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V-Ray didn't start as a standalone giant. It began in 1997 as an experimental project at Chaos Group in Sofia, Bulgaria. It gained traction in the early 2000s as a plugin for 3ds Max. At the time, rendering solutions were often clunky or lacked the ability to simulate realistic lighting.

: The V-Ray Material (VRayMtl) is a versatile tool for creating everything from simple plastics to complex materials like car paint, wood, and metallic brass. V-Ray didn't start as a standalone giant