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NVIDIA Iray

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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

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