Open BIM-Real Interoperability, Practical Collaboration.Using Worksheets to Manage Site Data in Vectorworks Landmark 2012.Users get free upgrades during the subscription period, plus access to commercial support.Įach license includes a Universal V-Ray GUI, a Universal Phoenix FD GUI, a Universal V-Ray Render Node and a Universal Phoenix FD Simulation Node, making it possible to run the software in multiple host apps. Universities themselves can buy one, two or three-year subscriptions. The V-Ray Education Collection is available to students, full-time staff and visiting lecturers at educational institutions for use on non-commercial projects. There is always opportunity to expand upon the collection over time, depending upon demand.” “For launch of the program, we wanted to focus on what was most requested of us from students and teachers. Updated 8 April 2020: We asked Chaos Group why the Nuke edition wasn’t included. However, it’s still considerably cheaper than buying all of the licences individually: an 86% saving, according to Chaos Group.
Of the four remaining editions of V-Ray, three (Blender, form.Z and Katana) don’t have existing educational licences, although the omission of V-Ray for Nuke is an interesting one. The new Education Collection comprises nine of the thirteen current editions of V-Ray (3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Maya, Modo, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp and Unreal Engine), plus Phoenix FD for 3ds Max and Maya. Nine editions of V-Ray and both of Phoenix FD The new licence, which is available to students and educators for use on non-commercial projects, is provided in parallel to Chaos Group’s existing $99/year single-product educational licences. Chaos Group has launched the V-Ray Education Collection, a all-in-one licence providing access to nine versions of the V-Ray renderer and both versions of fluid simulation software Phoenix FD for $149/year.