Two Vray versions on the same machine?

[tct70]

Hi,

I am currently running Viz 2007 with the max 8 version of Vray 1.5.00. Is it possible, now that the license is on the dongle, that I can also run Viz 2008 with the max 9 version of Vray 1.5.00 on the same computer?

Thanks,


Trev

[DanielBrew]

I don't see why not, I have Max 8 and Max 9, both with VRay installed on one machine. I'm still using the software license though. I suppose you wouldn't be able to start both applications at once and render with VRay if you only have one license.

Dan

[tct70]

Thanks Dan

Will give it a try!

[TRGraphics]

Did you install vray twice. Once for MAX8 and once for MAX9?
I have never run two versions but I need to right now for testing purposes. I have the dongle and 1.50

[tct70]

Yep, installed it twice.................works perfectly!

[Blitterswitch]

Is it possible to install the new 1.5 but retain the old rc3? It seems to force you to uninstall it.

I would like to keep it on so that I can still render the same output from recent projects.

[instinct]

Then you need to add a second instance of max. You'll have to copy the folder as you cant install max a second time if i recall right.

Regards,
Thorsten

[Adam H. Stewart]

or you can copy the .dlls

The ohter thing you can do is create a folder with the relevant .dll's I was doing it for awhile with 1.48 and 1.5 r3 ( worked for network rendering too). If you swop out ( overwrite ) one set of .dlls with the other and restart max then - you can switch versions. It took me a bit of time to figure out what I needed to swtich out and I have never tried it with the Hardware dongle - so be careful with your experiments.