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Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby Shaqnimator » Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:34 pm

Shaqnimator Wed Jun 10, 2015 4:34 pm
Hey,

I was wondering if the Octane render would be free for students later(?) because I just found out that the free versions are only the previous versions of Maya and that I would have to buy the plugin to obtain a Maya 2016 version.

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Re: Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby azen » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:36 pm

azen Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:36 pm
Hi,

The Octane Render Student License is restricted to version 1.20. Apart from bug fixes, there is no further support or updates being provided for this version.

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Re: Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby Goldorak » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:11 pm

Goldorak Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:11 pm
We recommend that students looking for newer releases beyond the demo/edu versions take a look at OctaneVR. It has parity with the latest commercial Octane release, and is also supported by a number of plug-ins, including those we have EDU versions of currently. It is free through the summer, and we may keep it (or some version of it) free beyond that point once we have fully evaluated whether this is feasible.
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Re: Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby prehabitat » Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:27 pm

prehabitat Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:27 pm
Just out of interest can the demo versions be used to export/package to standalone (to then be loaded into the free OctaneVR)???

Once in standalone the camera setting(resolution) could be upped and the watermark no longer rendered?
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Re: Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby Goldorak » Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:11 am

Goldorak Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:11 am
prehabitat wrote:Just out of interest can the demo versions be used to export/package to standalone (to then be loaded into the free OctaneVR)???

Once in standalone the camera setting(resolution) could be upped and the watermark no longer rendered?


EDU versions don't have ORBX export. You can bring whatever work you'd like and use OVR for newer features while it remains free.
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Re: Will Octance Render for Maya 2016 be free?

Postby Shaqnimator » Sun Jun 14, 2015 6:20 pm

Shaqnimator Sun Jun 14, 2015 6:20 pm
So will the (student version) plugin work with Maya 2016?
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