Chaos Cloud Rendering
A push-button cloud rendering service for artists and designers.
No hardware to configure. No virtual machines to set up.
Click render and Chaos® Cloud takes care of the rest.
Cloud rendering for everyone.
Now, cloud rendering is built right into V-Ray®. And it’s as easy as pushing a button.
It handles everything for you automatically — from licensing and uploading your scenes to launching virtual machines — so you get your job done fast.
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Turn your computer into a supercomputer.
What if you could render an animation in the time it takes to render a single frame? Now you can.
With Chaos Cloud, you now have your own personal supercomputer. And it scales with you for any job that comes your way.
Render while you work.
Keep creating. Keep designing. Let Chaos Cloud do the rendering so you can keep working.
And you can render multiple jobs at the same time. Because you’ve got more important things to do than wait.
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Thank you for trusting Chaos Cloud.
Here is a short collection of some of the awesome projects rendered on Chaos Cloud.
Get started: Cloud rendering tips and tricks
Chaos Cloud is designed to save you time. Our video tutorials will show you the best practices for optimizing scenes and using Chaos Cloud’s features efficiently.
Key features
Smart Sync
Chaos Cloud automatically uploads exactly what it needs to render. And whenever your scene is updated, it only re-syncs the data that’s changed — keeping your upload times to the absolute minimum.
Live View
Watch your image or animation’s progress as it happens, from anywhere on any device. As soon as you submit a job, you can monitor the rendering from your computer, tablet or even your smartphone.
Remote Control
Adjust your job settings in the Chaos Cloud dashboard without having to resubmit your scene.
Smart Vault
Chaos Cloud stores your projects in the cloud, including assets, so you only need to upload them once.
Cost control
Manage your upfront cost upon job submission of still images and download detailed reports on credit consumption.
Now also integrated with Dropbox. For a full list of features, visit the Chaos Cloud documentation.
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Sample scenes
Want to estimate your scene’s cost and render time in the cloud? We've compiled some sample scenes to help you.
Supported V-Ray integrations
V-Ray for 3ds Max
V-Ray for Maya
V-Ray for SketchUp
V-Ray for Rhino
V-Ray for Revit
V-Ray for Houdini
V-Ray for Modo
V-Ray for Unreal
V-Ray for Cinema 4D
Information security
Protecting your data is of utmost importance to us, and we are constantly working to ensure that Chaos Cloud remains secure. Chaos Cloud operates on one of the most secure cloud platforms in the world, Google Cloud Platform, and is ISO/IEC 27001:2017 certified by AQ Cert.
Pricing
By purchasing, you agree to the terms and conditions.
Chaos Cloud pricing is all inclusive. There are no extra charges for licensing, uploading, downloading, transferring or storing your projects.
Pre-defined packages of credits can be purchased from our online store or via a preferred reseller.
For more details on Chaos Cloud pricing take a look at our FAQ >
Chaos Group официально запустили рендер сервис Chaos Cloud
Уже больше года я слежу за запуском «рендер-фермы от производителя софта» в лице Chaos Group и даже тестил собственно возможности по рендеру. Вчера, 28 февраля они объявили об официальный запуск и полноценном обслуживании.
Напомню в чем суть: Хаосы используют ресурсы Google Cloud для облачного рендера и позволяют получить качественный рендер быстро и с рядом фишечек относительно традиционных рендер-ферм.
- Smart Sync — умная синхронизация: после отправки сцены и внесения изменений будут догружаться только измененные ассеты и другие элементы, заново заливать весь объем данных не нужно.
- Live View — возможность увидеть вьюпорт в процессе рендера.
- Remote Control — если залили сцену, то уже в интерфейсе V-Ray Cloud можно менять любые настройки сцены.
- Smart Vault — умная разметка ассетов хранит информацию обо всех данных загруженных пользователем и это позволяет избежать дублирующей загрузки. Например, если вы уже использовали какую-то текстуру и грузили ее в облако, она не будет загружаться повторно вместе с новым проектом.
Теперь к минусам.
- Ребята, Chaos Cloud это красиво, но дорого, блин. На этапе тестирования, когда всем сыпали кредиты бесплатно я сравнивал на одной сцене цены и получалось у них около 10 условных кредитов, против 2-2,5 евро на RebusFarm за то же самое. Сейчас Chaos Cloud говорит про стоимость 1 кредита в 1 доллар США, что означает в 3 раза дороже и так не дешевого Ребуса.
- В продолжение первого пункта — ценовая политика нифига не понятна. Создатели говорят, что 1 кредит это условная единица измерения ресурсов на рендеринг, но чему она соответствует непонятно. Какие именно инстансы Google Cloud под это арендуются неизвестно, но я замечал что 1 реальный час рендеринга картинки может стоить и 4-5 кредитов и 6-7. Почему? Неизвестно и саппорт мне ничего понятного не сказал.
- На этапе тестирования Chaos Cloud работал только со статичными видами, никакой анимации. Унитазники, как мне кажется, не будут платить по 5-10 баксов за рендер ракурса, проще подождать или обновить свой компьютер. А парни с анимацией вообще в пролете. Похоже что и сейчас тоже только статика работает.
- Совсем не минус, но просто напомню, что для использования сервиса конечно нужен лицензионный V-Ray, дорогие мои. У меня есть, а у вас?
В общем это все здорово и прикольно, но для богатеньких буратин. И сюрприза никакого нет — и Google и Chaos Group должны зарабатывать на одном и том же рендере )
Более разумным по-прежнему выглядит использование традиционных рендер ферм, где есть все необходимое, но без свистелок и перделок.
Подробнее на официальном сайте Chaos Group.
Chaos Cloud
What is Chaos Cloud?
Chaos Cloud is a software as a service (SaaS) which allows you to submit and render scenes with cloud-based V-Ray. You can concentrate on designing and creating your scene, and Chaos Cloud will take care of installing and maintaining everything necessary to run V-Ray, without hogging your hardware and software. It is available for all 3D platforms compatible with V-Ray. Its interface is accessible by a web browser.
Rendering in Chaos Cloud is pretty simple and straightforward. All that is required is to have the Chaos Cloud Client application installed, after which you can access Chaos Cloud’s web-based interface and submit jobs to it directly from your host 3D software application. Once in the cloud, you are able to monitor the progress of your currently submitted jobs, queue up subsequent jobs, as well as change job settings and resubmit jobs without even opening a scene – right from your phone.
What is supported?
Chaos Cloud supports rendering still images and animations. If a Spherical Panorama camera is used in a still scene, Chaos Cloud automatically generates a responsive web page for reviewing the result on a VR headset such as Google Cardboard. Generating VR preview for the rest of the VR output cases is coming (e.g. Stereo, Cube6x1/Cubemap camera, etc).
You can render scenes using Progressive or Bucket render mode, depending on the scene setup in the 3D application. Note that when using the Bucket render mode, the Bucket size is automatically set depending on the hardware type used for rendering. This ensures the best cloud rendering performance based on the machines’ specifications and the performance tests we continuously run. If the Bucket size in the scene is different, it will be overridden.
At the moment, Chaos Cloud supports and renders scenes utilizing both the V-Ray CPU and V-Ray GPU engines.
The output image types you will be able to download by rendering in Chaos Cloud are JPG and the file type you have specified in your scene’s settings. These settings are customized in the 3D application you use for designing your scene. If you don’t specify anything in the 3D application, Chaos Cloud will generate an EXR image besides the JPG.
Chaos Cloud is available for all 3D applications supported by V-Ray via vrscene file export (e.g. V-Ray for Cinema 4D). Chaos Cloud also integrates directly with V-Ray for SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, 3ds Max, Modo, Blender, Houdini and Maya. The Chaos Cloud client app is available for Windows 64-bit, macOS 10.9 or later, and Linux 64-bit.
Scenes containing Phoenix FD simulations are rendered in the Cloud. However, running simulations in Chaos Cloud is not supported yet.
VRscan materials are supported in Chaos Cloud.
Submit and Download
To start a render job, submit a scene through the client app. If there are free resources in the cloud, Chaos Cloud will start rendering your job. If there are no free resources, your job will join a queue and will start rendering automatically when resources become available. By default our notification service sends you an email if your job status changes from one of the active states to one of the final states (“Completed” or “Failed”). You can unsubscribe from these notifications from the Chaos Cloud portal options. Chaos Cloud also has in-app notifications in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
You can find your ready images in the Job Details page on the web portal, or you can download them with the corresponding command in the Chaos Cloud Command Line Interface (CLI): “ccloud job download –id –output”.
Supported 3D Applications
For more information on how to run a render job on Chaos Cloud from the corresponding host app, follow the links below:
Simple and Fast Cloud Rendering with Chaos Cloud
Chaos’ cloud rendering platform, Chaos Cloud, lets users enjoy simple, fast, and smart rendering – without relying on local hardware configurations or virtual machines – all directly within V-Ray‘s UI.
So, What is Cloud Rendering?
When rendering projects from 3D applications, in most situations users will be utilising local hardware – meaning the CPU and GPU inside their computer do the work. Simply put, cloud rendering is when the rendering job is sent over the internet to a remote computer instead, to be processed there without using local hardware.
One of the main benefits of cloud rendering is that users don’t need to invest lots of money into powerful computers with expensive graphics cards and CPUs. Remote rendering computers, like the ones used by Chaos Cloud, are also vastly more powerful than a normal home or business computer. A typical user would have one render node to work on the job, but cloud rendering services often have thousands at their disposal to work on a job. This means that high quality renders can be completed considerably faster, and since the local hardware is not being used, the user’s computer is free to be used for other tasks – such as starting a new modelling project while the cloud render processes elsewhere!
Who is Cloud Rendering For?
Cloud rendering is ideal for any business or hobbyist that produces renders! Architects, interior designers, landscape designers, industrial designers, product designers, film production, set designers engineers, etc can all make the most of their projects with cloud rendering.
Key Features of Chaos Cloud
Smart Sync
Chaos Cloud automatically uploads exactly what it needs to render. Whenever your scene is updated, it only re-syncs the data that’s changed, keeping your upload times to the absolute minimum.
Live View
Watch your image or animation progress as it happens, from anywhere on any device. As soon as you submit a job, you can monitor the rendering from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Remote Control
Adjust your job settings in the Chaos Cloud dashboard without having to resubmit your scene.
Smart Vault
Chaos Cloud stores your projects in the cloud, including assets, so you only need to upload them once.
Cost Control
Manage your upfront cost upon job submission of still images and download detailed reports on credit consumption.
Can I Try Chaos Cloud?
Yes – a free trial of V-Ray includes Chaos Cloud which you can find here. This includes 20 credits to get started.
What is a Credit, and How Many Do I Need?
Credits are spent when sending a job off to render on the cloud platform. How many credits are used depends on the complexity of the job. A 4K animation is going to use a lot more credits than a static HD image. It is important to note that credits can be used in fractions as well, meaning the 20 free credits could do much more than 20 jobs – depending on how they are used.
Take a look at some example scenes to decide how many credits is right for you. It is easy to add more credits to your account as well, whether you have run out, or just think you’ll need more.
Where Do I Buy Chaos Cloud?
Chaos Cloud is accessed through V-Ray which is available now at CAD Software Direct. Cloud credits can also be purchased to top up an account. If you’re undecided, why not try V-Ray free?