vrscene format for use in other editions of the renderer, or access to V-Ray SDK or V-Ray AppSDK. In addition, the PLE edition lacks the ability to export scenes in. There are a also number of technical restrictions, presumably intended to limit unauthorised use in production, including lack of support for batch and distributed rendering. Renders aren’t watermarked, which was historically often the case with PLE editions of other software, though output resolution is limited to 4K (3,840 x 2,160px) resolution. PLE users also don’t get active product support – although given how active the Chaos Group forums are, that shouldn’t be a major handicap when learning V-Ray. Unlike the existing free 30-day trial licence, the V-Ray for Maya Personal Learning Edition can be used indefinitely, although users will need to renew their licences every 90 days. So how is this different to an ordinary trial version? The edition, which is free for non-commercial use, provides anyone who wants to try V-Ray for Maya with indefinite access to “all the major features” of V-Ray Next, the current commercial release. The new Personal Learning Edition makes “all the major features” of the renderer available indefinitely to anyone who wants to learn the software.Ĭhaos Group has released V-Ray PLE for Maya, a new personal learning edition of its production renderer. An image rendered in V-Ray for Maya by Troll.

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