

The file is located by default in the /Applications/Autodesk/maya 20xx /vray/plug-ins/ directory. If you do not see the vrayformaya.bundle entry, you will need to browse explicitly for it. Scroll down to the vrayformaya.bundle plugin entry Open the Plugin Manager from the Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager menu.
VRAY FOR MAYA 2016 WINDOWS
To do that, open the application from Windows Start > All Programs > V-Ray 5 for Maya 20xx folder > Launch V-Ray render Server Before you can use distributed rendering, you have to start the V-Ray Standalone application in render server mode on the machines that you wish to use. You can use V-Ray Standalone render servers for distributed rendering, where a single frame is simultaneously calculated across many machines. Start it without parameters to see a list of available command line options.

It can be started from Windows Start > All Programs > V-Ray 5 for Maya 20xx folder > V-Ray standalone command prompt. Once started, you will need to start a command-line rendering by first calling the vray command and then adding parameters to it: V-Ray Standalone is installed as part of the V-Ray for Maya installation. V-Ray Standalone can now be used as a render server for Distributed Rendering, Network Rendering and rendering with IPR.

You can register the V-Ray Standalone application as a Windows service so that it runs automatically on Windows boot from the Windows Start > All Programs > V-Ray 5 for Maya 20xx folder > Register V-Ray render Server as a service. Register V-Ray Render Server as a Service Scroll down to the vrayformaya.mll plugin entry.Ĭheck the Loaded and Auto-load options to load V-Ray for Maya. Open the Plugin Manager from the Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager menu. Once you have installed V-Ray for Maya, you can load the plugin from the Maya plugin Manager:
