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Chaos offers a free trial of Corona for Cinema 4D before purchasing. The trial period has no restrictions within the software such as watermarks. This means that what you see in the trial is exactly what you will get if you have a paid subscription.

The Corona Free Trial activation consists of the following steps:

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  • Go to the trial page and start your free trial
  • Complete the checkout process

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  • Download Corona
  • Install Corona

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  • Activate your trial license

The steps below guide you as a first-timer on how to activate the trial license.


Steps

The steps for activating the trial vary depending on the Corona version you are using:

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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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Visit the Free Trial Page

Go to the Corona Trial Page and click Start your trial under the product you would like to try. You can choose whether your license is Named or Floating, whether you want the Solo or Collection product bundle, and if you would like the subscription to be monthly or annual. To learn more, see: Chaos Suite offerings.

Create an Account

Register an account 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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Complete the Checkout Process

Enter your email address and billing details, and complete the checkout process. 

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Billing starts automatically after the free trial. Cancel before it ends to avoid getting billed.


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Install Trial Product

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

Go to the addresshttp://localhost:30304/ and:
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Activate your Chaos Account (non-registered users)

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&platform=Cinema+4D

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  • 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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already have a Chaos account, you can skip this step.

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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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After completing the checkout process, you will receive an account setup email from Chaos. Use the link in the email to set a password and activate your account.  


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Download and Install Corona


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1. Click the Download button to be redirected to the Active Products page in my.chaos.com.


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

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2. Here, again, click the Download button next to the newly acquired Corona subscription.


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

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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 check the status of your license on the Chaos Licensing Interface. 

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3. On the Download page, choose the Cinema 4D version you are using and the operating system and click Download for Windows or Download for macOS. When the download is complete, run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 


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

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To learn more about the installer and its options, see Installation Process

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Create an Account

Register an account 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&platform=Cinema+4D

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

. Once you are signed in, the trial license is activated, and the pop-up window in Cinema 4D disappears. 


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

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Sign in

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Activate License

Open Cinema 4D and

When you open up Cinema 4D and set the renderer to Corona

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, a pop-up window

with various options

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Click

 Activate Trial and follow the prompts. 
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Complete the short survey to continue and finalize the activation process.

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  • 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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Chaos Corona for Cinema 4D is now active on your system. You can confirm this from the Corona

dropdown menu in the About tab

> About window.

A successful activation

results in a greyed-out activation button

switches the Activate license button to the Release license button.

Alternatively, you can also check the status of your license

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Cancelling the Subscription

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If you wish to cancel the subscription, you can do so from the Active Products page of the my.chaos website. The Cancel subscription link is located next to the Auto renewal status.

Click on the link, fill out the questionnaire, and you will cancel the subscription.


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