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Create an Account

Register an account in order to use and activate the trial, or use an existing Chaos account. For new users, please use this link to register an account: https://accounts.chaos.com/register

Once registered, you will receive an email from Chaos to confirm your account. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder in case it has been filtered there. If you still cannot find the email from Chaos, please contact the Chaos support team for further assistance using this link: Contact Support

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Download Trial Product

Go to the Chaos download page to download the latest release. This can be found here: https://my.chaos.com/download/build?product=Corona


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Install Trial Product

Run the installer and complete the installation process as explained on the Installation Process page.


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Go to the addresshttp://localhost:30304/ and:

  • If you see a green dot next to Online licensing and a Corona icon listed under your products - you are good to go!
  • If you see a Sign in button - click on it and proceed with the sign in process.


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Activate License

Open up Cinema 4D and set the renderer to Corona. You are presented with a pop-up window.

Click Get a free trial and follow the prompts.

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Note: If you cannot see the Get a free trial button in the pop-up window, close the window and try again by setting Corona as your active renderer or starting a render. 


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Sign into your account to activate the trial.

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Complete the short survey to continue and finalize the activation process.

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Go to the addresshttp://localhost:30304/ and:
  • If you see a green dot next to Online licensing and a Corona icon listed under your products - you are good to go!
  • If you see a Sign in button - click on it and proceed with the sign in process.


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    Back in Cinema 4D, the Chaos licensing pop-up window should disappear. 

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    Chaos Corona for Cinema 4D is now active on your system. You can confirm this from the Corona dropdown menu in the About tab.

    A successful activation switches the "Activate license" button to the "Release license" button.

    Alternatively, you can also check the status of your license in the Chaos License Server

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    If you need any help activating Corona or any other product, please contact us


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    Create an Account

    Register an account in order to use and activate the trial, or use an existing Chaos account. For new users, please use this link to register an account: https://accounts.chaos.com/register 

    Once registered, you will receive an email from Chaos to confirm your account. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder in case it has been filtered there. If you still cannot find the email from Chaos, please contact the Chaos support team for further assistance using this link: Contact Support

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    Download Trial Product

    Go to the Chaos download page to download the latest release. This can be found here: https://my.chaos.com/download/build?product=Corona


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    Install Trial Product

    Run the installer and complete the installation process as explained on the Installation Process page.


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    Activate License

    Open up Cinema 4D and set the renderer to Corona. You are presented with a pop-up window with various options.

    Click Activate Trial and follow the prompts. 

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    Sign into your account to activate the trial.

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    Complete the short survey to continue and finalize the activation process.

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    Go to the address http://localhost:30304/ and:

    • If you see a Sign in button - click on it and proceed with the sign in process.
    • If you see a green dot next to Online licensing and a Corona icon listed under your products - you are good to go!


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    Back in Cinema 4D, you may notice that the activation window is still open. Click Retry to close this.

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    Chaos Corona for Cinema 4D is now active on your system. You can confirm this from the Corona dropdown menu in the About tab.

    A successful activation results in a greyed-out activation button.

    Alternatively, you can also check the status of your license in the Chaos License Server

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    If you need any help activating Corona or any other product, please contact us



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