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License Management for Alumni


Please follow these steps (detailed in the slides below) :

Notification from SideFX

Set up Profile


Claim licenses


Use License Administrator

Install complete





Notification from SideFX:


  1. You will receive instructions to set up your account from licensemanager@sidefx.com
  2. This would be sent to your academic email address provided to us by your instructor
  3. Follow link
  4. If you haven’t received it, check your Spam/Junk folder
Note:
- You will have 6 months from your graduation date (specified by your instructor) to claim your license.
- When claiming your license, you may schedule access to your license to begin on any day within the 6 months following your graduation date.
- Your 6-month (for FX license) or 1-year (for Core license) access period will begin on the License Start Date that you specify.






Setting Up Your Account Profile


  1. Activation link brings you to this registration page

  2. Choose the License Type you want + License Start Date





Completing Your Account*


  1. Create your username & password

  2. IMPORTANT: In order to validate your account so that you can manage license details in the future, you must:

    • Visit SideFX.com

    • Login with username + new password

*If you already have an account, you will not be prompted to update your password & will not need to validate your account.




 

Claiming & Managing Your License

 Use Manage Alumnus License page to:

  1. Change your License Start Date

  2. Download Houdini








Installation Steps:


  1. Go to the Start bar on your computer, open the “License Administrator,” and log into your Houdini license account using your email and password.

  2. The password will be the same as the password set for your e-mail to access our Houdini website. Resetting the password for your Houdini web site account will also reset this password to be the same.

  3. Then use the License Administrator to install all of the rendering licenses that come with your commercial license:

1x Houdini-FX license  or  1x Houdini-Core license,

1x Mantra render license,
1x Karma render license.




Troubleshooting & Support:


  1. Common FAQ and solutions for installation problems are HERE

  2. Check the System Requirements:

  3. Moving a license to a different machine: Your Houdini licenses can be moved from 1 machine to another machine only 10 times.

  4. If you have a dual-boot machine, this license will only cover 1 OS.