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VRay for Rhino Manual
Activating V-Ray for Rhino
1. After installation, open Rhino. Now the
Product license dialogs will ask you to choose one of the three options.
2. If you haven’t purchased V-Ray for
Rhino, you can run a demo by selecting the option "I wish to demo this product".
| If you have already purchased V-Ray for
Rhino, you can choose one of the two other options, floating license
server or standalone license. |
Standalone License
1. Select "I have purchased a standalone
license and would like to use that" and click "next".
2. Enter your serial number, then click
next. Activation usually takes a few seconds.
| Sometimes, proxy servers or firewalls can
block the online activation. You may receive this error during the
installation process: "Failed to contact web service". You can activate
your license offline. For instructions on how to do this, please see the
"Offline Activation" section. |
Floating License Server
Setting up the License Server
1. Before you use the Floating License
Server, you need to run the Floating License Manger on the computer you will use
as the server. Click Start, then "All Programs", under "ASGvis,LLC" folder
select "Launch Floating License Manager". Click "Add existing license".
2. Select the appropriate product and
click OK.
3. Enter the Serial Number, select the
amount of seats that you have and click "Submit". If you have more than one
license you have to repeat step 1 thru 3.
4. After you have finished with your
licenses, click "Start license Server". You will see the icon in the desktop
toolbar.
Floating License Network Computer
Setting up a computer on the Network
1. After setting up the Floating License
Manger, start Rhino and select "I have a floating license server and would like
to use that", click "Next".
2. In the "primary license server"
section enter the name of the computer that you have as the Floating License
Server. If you have more than one server, enter the other names in the
"Alternate license server 1 and 2". Then click "OK" to finish. Click "OK" again
to update the settings.
Alternate setup for a computer on the Network
1. Another method to setup the License
Server is click the "Start" menu then select "All Programs", click on "ASGvis,LLC"
and choose "Set License Server". Select the appropriate product and click OK.
2. In the "primary license server"
section enter the name of the computer that you have as the Floating License
Server. If you have more than one server, enter the other names in the
"Alternate license server 1 and 2". Then click "OK" to finish. Click "OK" again
to update the settings.
| Sometimes, proxy servers or firewalls can
block the online activation. You may receive this error during the
installation process: "Failed to contact web service". You can activate
your license offline. |
Offline Activation
Web Activation
1. If you have to activate your V-Ray for
Rhino by "Offline Activation", you will see this "Error" window.
2. If you are connected to the internet
you can try our "Web Activation". Click on "Web Activation". A box will appear.
Click on "Activate now".
3. A link to our web page will appear.
Fill out the information. Click submit.
4. It will give you a "Response Code",
copy and paste the response code to the box in the "Web-page activation" and
click "OK"
Offline Activation
1. If you are not connected to the
internet, you have to use the "Offline Activation" button. Click on it.
2. You will be prompted to save out a
file. Save it to your desktop or somewhere easily remembered.
3. Send that file to support@asgvis.com.
We will process your request and send your file back.
4. After receiving the new file you will
need to save this file to your desktop, replacing the old file if it is there.
Then choose "Import License".
5. Select the file that was sent to you.
You can then close the offline activation program.
6. Open the program you have just
activated. If you encounter any problems please email us with a clear
description of the error message and problem.
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