This is a very old thread and sorry to revive it, but I just ran into this issue and would love Otoy to have a look at addressing this problem

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Terryvfx wrote:Do anyone else get this error?

octane error 2.jpg

I got this error when trying octane with the python 3.7 version of Houdini 19.5.368 - It goes away with python 3.9 Houdini 19.5.368

I have the same licensing issue.

This is the error from the Script Editor after pressing the activate button.

// Error: Octane subscription is not active! //
// Error: Error activate Octane plugin:

-- 2020-11-02 13:03:31 UTC -- //

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Hi Dev Team,

Is there any updates on the progress of refactoring of the Octane for Maya plugin.

I am currently evaluating the rendering pipeline and wanted to get an indication of how the update is going and how it is addressing the shortcomings of the current plug-in. And whether or not it is ...

I've been using it with 2018.1 and haven't encountered any unexpected errors.

Thank you for fixing the VDB channel issue!

Is there any chance to get a build for OctaneVR for Maya 2018?

Thanks!

Thank you for the quick response. Importing the VDB into freshly opened maya scene works and gives me access to the volume channels.

There is still a bug that occurs if you create the volume node through the hypershade in a new maya instance, Then point it to the VDB those channels are not ...

Hi,

Would it be possible to implement a method to disable dag evaluations of the octane Volume Node (similar to the enable button on nparticles etc). The processing of reading the VDBs in is really slowing down maya playback speed even when the volumes are hidden and force Dummy size is turned on ...

I'm trying to use VDBs created with FumeFX for Maya rendered within Octane for Maya and I am unable to select different grid mappings on the octane Volume node, or I cannot find the button to press to allow this to happen. I can change the grid mapping in octane standalone without any dramas.

It ...

Thanks Abstrax for the update.