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I have a problem. Let me first tell about my system:
I have an old computer that has LightWave + Octane2. I have also a new computer to which I just installed LightWave + upgraded Octane3.
I got the Octane 3 to work with new computer and was happy about it. Then I closed LW and started working with old computer and Octane2. No problem there.

Now I started working again with the new computer and LW+Octane3 but when I enable Octane it says "Your licence was deactivated. You may release a licence and retry."
The old computer is closed (as are LW+Octane2). At the OTOY Account page there is a "Unlock" button but it says that there is 4 unlocks left... I don´t know what this means.

Should Octane on the old machine be first "deactivated" before starting it on the new computer? I can´t find any info of how this is done?
I would think that if the old computer is not running at all, the Octane on the new computer would run normally?
I don´t get how the licences work...

Builtdown wrote:Should Octane on the old machine be first "deactivated" before starting it on the new computer? I can´t find any info of how this is done?

This is right, until v3 all licenses had to be both activated and deactivated manually, and regardless whether your license is labeled as v2 or v3 that will be the behavior when you use it with v2.

However, v3 uses a floating license model, meaning that licenses are activated when required and released automatically once you close standalone or the plugin's host application. Note that if for instance, your machine or the application is not turned off gracefully or hangs the license will likely not be released.

Old vehavior with v2:

https://docs.otoy.com/manuals/products/ ... net-access

New v3 floating licensing:

https://docs.otoy.com/manuals/products/ ... et-access/