Mike Evans

Hi Marc and thanks again. It turns out I didnt understand the difference between Houdini Indie and Indie-Engine. Will be upgrading soon because the $199/year is a out of this world. Looking forward to talking more and joining the community.

Thanks again!

Hey Marc, thank you for your great reply.

malbrecht
license manager as “Administrator” in Windows

malbrecht
check that you have your Indie license installed

malbrecht
check that your license host is “local server”

malbrecht
correct the link to point to your Houdini installation directory/bin/hindie.exe

However, even after trying the steps above launching “hindie.exe” shows “Houdini Apprentice Non-Commercial” edition with an option in the Help menu to “Upgrade to Indie.”

I'd like to paste screenshots and the Diagnostic output from the license manager but am unsure if there is confidential info in the output. Otherwise is it worth emailing support@sidefx.com or something? Houdini looks amazing, just need to get some models into Unreal Engine.

Thank you again for your help.

Hi All,

First, coming from a Modo background, recently fell in love at first sight with Houdini for VR development.

Anyway, initially installed the eval with the Apprentice license only to find out shortly thereafter that the Unreal Engine Plugin requires an Indie license or higher.

So I've searched this forum, looked at the FAQ, and tried random searches on CG sites etc following every course of action from revoking the license(s) to deleting the license inside the `windows` directory, and finally to completely uninstalling and reinstalling Houdini - but for some reason I can NOT get the Houdini app on Win10 to use the Indie license.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Mike