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Installing the License Key
Installing the License

File

Key

Installing the License Key

The license

will be

key is sent by e-mail in the form of an hexadecimal string. A license key looks like this

code

:


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#
Feature
name
name :
3Delight

#
Host ID : e08122074c # Licenses : 2 (up to 4 threads per machine) # Expiration : none # Service Exp. : Wed Aug 30
Host ID      : e08122074c
# Licenses     : 2 (Unlimited threads per machine)
# Expiration   : none
# Service Exp. : Wed Aug 30 00:00:00
2009 3Delight 2d 1c dc 0e ec d7 a9 1a 7d b9 3b 32 ba 93 f6 7f 77 e0 bc 1f 15 07 b0 fc
 
2014

3Delight 2d 1c dc 0e ec d7 a9 1a 7d b9 3b 32 ba 93 f6 7f 77 e0 bc 1f 15 07 b0 fc



In this example, 

lines starting with "#"

 lines starting with  #  are not necessary for the license to work, they are in the file only

use

as a 
reminder of the features of the license

.

. You can add your own  #  lines.

Save these lines

 Save the provided string

into a file named ‘license.dat’. If you are using a text editor such

as

as Word

or

 or TextEdit

make

 make sure to select ’Plain Text’ when saving the file. Saving the file in

"

'Rich Text

" will

' will not work. Put

the resulting 

the license.dat

file

 file into the root directory of

your 3Delight

your 3Delight installation. The default installation root directory for the application is the following:

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3Delight
WindowsC:\Program Files\3Delight\ 
Mac OS X/Applications
/Graphics
/3Delight 
Linux/usr/local/3Delight-
10
11.0.
1
0




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3Delight for Maya
WindowsC:\Program Files\3DelightForMaya\ 
Mac OS X/Applications/3DelightForMaya 
 
Linux
 
/usr/local/
3Delight
3DelightForMaya-
10
11.0.
1
0



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If you have licenses for more than one product, you can simply concatenate the license keys into the

license, such as: Code Block# comments... 3dfs-a 0b 94 66 97 93 0b fc 1e 58 d2 1a d7 7e e8 87 54 dc f9 cc a5 6e 93 56 cc # comments... 3Delight 2d 1d 40 b6 b7 17 67 99 04 74 b4 f6 93 01 5b 28 07 a4 53 bc 6d bc 00 e5

same file.


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titleExample of license file with two license keys.


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languagehtml/xml
# Feature name : 3DFM
# Host ID      : e08122074c
# Licenses     : 1 (Unlimited threads per machine)
# Expiration   : none
# Service Exp. : Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 2009

3DFM 32 ba 93 f6 7f 77 e0 bc 1f 15 07 b0 fc 2d 1c dc 0e ec d7 a9 1a 7d b9 3b 
 
# Feature name : 3Delight
# Host ID      : e08122074c
# Licenses     : 2 (Unlimited threads per machine)
# Expiration   : none
# Service Exp. : Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 2009

3Delight 2d 1c dc 0e ec d7 a9 1a 7d b9 3b 32 ba 93 f6 7f 77 e0 bc 1f 15 07 b0 fc



Starting the License Server - licserver

Warning

One license server can serve licenses for all platforms, there is no distinction between a license for Windows and a license for Linux. Important: only one license server can be started on a given network; starting multiple license servers will not work.

On Windows systems, it is possible to launch the license server through the Start > All Programs > 3Delight menu (provided the license.dat file was installed properly). It is also possible to start it in a command window by typing the following command line (select the one corresponding to which package you are installing):

C:\> licserver "%ProgramFiles%\3Delight\license.dat"           ← for 3Delight Studio Pro installation

C:\> licserver "%ProgramFiles%\3Delight For Maya\license.dat"  ← for 3Delight for Maya installation

On Mac OS X and Linux systems, the license server must be started manually in a terminal/shell (select the command line corresponding to which package you are installing):

% licserver /Applications/3Delight/license.dat             ← for 3Delight Studio Pro installation

% licserver /Applications/3DelightForMaya/license.dat      ← for 3Delight for Maya installation

 
Here the ‘-d’ options can be added to launch the license server in “daemon” mode. It allows closing the terminal but prevents seeing the messages from the server.

The License Server as a System Service 

On Windows, the license server can be installed as a service for automatic startup with the system. With administrative privileges, it’s as simple as:

C:\> licserver -installservice "%ProgramFiles%\3Delight\license.dat"           ← for 3Delight Studio Pro installation

C:\> licserver -installservice "%ProgramFiles%\3Delight For Maya\license.dat"  ← for 3Delight for Maya installation


Removing the service is equally simple:

C:\> licserver -removeservice

It’s a good idea to check that the setup works by running the license server in the foreground before installing it as a service as the service will not give detailed error messages.

The License Server as a OS X Launch Agent 

On OS X, the license server can be started automatically when a specific user logs in, or when the system is started. The later is generally preferable, since the license server will be available regardless of who is logged on the computer (and when no user is logged in too). The procedure to launch the license server upon system startup requires administrative privileges.

% xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/com.3delight.licserver.plist

  • Move the file to the correct destination directory with the following terminal command:

% mv ~/Downloads/com.3delight.licserver.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/       ← to launch the licence server when the current user logs in

% sudo mv ~/Downloads/com.3delight.licserver.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/  ← to launch the license server when the system is started.

  • If the license server will be launched upon system startup, adjust the file permissions with the following terminal command:

% sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.3delight.licserver.plist

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Modifying the Configuration File
Modifying the Configuration File

Modifying the Configuration File 

If you are running the software in a networked environment, it is necessary to indicate to 3Delight where the license server is running. This is done by modifying the configuration file. The file is named ‘rendermn.ini’ and is located in the root of the installation. Adding the following line is enough to indicate where the license server is located:

/3delight/licserver servername 

Here, 'servername' is the name of the machine for which you provided the hostid. A network name or an IP address is accepted. Note that this is not the “hostid”. If you are unsure about the name of the license server, log on to the machine and issue the following command in a command prompt: 

C:\> licutils hostname