If you do not have a Houdini, Houdini FX, Houdini Indie, Houdini Engine or Houdini Engine Indie license, it is possible to acquire a 30 day Houdini Engine Trial license which will let you load existing assets into Cinema 4D using the plug-in.
Please use the following instructions to acquire the trial license:
Windows:
- Go to the Start Menu - Select All Programs - Navigate to Side Effects Software > Houdini 14.0.367 > Utilities - Select Command Line Tools - Type: hkey -n 9 - Press Enter - Follow the rest of the instructions OR: - open the terminal - run: “C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 14.0.367\bin\hkey.exe” -n 9
Mac:
- In the Finder top menu click on Go > Applications - Go to Houdini 14.0.367 > Utilities - Double click on Houdini Terminal - Type: hkey -n 9 - Press Enter - Follow the rest of the instructions OR - Open the terminal - Run: open /Applications/Houdini\ 14.0.367/Administrative\ Tools/License\ Administrator.app –args -n 9
Robert Magee Senior Product Marketing Manager SideFX
when I try to activate a trial license on ( imac with Yosemite)
“Mac:” “1. In the Finder top menu click on Go > Applications” “2. Go to Houdini 14.0.367 > Utilities” “3. Double click on Houdini Terminal” “4. Type: hkey -n 9 and press Enter” “5. Follow the rest of the instructions”
when I try to activate a trial license on ( imac with Yosemite)
“Mac:” “1. In the Finder top menu click on Go > Applications” “2. Go to Houdini 14.0.367 > Utilities” “3. Double click on Houdini Terminal” “4. Type: hkey -n 9 and press Enter” “5. Follow the rest of the instructions”
it´s a bit hard to follow the instructions
Well, that's odd.
I just have a couple of questions: - what Yosemite version are you using? 10.10.3? - what iMac model are you using? - what's your desktop configuration? i.e. number of monitors and resolution on each monitor?
Also, were there any error messages or warnings that appeared in the Houdini Terminal when you ran the hkey command?
kay tennemann2 I made another test with my MAC PRO 6,1 / Yosemite 10.10.3 …same result!
best kay
Hmm. I'm using the same Mac Pro and OSX.
What's the graphics card and desktop resolution for your Mac Pro? I have an “AMD FirePro D300 2048 MB” with a dual monitor setup – 1920x1200 and 2560x1440.
And just a stab in the dark but what happens if you drop the resolution on your iMac down to say 1920x1200 and re-run the hkey command? Does that work?
Sorry, I had to zip the base.qss file because the forum doesn't allow .qss attachments so you'll have to unzip first and then install the file into the Houdini distro.
Hello I'm trying to install the indy license trail per the instructions, but I get a 404 page not found? How can I get the license so I can load assets into c4d Houdini engine?
Windows:
- Go to the Start Menu - Select All Programs - Navigate to Side Effects Software > Houdini 14.0.367 > Utilities - Select Command Line Tools - Type: hkey -n 9 - Press Enter - Follow the rest of the instructions
I activated the free license for Houdini engine 16.0, installed latest cinema 4d Houdini pipeline installer and now I'm getting a “no valid license found” error in cinema 4d. I'm guessing this is because the engine license is 16.0 but Cinema4D is only up to 15.5. Any suggestions? I have a feeling Cinema will update to 16.0 the day after my 30 day license runs out :-)
Download the “proper” C4D version of the Houdini Engine from C4D's “Pipeline->Houdini Engine->Get Houdini Installer”. I think your H16 license should work with H15.5
noseman Download the “proper” C4D version of the Houdini Engine from C4D's “Pipeline->Houdini Engine->Get Houdini Installer”. I think your H16 license should work with H15.5
Did that. What is offered to download from that process is “houdini-15.5.632-macosx_x86_64_clang7.3_10.11”.
I'm assuming that Maxon's Houdini pipeline 15.5.632 is incompatible with the Houdini engine license 16.0 I recently acquired.
Or it's because I'm still working on the Apprentice version (.hdanc)which I thought the engine license would resolve for 30 days.
Same issue here I guess, I cannot instal Houdini plugin into C4D R18. From Pipline > Install Houdini Installer I get H16 and seems like C4D is looking for version 15 What to do?