So I'm trying to install vray in maya both latest version that is vray 7 in maya 2025.3 and i get the could not obtain an interface licence error -197 whenever i try to render please help me with this

Hey all. I’m a freshly graduated architect, and this is my first go at vray. I was having an issue with the denoiser for three days before finding the cure (switching my denoiser from vray to nvidia ai in settings). Now- though I can render completely, adjusting my sun angle while attempting to interactive render no longer changes the shadow in the viewport nor the resultant render. Help! This project is getting old now lol. Love you in advance.

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Threw together a quick little model to tryout Vray 6 for rhino. Loving the cosmos library" by u/drop_fred_gorgeous
• "V-Ray 6 is officially out for SketchUp and Rhino! Explore the new features and how they impact your workflow. All feedback is welcome. :)))" by u/emmagavra
• "Guys, the first beta for V-Ray 6 is now available. I encourage all 3ds Max users to get it, explore all that's new and share their feedback on the forums. Let's make it even better! TY!" by u/emmagavra
• "V-Ray 6 is out!" by u/emmagavra
• "Chaos Cosmos Cakeday! From 650 to 1,500 assets and an integration into 9 Chaos products in the span of a year. What a journey. <3" by u/emmagavra
• "Lads, there's a new beginner-friendly tutorial series on V-Ray for SketchUp. Hope this helps the aspiring ArchViz artist here. :)))" by u/emmagavra
• "The V-Ray 6 for SketchUp and V-Ray 6 for Rhino betas are now open! Feel free to join the party, share your feedback and help us fine-tune the software." by u/emmagavra
• "Chaos and Enscape to merge, backed by TA Associates and LEA Partners" by u/emmagavra
• "Happy Cakeday, r/vray! Today you're 11" by u/AutoModerator
• "Chaos Player is now available" by u/emmagavra

Let's use this thread to share relevant promos. Hope this is useful!

Hi, I've been using Dinesen textures for a render I'm working on and I get these dark lines across the column when rendering, see images. I've uploaded an image of the texture mapping of the closest column too, in case anyone can spot the mistake.

I'm using vray for rhino 7.

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Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Chaos Cosmos — Now available" by u/Teodora_Mircheva
• "https://www.artstation.com/artwork/mDNKOa" by u/MAX_SHNIAK
• "V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, UPDATE 2" by u/emmagavra
• "Happy Cakeday, r/vray! Today you're 10" by u/AutoModerator
• "The latest V-Ray 5 for Houdini update is now available and it looks awesome! It brings a fully featured V-Ray Hydra delegate for Solaris, support for Houdini 19, and decals to customize any surface quickly. 👀👀👀" by u/emmagavra
• "Awesome update to V-Ray 5 for Maya // Export V-Ray light sources to USD + FREE render-ready 3D content in Cosmos + V-Ray Decal + Sharpen/Blur options in the frame buffer + more!" by u/emmagavra
• "New update to V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D includes native support for M1 CPUs (!!!), Chaos Cosmos materials, V-Ray UVW Randomizer, new Blur & Sharpen layers in the V-Ray Frame Buffer & Chaos Vantage live link. Super exciting release!" by u/emmagavra
• "Problems rendering yeti hair in vray" by u/Striking-Inspection9
• "Sooo did they fix the GPU problem yet?" by u/Tonda9
• "Live Webinar: Real-time with Chaos Vantage | Chaos" by u/Teodora_Mircheva

I have looked everywhere, and there is no place to find. Can someone share or give a link where I can download good render settings for Vray c4d. Im making mostly exterior houses, and I cant understand how people make those houses that look so unreal,