Hi,

As far as I can tell from my research, SideFx doesn't allow a user to install a second copy of Houdini on a laptop for use off-site.

This is a bummer for me as I end up traveling a bit and take my laptop with me.

With Adobe and Maxon, it's great. I have a copy at home on my Mac Pro and on my Macbook Pro so when I'm on the road, I can still work without having to purchase two licenses.

At this point, I'm OK as I'm learning the software and I could afford two copies of Indie. But eventually, I'm sure I'll want to purchase the full version.

You have some great software, and I understand wanting to protect your investment. Hopefully SideFx can come up with a way to make this work.

Jim

the Global Access license is what you would want….you would just need a way to login to your license server to obtain a license..

if i am not mistaken…

I would also note that Indie is pretty much the fully featured Houdini FX minus the ability to render higher than 1080p (if I understand correctly)

i think this is only true for animations. you can do high res stills if I remember correctly.

grayOlorin
I would also note that Indie is pretty much the fully featured Houdini FX minus the ability to render higher than 1080p (if I understand correctly)

Admittedly, this isn't as easy as what Adobe's CC has done for users to work from home or work,, but might be worth a try.

Sounds like you'll want to get a floating license and install the license server on your laptop. That way, your license server goes with you wherever your laptop is.

Have your desktop houdini installation look to your laptop for the license server. It would help if you have setup a hostname for laptop in your home network. That way you can check out a license on your workstation whenever you are at home/work so long as your have your laptop turned on and on the same network.

I know at least one person who has that setup.