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
If you see a green dot next to Online licensingand a Corona icon listed under your products - you are good to go!
If you see aSign inbutton - click on it and proceed with the sign in process.
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Activate License
Open up 3ds Max and set the renderer to Corona. You are presented with a pop-up window.
ClickGet a free trialand 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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Back in 3ds Max, the Chaos licensing pop-up window should disappear.
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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max is now active on your system. You can confirm this from the Render Setup > System > About Chaos Corona/Licensing rollout.
A successful activation switches the "Activate license" button to the "Online help" button.
Alternatively, you can also check the status of your license in theChaos License Server.
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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
If you see aSign inbutton - click on it and proceed with the sign in process. That's all!
If you see a green dot next to Online licensingand a Corona icon listed under your products - you are good to go!
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Back in 3ds Max, you may notice that the activation window is still open. Click Retry to close this.
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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max is now active on your system. You can confirm this by going to Render Setup > System > About Chaos Corona/Licensing. If your license is active, you will see the Online Help button instead of the Activate license... button.
Alternatively, you can also check the status of your license in the Chaos License Server.