So there are unbiased-non physical / unbiased physical / biased non physical and biased - physical engines existing.

On reverse an engine can be a physical based renderer using biased GI calculations. P.s maybe interesting to note, about the confusion unbiased/biased and physical/non pyhsical:īeing unbiased in GI calculation doesn't necessarily mean the render is physical (like brute corce with 1 bounce can never be what we see in real world, or without true brdf materials light cant act like real) if you like working close to a photographer you will like maxwell or vray p.e the type of tools is the artist choice, all are valid and can be great.

so it depends what you want to do, which look you want etc.Īs always a very good artist can make perfect image sin psd or with analog old paint on canvas. The AR and 'physical render' (it is a normal good brute force engine, 'unbiased'in that sense but not physical) internal in c4d are very good engines, but both arent physical based, having only 1 or very few light bounces, lights and materials not calibrated etc.

architecture for me is a 'light filter'.Īs vray uses not full unbiased methods it is often a lot faster than maxwell p.e (which is also nice by the way and most realistic of all), still vray is very close to physical laws of light and material (which is nothing else than reflected/absorbed light).

in materials, lights and cameras, it has near unlimited light bounces like reality, realistic brdf materials, true photometric lights,etc so it very much behaves like a real camera, which can be very nice for architects (i am architect too), light defines the shapes,forms and rooms. I think the advantage in vray is that it is deeply physical based being still very fast (using biased methods with intention).

Vray cinema