NVIDIA Iray
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Spec sheet
- Intended users
- NVIDIA describes Iray as supporting physically based 3D and VR workflows for designers and digital artists.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Integrations
- NVIDIA lists Iray integrations for Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max, and McNeel Rhinoceros.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
- Founded
- 1993Read 28 Sep 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
- Access and support
- The Iray SDK is available through partners that provide professional support during integration; NVIDIA directs inquiries to Siemens Lightworks and migenius.Read 11 Oct 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
- Applications
- NVIDIA lists Iray in applications including CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, Daz Studio, Patchwork 3D, and Siemens NX.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Clustering
- Iray can add CUDA-enabled render nodes to a cluster and supports multi-machine and cloud-based rendering workflows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
- Extensibility
- The API supports writing Iray plugins, and NVIDIA says example plugins are shipped with Iray.Read 11 Oct 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
- Features
- Listed features include caustics, spectral rendering, OpenVDB support, photometric lights, depth of field, motion blur, and stereo viewing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Materials
- MDL describes material properties including color, reflection, refraction, light emission, and surface details such as cut-outs and bump maps.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Ray tracing
- NVIDIA says Iray supports RTX ray-tracing hardware and uses AI denoising for interactive and final-frame renderings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Rendering
- Iray generates photorealistic imagery for interactive and batch rendering workflows.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- Rendering hardware
- Iray supports combinations of GPUs and CPUs in one machine and lets users choose which devices render.Read 11 Oct 2026 · nvidia.com
- SDK API
- The SDK provides a C++ API for integrating and customizing Iray in visualization applications.Read 11 Oct 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
Plans and prices
NVIDIA Iray SDK Priced on request Contact Siemens Lightworks or migenius to inquire about obtaining the SDK Read 11 Oct 2026 · developer.nvidia.com
Where Specifiction places it
- 3D Rendering Software#33 of 466.9