Im Folgenden finden Sie eine vergleichende Übersicht der einzelnen VRED Versionen.
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| OpenGL NPR | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Analytic | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Realistic | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Vertex/Face Normal Mode | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Ambient Occlusion | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Indirect Illumination | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| OpenGL Discontinuity | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Raytracing Precomputed | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| Raytracing Global Illumination | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Basic CPU Support | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| SLI Support | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Interactive Downscale OFF | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Splitscreen Rendering | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Group | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Material Group | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Transform | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Transform3D | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Billboard | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Switch | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| StereoSwitch | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| HostSwitch | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| DistanceLOD | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Directional Light | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Spot Light | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Point Light | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sound | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Sound Obstructor | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Inline | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Slices | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| ClipPlane | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Camera | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Viewpoints | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Optimize Menu | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| TrueLightMaterials | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Simple Materials | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Material Chunks | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Material Attachments | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| MaterialLibrary | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| TextureEditor | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Environments Tab | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| MaterialSwitch | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| EnvironmentSwitch | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| RenderLayer | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Renderpasses | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Glow Glare | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Histogram | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Motion Blur | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Depth of Field | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Mitchell Netravalli | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Box | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Triangle | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Gaussian | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Lanczos | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Bspline | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Pixel Filter Catmull Rom | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Max Image Render Resolution | unlimited | unlimited | 4 MPixel | 8 MPixel | unlimited | n.a. |
| Max Movie Render Resolution | unlimited | unlimited | 4 MPixel | 8 MPixel | unlimited | n.a. |
| HDR creation | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Backplate | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Fullscreen Rendering | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| CurveEditor | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| ClipMaker | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| ClipMaker Add Sequence | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Initial Animation Module | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| SAnimation | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Sequencer | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| TouchSensor | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Camera Module | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Camera Module Render Wireframe | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Ambient Occlusion Prerender | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| GeometryEditor | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| LightEditor | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| NodeEditor/Info | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| NodeEditor/Editor | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| NodeEditor/Attachment | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| CPU Clustering | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Display Clustering | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Cave Support | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Powerwall Support | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Tracking | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Variants Module | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| VariantSets Module | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Terminal Module | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Script Module | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Annotation Module | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Clipping Module | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Measurement Module | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| BTF Materials | x | optional | - | - | x | x |
| Temperature Simulation | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Stereo Rendering Active | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Stereo Rendering Passive | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Stereo Multiview Rendering | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Multiple Render Windows | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Sync Navigation | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Two Axis | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Track Ball | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Fly | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Walk | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Space Mouse Support | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Joystick Support | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Webbrowser | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| VRML Animation Import | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Ruler | x | - | - | - | x | x |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| VRED Photo CAD Converter | - | optional | - | - | - | - |
| CAD Converter | optional | - | - | - | optional | optional |
| VRendeR | optional | optional | - | -optional | optional |
| Feature | VRED Professional | VRED Photo | VRED Essentials | VRED Essentials Plus | VRED Education for Universities | VRED Education for Students |
| Maya Binary Read | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| Maya Binary Write | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| FBX Read | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| FBX Write | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| Rhino Import | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| VPB Read | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| VPB Write | x | x | - | - | - | - |
| Osb Read | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| Osb Write | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| VPE Read | x | x | x | x | x | - |
| VPE Write | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| VPX Read | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| VPX Write | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| CSB import | x | x | - | - | x | - |
| Publish Project | x | x | - | - | - | - |
| Save Package | x | x | - | - | - | - |