After the → installation open RealFlow | Cinema 4D and the "License Activator" will pop up if RealFlow | Cinema 4D has not been licensed yet.
- This guide is for Node Locked licenses only.
- An internet connection is required
- Firewalls may block the license activation.
The "License Activator" provides two options:
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 do not have a login please contact us.
- 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.
- The "License Activator" will connect to our servers and validate your license, after which it will store the file under
C:\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
C:\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.
- "License could not be saved". This means RealFlow | Cinema 4D does not have permissions on your computer to write the license file to disk. Start the install process again, making sure to right-click on the installer and chose "Run as Administrator".
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.