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titleStep 1: Install V-Ray
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titleStep 2: Activate your license
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titleStep 3: Load V-Ray in Maya
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Activate the License

The Chaos License Server is the bridge between the Chaos Product and the Chaos Account associated with a given license. You cannot use any Chaos product without a license.

You connect to the License Server by installing the license application locally on your machine or connecting to a machine in your local network that has a shared Premium license set up.

If you are hosting a Premium Chaos License Server for multiple machines, please see the Administrator Workflow.

Please follow the instructions for your subscription plan:

Solo and Cloud-Based Floating Licenses


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If you have a Chaos Solo license plan or are connected to a Cloud-Based Floating LicenseNamed license, follow these steps. The steps are the same for connecting to an online floating license pool.


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  • During the default installation, the license application is installed locally on your machine. For more information on the specifics of the installation, go to the Installation page.
  • Open Maya and go to V-Ray menu > Licensing > Chaos Account.
  • Select Sign in from this dialog and enter your Chaos account credentials on the Chaos accounts Sign in webpage.
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If you don't sign in first, and attempt to render with V-Ray, you are prompted to verify your license by singing signing in.

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Floating Licenses

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Floating Licensescan be shared

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between multiple users and

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When doing a shared setup for a Premium license, the license holder needs to install the license locally on at least one machine in the network. Installing the license happens automatically when you perform a default Chaos product installation. If you only need to install the License Server application separately, see the Installation page. This machine can use the license, but it also serves as a connection point for others to connect to the license. If you are the license holder, i.e., the administrator, see the Administrator Workflow page.

Here is how to connect to an already set-up Premium shared license:

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  • The administrator needs to give you their machine's IP address. This serves as your connection point to the Chaos License. 
  • When installing your Chaos product, at the Licensing step, select Remote. In the Primary License Server field, type the server IP address that your license administrator gave you. At the end, add the :30304 port.
  • Continue to finish the installation. You are connected to the active licenses after that.

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Borrow Licenses for Offline Use

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completely online or within a local network, depending on the setup.

To use an online floating pool, your Administrator needs to add you to their Organization. This sends an automatic email confirmation, which also contains a link you can use to create an account, if you don't have one yet.

After that, you can follow the same activation steps as above to connect to the online floating pool.

  1. Proceed with a default installation.
  2. Sign in with your Chaos Account when prompted.


If you are an Administrator in an Organization, see the Cloud-Based Floating Licensing page for a guide on how to share licenses through the my.chaos portal.

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If your organization prefers to centrally manage licenses, enable anonymous device-based access, or deploy licenses within an offline or secure network environment, refer to the License Server Deployment

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Troubleshooting

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If you are experiencing any difficulty installing or running the Chaos License Server, please refer to the Troubleshooting page for possible solutions.

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Go to step 3 to see how to load V-Ray in Maya.

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