3dsmax2014 octane lights not working / licensing

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octaviuzz
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Hi,

i am testing the demo in 3dsmax 2014 with the plugin, the only light that works is the sunlight,,not the other 2 types..is this a limit from the demo or a bug??

Does the full version of octane/ max plugin have more shaders / materials? it seems rather limited

win 7
2x GTX970

also, how does the license works? can i move from one pc to another ?


thanks...

O/.
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hellguy
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As OctaneRender is a physically correct renderer, only a specific subset of lights are compatible.
For more information on how to configure OctaneRender lights in 3ds Max, check out the manual page on light objects here:
http://render.otoy.com/manuals/3dsMax_2_X/?page_id=97


As for OctaneRender licenses, they can be transferred from one machine to another by deactivating on one machine, then activating on another.

The de-activation can be done either in the User Interface or via the Licenses page in the Customer Area on our website.
The specific steps to de-activate in the UI of Standalone and the Plugins vary, so it would be best to check out the documentation here:
http://home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/manuals/

The license server limits you to one re-activation per hour (for each license).
So, if the license had been previously activated within an hour of the re-activation attempt, the license will not activate.

Please note that all plugins require an activated OctaneRender Standalone license on the machine to function.
octaviuzz
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Yes,

the lighting setup is very straightforward, and this was not addressing the lights (other than sunlight)not illuminating anything..


They work now, all i had to do is check in Octane properties per object and make the light a 'movable proxy' maybe this is in the manual , but i would expect such a critical thing to be on by default?


thanks anyway
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