V-Ray license lost

[Svetlozar Draganov]

I did use Microsoft copilot. It suggested me to swap to Octane render due to licensing problems with V-Ray.

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[JuhaHo]

Thanks,

I asked generally, what is next best thing to replace V-Ray due to licensing errors. That's why I used Copilot. I'm sure Chaos AI would not recommend to replace V-Ray with other brand.

[Vizioen]

If you have an unstable internet connection, you'd also have problems with Autodesk license, I think, as Autodesk bothers me a lot with the license when I switch between workstations and the other one is still active. In any case you should borrow your licenses for offline usage as soon as you have a stable connection for any of the software you use. I agree licensing is a pain in the ass in regards of how tight the checks are, but that's your only solution. If you don't want licensing issues then you need to use free software and we all know which one that is. Unfortunately for most of our usecases Blender isn't an option as of this moment.

[JuhaHo]

I returned back to office to see the situation here. I have nothing rendering anywhere, but I still can't see any licenses. Could You take a look, what's going on?

[JuhaHo]

Here's how my license looks like in my main workstation.

[Vizioen]

Are these running?

Long shot here, but did you try a different browser to connect to that IP so you can see the licensing page? Which browser do you use?

[JuhaHo]

I'm using the Windows default browser Edge. No other browsers have been installed and won't be in the future. I use that workstation only for Max and Photoshop. If browser based licensing system don't work with Edge, it's not Windows compatible.

[JuhaHo]

I still don't have the license, so I can't do my job. It would be great if someone in Chaos finally could start assisting me to get the licenses up and running. Is that really too much to ask for?