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Use the "rendered with RenderMan" logo for all your non-commercial work.
*Any license can be moved, but only expired licenses can be renewed.
1. Complete Online Survey
Submit the survey and your expired license will be renewed. You also have the option to move your license to a new host.
2. Update Your License
Run the RenderMan Installer and enter your forum login and password.
3. Run RenderMan
Your license is renewed. Enjoy RenderMan for another 120 days!
RenderMan is free for all non-commercial purposes, including evaluations, education, research, and personal projects. The non-commercial version of RenderMan is fully functional without watermark or limitation, all you need to do is use the "rendered with RenderMan" logo in your credits.
Your forum account entitles you to 2 node-locked licenses which expire every 120 days. Upon expiration, you will get a notification to renew your license online for another 120 days. For further details on your license renewal please refer to our FAQ below.
Use the "rendered with RenderMan" logo for all your non-commercial work.
To better understand the experience of our NCR users, every 120 days NCR licenses must be renewed. This helps us understand who is using the software, and allows us to get feedback from our users, like you, to make the best renderer possible.
Yes. Once you renew your license, you may continue to use Non-Commercial RenderMan for your non-commercial projects. Renewal is free.
If you'd like to upgrade to a commercial license with maintenance you'll be able to use RenderMan on commercial projects, receive full technical support, and participate in our RenderMan Beta programs.
Of course. Please refer to the documentation.
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The LicenseApp is a RenderMan Utility that is included with every install of Non-Commercial RenderMan. You’ll find the RenderMan LicenseApp located here: INSTALL_DIR/bin/.
Yes, to open the RenderMan LicenseApp from Maya ... go to the RenderMan menu and select :
The LicenseApp program, will detect an expired NCR license and give you two options, to renew NCR or upgrade to a commercial license. Choose your preference and a browser will launch with further instructions.
Yes, you need to keep the LicenseApp running while the survey is completed in the browser.
RenderMan is installed by default into a “read only” directory. Simply change the permissions of the RenderMan installation to make it writable. In fact, the only file you need to change is the license file itself, called pixar.license.
Simply re-run the NCR Installer, after completing the Online Survey. With a complete install, everything should work.
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64-bit Linux
CentOS/RHEL 7.2-7.9 and EL9
64-bit Mac OSX
macOS 12.x - 13.x - 14.x
64-bit Windows
Windows 10 and 11
Maya
Houdini
Katana
Blender
CPU
RenderMan and XPU require a processor with AVX capabilities.
GPU
RenderMan XPU and the Optix denoiser require an Nvidia graphics card of Pascal architecture or above.
Memory
RenderMan needs a minimum of 8GB of RAM and XPU needs a minimum of 12GB of VRAM.
Plugins
VFX Reference Platform: CY2023. Custom plugins can utilize C++ 17 and must be compiled with gcc 9.3.1