Upgrade to V-Ray Next

Licensing General
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Hi,

This has probably been asked before, so, sorry in advance.

I have been shopping round for quotes today for renewing my Autodesk subscription(s) and upgrading to V-ray next from 3.6

The upgrade calculator shows Vray 3 workstation for 3ds Max -1+
and Vray 3 render node -1+

If I go specifically to the page for purchasing a single render node only, its also implied that its an upgrade from a V3 render node to Next.

My reseller said earlier in the year that I have to purchase a workstation licence and a render node to use it, that a render node is not included, but the resellers I talked with today say that I only need to purchase the workstation licence, because a single workstation render node is included with that licence, and that the render node calculator is only for purchasing additional render node upgrades, only if I already have additional nodes for a second / third… workstation on version 3.6, both make sense, so which is correct? I don’t want to end up paying an additional £129 ex VAT for a render node I do not need, as I am only on one workstation.

Please help.

Simon.

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yes, you get a render node with a license, which lets you render on your machine. You’ll need more nodes for your slaves.

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Great! Thanks glorybound :slight_smile:

My NEW reseller also clarified this, this morning.

Cheers,

Simon.

P.S. Very nice work on your website! :slight_smile: Just curious, which scattering and foliage tools do you use for the external scenes? I purchased Forestpack Pro & Railclone Pro over a year ago, but due to my business mainly being industrial design viz, + creating components for rotational molding / 3d printing, and little time for my personal projects these days, I haven’t had a lot of time with them so far. Any tutorials you can recommend to get me up to speed with good results. I am a fast learner and don’t mind being thrown in at the deep end.

Cheers!

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Thank you! Yes, I use Forest Pro and Railclone. You’ll find good tutorials on their site. The learning curves are pretty low.