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This page describes how to set up your local system so that it loads the files for the correct version. The notes here are for the Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.

 

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Overview

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Installing V-Ray Standalone from a .zip file provides several advantages over the regular installer:

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Please read the sections below for more information and examples.

 

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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next Standalone on Windows where vraystd_adv_4xxxx_x64_vc14.zip has been unpacked into D:\vray_builds\vray4xxxx_std\.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

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WindowsSetVRAY_OSL_PATH\openslRequired for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.set VRAY_OSL_PATH_MAYA2018=D:\vray_builds\vray4xxxx_std\opensl
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VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH 1

arbitrary locationPoints V-Ray to a V-Ray license.set VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>
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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next for Maya 2018 on Linux where vray_adv_40401_maya2018_linux_x64.zip has been unpacked into /opt/vray_builds/vray40401_maya2018/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OSActionVariableLocationDescriptionExample
LinuxSetVRAY_OSL_PATH/openslRequired for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.export VRAY_OSL_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/opensl
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH 3

/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8

(recent builds: vray/lib)

Required to run V-Ray itself.

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/vray/lib/linux_x64/clang-gcc-4.8:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

for V-Ray Standalone Update 2 and later:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/vray/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

LinuxSetVRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH 1arbitrary locationPoints V-Ray to a V-Ray license.export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>
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The example directory and version names below are for V-Ray Next for Maya 2018 on macOS where vray_adv_40401_maya2018_mavericks_x64.zip has been unpacked into /vray_builds/vray40401_maya2018/.

Here is a list of the environment variables and their description and examples. An example of a complete setup will be given further below.

OSActionVariableLocationDescriptionExample
macOSSetVRAY_OSL_PATH/openslRequired for the OSL definitions of the OSL plugin.export VRAY_OSL_PATH_MAYA2018=/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/opensl
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DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH 2

/vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp

(recent builds: /vray/lib)

Required to run V-Ray itself.export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/vray/lib/mavericks_x64/gcc-4.2-cpp:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

for builds after 2019-03-12:

export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vray_builds/vray4xxxx_std/vray/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH

macOSSetVRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH 1arbitrary locationPoints V-Ray to a V-Ray license.export VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH=<folder_containing_vrlclient.xml>

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