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How to use HDRI maps in V-ray without splotches?

How to use HDRI maps in Vray
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Tutorial contentWords | 3568 3dsMax scene files | 10 HDRI maps | 2

There are several ways to setup a HDRI environment for lighting and reflections in V-ray. We will show you all methods, and the drawbacks that come with each. Luckily V-ray has some interesting features to make the HDRI calculations very fast and clean at the same time!

This tutorial was created with V-ray version 3.0 . You will probably be able to follow along with older versions, but some screenshots may vary, or some settings may be missing or will have a slightly different effect on image quality.

The included max files are all created in 3D Studio Max 2013, but saved as 3D Studio Max 2010 files. So they will open fine in any Max version from 2010 up, but you will not be able to open them in older ones!

What will you learn?

What's HDRI and why use it?

A short introduction to HDRI images, explaining what they are, how they are usually made, what makes them different to normal environment images and what they are usually used for in 3D visualizations.

Different HDRI methods

There are many ways of implementing HDRI maps for lighting and reflections in 3dsMax and V-ray. We will show all of them, with their advantages and disadvantages.

Perfect splotch free shadows!

V-ray has some clever ways to deal with HDRI maps, so you can get very clean shadows AND fast render times at the same time. Instead of using all kinds of tricks to get splotch free shadows, we will simply use Vray's power to clean things up.

Tips and tricks

The tutorial is filled with tips and tricks on using HDRI images in your scenes. At the end of the tutorial there are even example scenes showing you how to use hdri for product and archviz shots.

HDRI in Vray tutorial example
HDRI in Vray tutorial example

What can you expect?

  • In depth information explaining what and why. Instead of summing up a bunch of settings, we explain everything.
  • Screenshots for every step of the tutorial, also showing you how not to set things up and why.
  • We provide step by step instructions, in an easy to follow, human language.
  • All 3dsMax scene files are included, in case you get lost somewhere along the way, or simply to study the scene setup and settings.
  • As a bonus you also get 2 4K resolution HDRI maps!
HDRI in Vray tutorial example
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