This page provides details on the uninstall process for V-Ray in Houdini.
Overview
V-Ray installer will automatically uninstall any previous versions. Uninstalling V-Ray from Houdini does not uninstall the License Server. Those can be uninstalled separately, if needed.
Windows
If you need to manually uninstall V-Ray, make sure that Houdini or V-Ray components are not being used. Go to Windows Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features or Start > All Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray for Houdini > Uninstall V-Ray for Houdini.
This starts the V-Ray uninstaller. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove V-Ray from your system and restore any files overwritten by the installation.
After the uninstall is complete there may be some leftover files that you need to delete.
Please check if present and delete the following files and folders:
C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini xx.x.xxx\vray
C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\Houdini xx.x.xxx
Uninstalling the License Server
To remove the Chaos License Server, either use the Add/Remove Programs applet from the Control Panel or select Windows Start > All Programs > Chaos Group > Chaos License Server > Uninstall Chaos License Server.
Mac OS X
If you need to manually uninstall V-Ray, make sure that Houdini or V-Ray components are not being used. Double-click the Uninstaller.app program, which is normally located in /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/V-Ray for Houdini/uninstall
This starts the V-Ray uninstaller. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove V-Ray from your system and restore any files overwritten by the installation.
Linux
Uninstalling the Plug-In
V-Ray installer will automatically uninstall any previous versions.
To uninstall V-Ray for Houdini, start with root permissions the uninstaller program, which is normally located in the /usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Houdini/uninstall/ directory, for example:
$ su
$ /usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Houdini_xx.x.xxx/uninstall/uninstaller
follow the instructions of the uninstaller
$ exit
Note: The uninstaller will not remove the V-Ray license configuration files or any other files that you have modified manually after the installation.
You may need to manually delete the folders:
/usr/sideeffectssoftware/houdini/vray/
/usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Houdini/
Uninstalling the License Server
To uninstall the Chaos License Server on Linux, start with root permissions the uninstall program, which is normally located in the /usr/ChaosGroup/VRLService/OLS/uninstall/ directory:
$ su
$ /usr/ChaosGroup/VRLService/OLS/uninstall/uninstaller
follow the instructions of the uninstaller
$ exit
Note: The uninstaller will not remove the V-Ray license configuration files or any other files that you have modified manually after the installation.