# YafaRay Reviews
**Vendor:** YafaRay  
**Category:** [3D Rendering Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/3d-rendering)  
**Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About YafaRay
YafaRay is a raytracing open source render engine




## YafaRay Reviews
  ### 1. Awesome System!!

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Rob J. | Partner, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2018

**What do you like best about YafaRay?**

This is a very user-friendly software. The operating system makes navigation very simple. Training this software to new Employees is very easy as well. 

**What do you dislike about YafaRay?**

The only this I dislike is the customer support. They are hard to reach that there is most times a language barrier. 

**What problems is YafaRay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

This gave us the ability to micro manage our staff better. When we have so many employees that work in different locations, it's difficult to keep accurate analytics. This helped with that. 

  ### 2. Great ray-tracing software for 3D modeling

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jared H. | Research Assistant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 31, 2018

**What do you like best about YafaRay?**

-Free!
-Opensource
-Fills holes in the Blender experience
-Plugin for SketchUp

**What do you dislike about YafaRay?**

-Still beta in a form of UI and features
-Convoluted set-up process

**Recommendations to others considering YafaRay:**

Use YafaRay for certain textures, as it has many strengths with some while struggling with others.

**What problems is YafaRay solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Not really a business solution, but a creative one. This software has the benefits of creating realistic rendering for 3D models


## YafaRay Discussions
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## YafaRay Features
**Generative AI**
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-Video
- AI Text-to-3D

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