. - Integrated Randomizer for scale and rotation parameters of Proxies/V-Ray Scenes. ### V-Ray Fur Exposed V-Ray Fur settings in the corresponding UI tab. ### Materials/AutoGen - Added support for Revit’s PrismGlazing material type. - Improved the automatic conversion of all Revit Prism materials. ### Camera - Added options for automatic Exposure and White Balance. - Added option to select the Focus Source. - Added Pick Focus Point option to the Camera tab of the V-Ray toolbar. - Added Use Revit Far Clip setting under Settings/Renderer tab/Optimizations. ### Lights - Combined all environment light settings into one V-Ray Lights dialog. - Added Adaptive Dome Light setting under Settings/Renderer tab/Optimizations. - Improved Revit artificial lights conversion. - Added custom background settings to V-Ray Lights window. - Added support for the visibility of Revit artificial lights’ emit shape. - Added Artificial Lights Overrides options to the Global Overrides tab. - Added North Indicator (N) and Camera Indicator (C) to HDR image previews. ### Interactive Rendering - Improved stability of interactive updates. - Enabled V-Ray Light Cache in Interactive rendering mode. - Added support for showing/hiding elements. - Added support for Revit Background Style changes. - Support for interactive actions with V-Ray Scene files (experimental feature available through config.json file). ###  Settings - Implemented Default settings section under Settings/Paths & Sharing tab. - Implemented Reset to Default and Set As Default options. - Added V-Ray Material to Settings Sharing Categories. - Added support for buckets rendering on GPU. - Added Use global trace depth checkbox under Interactive settings. - Added Ambient Occlusion settings under Settings/Renderer tab/Global Illumination. ### Channels - Organized all render channels in expandable groups. - Integrated Lighting Analysis channel. - Integrated MultiMatte Materials channel. - Integrated Nvidia AI denoiser as an alternative denoiser engine. - Added option to denoise individual channels. - Added standalone denoiser tool /vdenoise.exe/ to V-Ray for Revit tools folder. - Integrated RenderID channel. - Integrated Shadows channel. - Integrated Extra Texture channel. ### VFB - Added context menu option to save out renders directly to the Revit project. - Incorporated rendering progress bar within the VFB window. - Reworked Lens Effects calculation and settings ### Toolbar - Replaced all icons. - Removed Project Gallery window. - Added button to launch the Asset Editor. - Added feedback button to the expanding Help tab. - Added Show/Hide Render Progress button to the Render tab. - Removed Swarm icon. ### UX - Size and location of V-Ray windows is saved on window reopen. - Extended the displayed version info in the V-Ray About window. - Added a link to VRayForRevit.log file in the About window. - Limited the minimal value for Camera Focus Distance. - Increased precision of Dome Light vertical offset. - Search boxes filter automatically on every key press. - V-Ray material name is highlighted in red in case of invalid or unresolved material. - Improved exceptions processing, reporting and logging. - Revit generic color is used in case of invalid AutoGen texture file. - Increased precision of Environment Fog Emission Multiplier. - Implemented dynamic sliders in Proxy/Vrscene settings. - Organized linked project materials into expandable groups. - Organized Objects tab Revit families into expandable groups. - Organized Global Overrides settings into expandable groups. - Added Update button to Denoiser settings.   ## **Bug fixes** --- ### General - Issue with Revit hanging during license acquiring. - Issue with windows appearance and positioning on high dpi monitors. - Exception on V-Ray license acquire with Revit 2017 and Windows 8. - Unhandled exception on re-render after switching from GPU to CPU. - Format exception when Windows decimal symbol is set to none. - Crash when trying to acquire license without an open Revit project. - Incorrect image size when overwriting an existing image in the Revit project. - Crash when sending telemetry about V-Ray Camera. - Exception when trying to write to V-Ray Telemetry log file. - Exception when adding warning/error messages to the render log. ### Settings - Save V-Ray settings window pops up after Revit project save. - Wrong resolution when switching from Widescreen to Crop Region. - Add Path button opens unlimited number of browsing windows. - Buckets + Brute Force + Light Cache produces too much noise on Draft Quality preset. - Asset Paths list increases its height when adding more paths. ### Swarm - Different render results when refractive objects overlap with other faces. ### Interactive Rendering - Exception when rendering a specific project. - Latest Render filter displays no materials if a change is made during IR. - Slowdowns caused by specific global override materials. ### Lights - Zoom level changes on Dome Light image rotation/offset. - Some IES lights render differently on GPU vs CPU. - Memory leak when loading Dome Light images. ### Materials/V-Ray - Starting material editor from the UI fails for some users. - Displacement is not respected on material swap in Interactive. - Displacement does not update in Interactive. - Unhandled exception when swapping vrmats with displacement. - Displacement map remains after the V-Ray material assignment is removed in Interactive. - Displacement map remains active on global material override. - Displacement causes unhandled exception when adjusting map size of materials in Interactive. - Issue with SSS materials disappearing in Interactive GPU. - Crash on global override with Dirt texture material. - Refraction max depth and exit color are not respected. - Some bitmap textures are not respected in Interactive GPU. ### Materials/AutoGen - Error resolving default Revit textures file paths. - Fixed bug with Opaque material type parameters not being converted correctly to V-Ray. - Wood procedural texture is not rendered correctly by V-Ray. - Wavy bump of ceramic materials is not respected. - Glossiness conversion mismatches the Revit output. - Generic color is not respected when texture tiling is disabled. - Generic color is not respected when an alpha texture is used. - Incorrect positioning of non-tiled AutoGen textures. - Wrong conversion of marble procedural texture. - Wrong conversion of Revit water material. - Texture tiling set to None fails in Interactive GPU. - Broken water material reflections. - Water refraction does not render the pool bottom in a specific scene. - Use texture intensity when a texture is assigned to the reflectivity slot. - Exception when enabling Relief Pattern of Revit Masonry material without assigning an image. - Issue with Cutout textures disappearing in Interactive GPU. ### Proxies - Crash when editing RPC Proxy material during Interactive rendering. - Enabling proxies in Interactive GPU fails every second time. - Crash when changing proxy material from .vrmat to color. ### VFB - Crash when adding LUT files in Interactive. - Revit hangs on Interactive restart with Color Corrections panel open. - Copy to Stamp label is cut on high dpi monitors. ### UI - Render in Chaos Cloud icon downscaled on high dpi monitors. - Long material names cause misalignment in the Asset Browser. ### UX - Asset Paths Remove button remains active even if a path is not selected.