[SOLVED] No floating license error

[yolov]

[Update, Dec 11, 2024]

Hello everyone,

We have identified an issue with V-Ray for Blender that may have already affected some of you.
You may have seen V-Ray displaying a “No floating license available” error, or in some cases you may have seen a Sign In dialog that wouldn’t do anything.

The issue is now resolved and the V-Ray for Blender beta build has been updated to address the issue.

If you have been affected by this, here's what you need to do to apply the fix:

1. Download the updated build and install it.
2. Start Blender
3. Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons and make sure the V-Ray add-on is loaded (you can ignore any errors or dialogs at this time).
   Blender_vray_Preferences_activate.png
4. Set V-Ray as the active renderer
   Blender_vray_RenderSet_Engine_VRay.png
5. Go to the V-Ray menu > Chaos Account and sign out.
   Blender_vray_ChaosAccount_window.png
6. Go to the V-Ray menu > Chaos Account and sign in again.
   Blender_vray_ChaosAccount_window_GetStarted.png
7. Restart Blender

Thank you for your understanding and we hope you enjoy the beta.



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[Original post, Dec 10, 2024]

Hi everybody,

Some users may be experiencing an issue where V-Ray for Blender returns an error dialog "No floating license".
In some rare cases you may be prompted to sign in repeatedly and it still won't run.

This is now a known issue and we're working to resolve it. We'll post an announcement once we have a solution for this.
I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Stay tuned for updates.

[oscar_barrero]

I'm still having the same issue

[adam_radziszewski]

I'm not sure if this can be marked as "Solved". In my case nothing has changed, I still get the message, it still redirects me to the "organization" tab on the Chaos website, where V-ray for Blender is not available in any way, despite the fact that I have it in "licenses".

[joe_henton]

I'm also still having the same issue where the Sign In dialog won't do anything.

[iavor_vajarov]

adam_radziszewski joe_henton Could you go to Add / Remove Programs in Windows, search for the Chaos Unified Login app and make sure that the version it reports is 2024.10.17?

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[joe_henton]

Yeah, I have the same version

Screenshot 2024-12-11 161730.jpg

[oscar_barrero]

mine is otherimage.png

[iavor_vajarov]

Could you check that you have the following processes running?

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And also, could you copy or screenshot the contents of Blender's console window after you click the Sign-in button?

[oscar_barrero]

nope, none of those

[iavor_vajarov]

OK, You can run them from Windows' start menu - 'Start Chaos Unified Login' and 'Start Chaos License Server'. If they appear in the processes list, try to run Blender again.

[oscar_barrero]

Nothing, it still doesn't appear in the list

[iavor_vajarov]

Are you by any chance looking at the Processes tab in Task Manager? I was referring to the Details, sorry about the confusion if this is the case. Under Processes, these look like:
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[oscar_barrero]

ohhh ok, yes, they are active in the details

[iavor_vajarov]

Could you then copy or screenshot the contents of Blender's console window after you click the Sign-in button? Just make sure to restart Blender first so that all info from the V-Ray startup sequence was visible.

[oscar_barrero]

this window?image.png