The Standalone and Render Suite plugins use different licensing models, which are described below.
SA
The Standalone plugin operates in one of two modes:
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When initially installed, the Standalone plugin uses the Free license. After purchase of a Commercial license, an email will be sent, which contains a license key. To activate the Commercial license on your machine, follow these simple steps:
1. Start the License Validator
In SketchUp's main menu, go to Plugins > Maxwell and click License Validator:
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The License Validator item only appears when the plugin has not already been licensed. |
2. Enter your information
Enter your email address, password, and license key, then click the Validate button:
3.1 Success
If license validation is successful, you should see a window similar to this:
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If the Maxwell Fire window was open during this process, it will be necessary to close and re-open it, since it needs to re-build its UI to enable Commercial-license rendering capabilities. |
3.2 Failure
In the event of validation failure, you should see a window similar to this:
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As instructed, please visit the support site to rectify the situation.
RS
The Render Suite plugin also runs in one of two modes:
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