V-Ray
Important: Update your Chaos Licensing by January 28, 2025
We have had reports of Chaos reaching out to users regarding some changes coming to the licensing system and are being told to update otherwise the certificate will expire. Its not as scary as it sounds and simply means you may need to update your ...
How to Uninstall Enscape
Sometimes when programs are not working as they should, users are asked to do a "clean reinstall". This just means deleting a few extra hidden files that can help fix issues. For Windows follow these instructions - Close all programs Navigate to ...
How to manage my Chaos floating licences (for V-Ray/Enscape)
Why you might need to use this feature If you have multiple users of V-Ray or Enscape but not everyone needs a full subscription 24/7 You have a sizable team and only a few members are using Chaos products at any one time People have left/joined the ...
Can I Transfer V-Ray Between Mac and Windows?
If you work in an environment that requires V-Ray to run on both Windows and Mac machines, V-Ray's online licensing is the solution. One license per user is all you need, regardless of what computer you use. There is no need to buy a specific Mac or ...
Installing V-Ray for Rhino as a Render Node without Rhino
This process is possible, though slightly awkward. Given that you require a V-Ray license, you would wish to maximise its use by installing it with Rhino. However, if you are setting up a render node, or farm, you may wish to only extend your V-Ray ...
V-Ray Service Packs, Downloads & Updates
If you have a V-Ray license, all the latest downloads will be available in your Chaos Group account. Downloads will be automatically updated to include any service packs or software updates (including utilities). To view your V-Ray downloads, please ...
V-Ray for Rhino: Could not obtain a license (10061) Error
This error indicates that the V-Ray license server may not be running. After ensuring the dongle is plugged in and all software installed, try the following.. In Windows, go to: C:/Program Data/ASGVIS/Dongle Utilities/ Double click and run ...
V-Ray Error Log - Location
If you experience issues or crashes with V-Ray, the error error log can normally be found in the ProgramData or Application directory of your machine. Specific V-Ray error log locations: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application ...
V-Ray Crashes when Import a Bitmap/Material
If V-Ray crashes when you attempt to load in a texture/material it is likely that one of the issues listed below is occurring. First, run a quick test: find an alternative bitmap (ideally one known to work well) and load that in to V-Ray. If that ...
V-Ray - "Could not obtain a license (-98)"
Problem: The ActiveShade window displays a message "error: Could not obtain a license (-98)". Cause: This error means that, while V-Ray RT successfully connected to the V-Ray license server, there are no licenses for V-Ray RT on it: You may be using ...
What is a Render Node?
Rendering applications such as Maxwell Render, V-Ray and Bella Render can utilise rendernodes. They effectively allow you to use the resources of other machines on your network to increase your overall rendering capacity. Typically, this is done to ...
Set Up V-Ray as a Floating License on Your Network
How it Works The principle is the same as a normal V-Ray installation but when V-Ray looks for a license, it must look for a machine on the network with a designated IP address Standard Installation PC/Mac <=> V-Ray License Server Software <=> ...
V-Ray for Rhino Won't Load (Error: Unable to load VRayForRhino.rhp )
This article refers to the issue where a user installs V-Ray for Rhino but is unable to get V-Ray to load within Rhino with the following error: Unable to load VRayForRhino.rhp plug-in: no class derived from CRhinoPlugin in plug-in file This is not ...
How Do I Upgrade to V-Ray 3 for SketchUp?
I purchased my license after November 1st 2015 Users that purchased a new license or upgraded to V-Ray 2 for SketchUp, after November 1st 2015, qualify for a free upgrade to V-Ray 3 for SketchUp. This free upgrade includes one workstation license and ...
Understanding the V-Ray License Server
The V-Ray license server (OLS) shows the status of your V-Ray licences, and is the same for whichever V-Ray product(s) you have. Go to localhost:30304 in your web browser to find the licence server if it is installed on your computer. Licence types ...
How Do I Upgrade to V-Ray 3 for Rhino?
I purchased my license after February 1st 2016 Users that purchased a new license or upgraded to V-Ray 2 for Rhino, after February 1st 2016, qualify for a free upgrade to V-Ray 3 for Rhino. This free upgrade includes one workstation license and one ...