Activating V-Ray for SketchUp

Question

How do I activate V-Ray for SketchUp?

Answer

After the installation, open SketchUp. Now the product license dialog box will ask you to choose one of the 3 different license types:

  1. I have a floating license server and would like to use that
  2. I have purchased a standalone license and would like to use that
  3. I wish to demo this product

V-Ray for SketchUp License Types

If you haven’t purchased V-Ray for SketchUp, you can run a demo mode by selecting the option ‘I wish to demo this product’

Note: If you have already purchased V-Ray for SketchUp, you can choose one of the two following options, floating license server or standalone license.

Standalone License

Select ‘I have a floating license server and would like to use that’ and click ‘Next’

V-Ray for SketchUp Stand Alone License

Enter your serial number, then click Next. Activation usually takes a few seconds.

V-Ray for SketchUp Enter Purchase Number

Note: Sometimes proxy servers or firewalls can block the online activation. You may receive this error during the installation process: “Failed to contact web service”. You can activate your license offline. For instructions on how to do this, please see the Offline Activation section.

Floating License Server

Setting up a computer on the network

After setting up the Floating License Manger, start SketchUp and select “I have a floating license server and would like to use that”, click “Next”.

V-Ray Floating Network License Selection

In the “primary license server” section enter the name of the computer that you have as the Floating License Server. If you have more than one server, enter the other names in the “Alternate license server 1 and 2”. Then click “OK” to finish. Click “OK” again to update the settings.

V-Ray License Server Information

Enter the Serial Number, select the amount of seats that you have and click “Submit”. If you have more than one license you have to repeat step 1 thru 3.

Alternate setup for a computer on the Network

Another method to setup the License Server is click the “Start” menu then select “All Programs”, click on “ASGvis,LLC” and choose “Set License Server”. Select the appropriate product and click OK.

V-Ray Select Product

In the “primary license server” section enter the name of the computer that you have as the Floating License Server. If you have more than one server, enter the other names in the “Alternate license server 1 and 2”. Then click “OK” to finish. Click “OK” again to update the settings..

V-Ray License Server Information

Note: Sometimes, proxy servers or firewalls can block the online activation. You may receive this error during the installation process: “Failed to contact web service”. You can activate your license offline.

 

Offline Activation

Coming soon…