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This page provides information on installing To run V-Ray for Maya.
Overview
This guide is to serve as a reference for installation of V-Ray 5.0 for Maya. Please refer to the Terminology section for specific terms used in this document.
If you experience any problems, please check the Troubleshooting section.
A complete installation of V-Ray 5.0 for Maya consists of:
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Installing V-Ray for Maya
This section describes the installation of V-Ray for Maya using the provided installer.
See how to install V-Ray for Maya from a .zip file at Installation from zip.
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2. You will be presented with the V-Ray licensing agreement. Please take a moment to review the agreement. Check the I accept the Agreement checkbox and click Install to proceed with standard installation. If you need to customize your V-Ray installation, press the Advanced button.
3. If you choose the Local Licensing Option, you are presented with the License Server installation.
Chaos License Server OptionsAt this step you can choose the license server directory. Migrate data during installation – When enabled, transfers all of your settings made with older versions of the License Server, such as enabled dongle subsystem, proxy settings, etc. Disabling this option will install License Server with all settings at their defaults and any custom settings from the previous installation will be lost. Add firewall exception – Enabling this option allows the default licensing port (TCP 30304) in the firewall. If you disable it at this step, you will need to manually add firewall exceptions later.
5. After you click the Install button, the installer will proceed to uninstall any previous versions and install V-Ray on your machine. If the installer detects any applications that need to be closed, they will be listed before being able to continue. Please close them and click Continue.
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3. If you choose the Local Licensing Option, you are presented with the License Server installation.
Chaos License Server OptionsAt this step you can choose the license server directory. Migrate data during installation – When enabled, transfers all of your settings made with older versions of the License Server, such as enabled dongle subsystem, proxy settings, etc. Disabling this option will install License Server with all settings at their defaults and any custom settings from the previous installation will be lost. Add firewall exception – Enabling this option allows the default licensing port (TCP 30304) in the firewall. If you disable it at this step, you will need to manually add firewall exceptions later.
5. After you click the Install button, the installer will proceed to uninstall any previous versions and install V-Ray on your machine. If the installer detects any applications that need to be closed, they will be listed before being able to continue. Please close them and click Continue.
6. Now V-Ray 5 is ready to render!
Mount the downloaded .dmg file by double-clicking it and running the V-Ray Installer. Follow the instructions of the installer.
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5. Upon the start of the installation, Linux may ask you for permission to run the installer with administrator privileges. Please confirm.
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Check your License
Once the installation of the License Server is done, you are directed to the License Server local host (127.0.0.1:30304) in order to sign in and activate it.
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The License Server will skip its installation process for two reasons:
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For full information on the License Server options and settings, see the Licensing section of the documentation.
Configure V-Ray
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Next Step
Go to step 2 to activate your Chaos License.
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