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This guide is for Node Locked licenses only. An internet connection is required!

After the → installation open RealFlow | Cinema 4D and the "License Activator" will pop up if RealFlow | Cinema 4D has not been licensed yet. Choose the appropriate option:

I have a license key

Choose this option if you have a license key. You can collect your license key from the customer gateway. If you don't have a login please contact us.

In the next window there are two options.

I want to activate the license on this computer now (needs internet connection)
  • Enter your email/password you use for the customer gateway, then the license key from the customer gateway.
  • If you are connecting your computer through a proxy, you may also enter that proxy here. It is important that any firewalls you may have do not block the license activator from reaching our servers, or the license key cannot be validated.
  • The "License Activator" will connect to our servers and validate your license, after which it will store the file under /Users/<username>/Documents/realflow_cinema4d/license/
  • Restart RealFlow | Cinema 4D to make sure that it is properly licensed.
I want to activate the license on another computer not connected to the internet (the computer where the activator is running still needs internet connection)
  • You must specify that computer's Host ID, also known as MAC address. To find it, launch RealFlow | Cinema 4D on that computer, and check under Script > Console for the Host ID.
  • Enter your email/password you use for the customer gateway, then the license key from the customer gateway.
  • If you are connecting your computer through a proxy, you may also enter that proxy here. It is important that any firewalls you may have do not block the license activator from reaching our servers, or the license key cannot be validated.
  • The "License Activator" will connect to our servers and validate your license, after which a "Save" dialogue will ask you to save a license file. Save this file anywhere on your computer as RealFlow_cinema_nodelocked.lic.
  • Move the LIC file to the computer you entered the Host ID for, and drag it to /Users/<username>/Documents/realflow_cinema4d/license/
  • Restart RealFlow | Cinema 4D to make sure that it is properly licensed.

I want to try the demo

  • Simply choose "Next" for all the subsequent windows that appear, and finally click "Activate". This will create a LIC file in /Users/<username>/Documents/realflow_cinema4d/license/
  • If you later purchase a license, make sure to first delete this demo license file before running the "License Activator".

The most common licensing error messages

  • "Connection error". Usually means the license activator and/or RealFlow | Cinema 4D is blocked by a firewall and cannot reach our servers.
  • "License could not be validated". Usually has the same cause as the above.

If you still have problems, the first thing you should do is open RealFlow | Cinema 4D and look under Script > Console for any licensing errors.

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