Good luck Ronald..

[Guy Rabiller]

.., and congrats for the work you have done with ICE, you are amazing.

I'm sure you will be missed, and I wish you the best for your next
adventure.

Cheers,
Guy.
--
guy rabiller | radfac founder / ceo

[Alan Jones]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Guy Rabiller<guy.ra...@radfac.com> wrote:
> .., and congrats for the work you have done with ICE, you are amazing.

I'll second that. The most significant overhaul Softimage has ever had.

Truly game changing. Best of luck, Ronald.

Cheers,

Alan.

[andreas gebhardt]

:(

[Stefan Andersson]

what did I miss?

/stefan

--
[ protector of penguins - abuser of pixels ]

[Nils Engler]

+1

[guillaume laforge]

I didn't received the initial mail. Is there an AD filter now ?

Cheers

Guillaume

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:34 AM, Guy Rabiller <guy.ra...@radfac.com> wrote:

[Ahmidou Lyazidi]

Ronald Beirouti, Helge...I hope some greate people will replace them

2009/9/10 guillaume laforge <guillaume....@gmail.com>

[Stefan Andersson]

Were these people let go or did they just find new jobs? I would think
the latter though...
And it might explain why he never finished that point cache manager I
was asking for.

hmrf..

/stefan

--

[Stefan Kubicek]

A friend of mine working at a company in close proximity to Softimage HQ
said they had a lot of people from Softimage recently applying for positions.
Allegedly, many of them had been let go, that the dev team consists of no more than
5 people now, and that Maya and 3dsMax dev teams are not much larger either.

[Eric Thivierge / XSI Database]

Wait, they let Ronald go?????? SERIOUSLY?????

--------------------------------------------
Eric Thivierge
Technical Director
Speakeasy FX

[Ahmidou Lyazidi]

Helge is now  working  for a spanish production company, lucky them :)

2009/9/10 Stefan Andersson <stefan.a...@bohmation.org>

[Aloys Baillet]

Seconded!

So long, and thanks for all the fish:-)

Cheers,

Aloys

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Guy Rabiller <guy.ra...@radfac.com> wrote:

--
Aloys Baillet
Research & Development - Animal Logic
--

[Marc-Andre Carbonneau]

And Ronald now works for Ubisoft Montreal in case you’re wondering. Lucky us too!

[Jason Brynford-Jones]

I would also like to give huge thanks for Ronald and Helge's contributions to Softimage over the years and wish them success their new adventures. They both wanted to go back/into production which is the best experience - especially if they decide to come back :-)

As a rule we have never spoken about numbers when talking about our dev team - all can say is "We are hiring!"

All the best everyone.

Chin

[Raffaele Fragapane]

Sounds like fun rumors, but I'm not sure I'd bet money on max, maya and xsi being developed by 5 people each, I can think of quite a few names coming from the maya and xsi dev teams that definitely total more than ten, but maybe they were all promoted to management recently and Halfy and Luc are the only two people left writing everything now ;)
I don't know if Ronald was let go of (somehow doubt it) or just wanted to move to production, but it's also not unheard of of people moving to production and then going back to commercial software development. Hopefully it will be the case for Ronald at some point like it was for a much appreciated member of the swat tem.

Any and either way, Ronald's work and attitude are stellar and they are a bunch of lucky bastards at Ubi for getting him.
Congrats to both him for his new job, and Ubi for "stealing" so much talent in one sweep.

Ronald, if you're reading, do you plan to at least keep gracing the list, or do you intend to disappear in a puff of smoke?

[Andy Moorer]

That's some serious talent they've let go. I get very disturbed when I see good technical people leaving while business/sales/marketing folks seem to remain secure in their jobs, because it leads me to question the thinking and priorities going on behind closed doors. 

<rant>

I'd like to suggest that said sales/marketing/business folks address their client base and give us some assurance that 1) development of XSI will continue at a competitive pace, 2) that Autodesk is committed to supporting the XSI studios which rely on their product and will enable them to remain competitive and 3) that Autodesk is actively recruiting the best development talents in the industry and providing them with sufficient resources and incentives to stay.

After all, these 3 points are just basic good business sense. Without top notch developers, you've got no product to sell.

All of us here devote our time continually learning and adjusting our focus to stay on top of the technologies we use. Too many of us have had experiences with cutting edge tools and technologies which have stalled or ceased development, to be interested wasting our energy furthering our expertise on a dead end. 

When we see talent moving away from Autodesk we have to wonder. I'm not going to be inclined to spend late nights digging into the arcane workings of a package when I see that packages devs leaving, particularly when there are so many interesting and profitable non-Autodesk avenues to explore (like Nuke and Houdini.)

You don't maintain development of XSI, we go elsewhere, and we watch you join the video toaster and hash while we adapt to the teams and tools who have sense to innovate and adapt.

</rant>

[Luc-Eric Rousseau]

Geez.. thanks "LinkedIn" ;)

>On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Stefan Kubicek <x...@tidbit-images.com> wrote:

> A friend of mine working at a company in close proximity to Softimage HQ
> said they had a lot of people from Softimage recently applying for positions.
> Allegedly, many of them had been let go, that the dev team consists of no more than
> 5 people now, and that Maya and 3dsMax dev teams are not much larger either.

That sounds made up, as no developers were let go in the Softimage
team in many years, and yes the dev team is larger than 5. (!)

There is always a little of movement in any team every year, people
trying new things, new people coming in. Obviously, it's more
noticeable when it's someone that interacts with the public. But the
vast majority of the dev team does post in forums or beta.

[Meng-Yang Lu]

Well, Helge did kinda start doing cool stuff in XSI long before Softimage picked him up.  All I'm saying is get the beers and foosball table ready and have some fun.  :P

Best of luck guys!  Hope to still see your contributions one way or another!

-Lu

[Kris Rivel]

Yeah 5 people on a dev. team sounds totally bogus.  Thanks Ronald for everything and good luck!!

Kris

[Adam Sale]

Ronald, Helge, your contributions to our community will be dearly missed. Thanks for all your cool initiatives and tools over the years. 

Hopefully you guys don't disappear entirely. 

 

Adam 

[Eugen Sares]

Am 10.09.2009, 17:05 Uhr, schrieb Luc-Eric Rousseau <luce...@gmail.com>:

> Geez.. thanks "LinkedIn" ;)
>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Stefan Kubicek <x...@tidbit-images.com>
>> wrote:
>> A friend of mine working at a company in close proximity to Softimage HQ
>> said they had a lot of people from Softimage recently applying for
>> positions.
>> Allegedly, many of them had been let go, that the dev team consists of
>> no more than
>> 5 people now, and that Maya and 3dsMax dev teams are not much larger
>> either.
>
> That sounds made up, as no developers were let go in the Softimage
> team in many years, and yes the dev team is larger than 5. (!)

***Sigh of relief!***

Maybe this is an opportunity to say something like:
Congratulations and cheers to you guys at Softimage!!! Keep up the good
spirit,
your idealism and motivation!

After many years of using max and eventual routine, or worse, frustration
seeing
it go in the wrong direction, after the switch to SI enthusiasm returned.
Working with such a well-designed software is a joy in itself.
Don't stop in the middle, SI has such a potential.

I really appreciate being able to contact you via public forums or this
list,
something unheard of in the 3ds max world.

Best,
Eugen

[Chris Marshall]

Might we see more of these guys on this list, now they're in the outside world? I hope so.

Good luck!!

[Schoenberger]

Good luck from me too.
So Ronald is at Ubisoft.
What about Helge?

|> Working with such a well-designed software is a joy in itself.
|> Don't stop in the middle, SI has such a potential.

That also means that we have to show AD that we support SI.
I know there are a lot of companies that have not yet switched to an AD reseller.
For a lot of customers the move to 7.5 was not worth it. (finding a new reseller, switching contracts, not knowing what will happen
at AD on one side and not that much new features on the other side) So they sticked to 7.0. (me too).
And because not many upgraded to 7.5, AD do not see the big user base that Softimage has. And based on the number of licenses, they
set their priorities in software.

But then again, I am getting to the point that AD should show that it wants to continue to support former Softimage license holders.
Upgrading from one major version 7.0 to the next 8.0 should be possible with any Software.
In my eyes if they miss that chance they loose a lot of potential customers that buy SI with support contract.
And if they plan it, they really really need to announce it now.
Perhaps even something in-between. A few bucks more per company as someone has to search through the old license database and
convert the licenses to AD licenses.

So I think to continue the good work on Softimage, both sides need to show a sign.
AD that it wants the old Softimage customers.
And the users that they still like and support this software.
But this time, AD has to do the first step, it is not possible vice versa.

Holger Schönberger
technical director
The day has 24 hours, if that does not suffice, I will take the night

|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com
|> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf
|> Of Eugen Sares
|> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:56 AM
|> To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
|> Subject: Re: Good luck Ronald..
|>

[Michal Doniec]

 

I'd like to suggest that said sales/marketing/business folks address their client base and give us some assurance that 1) development of XSI will continue at a competitive pace, 2) that Autodesk is committed to supporting the XSI studios which rely on their product and will enable them to remain competitive and 3) that Autodesk is actively recruiting the best development talents in the industry and providing them with sufficient resources and incentives to stay.

From my exprience all 3 are actively pursued by Autodesk, I can't complain.

 

Good luck to Roland!

[Joseph Saltzman]

Hello,

It's 5:14 am EST and I'm still trying to get 2010 installed and
licensed on my system, no joy so far.

I'm running on Vista Business 64 btw - all my other versions of XSI
seem to be working at the moment (except 2010)

I've installed 2010 software and try to run it by doing the following:

Start>All Programs>Autodesk>Autodesk Softimage 2010 X64

Error: there is no interactive network licence available to run
Softimage.
Would you like to run in Standalone mode?

YES

Activation Dialogue box...

You must activate your Autodesk Softimage Advanced 2010 before you
can use it. What would you like to do?

License status [1.1.0]

Activate

Select this option to submit an activation request or to enter an
activation code.

Licensing Error

A license error has occurred. Contact your technical support
representative for assistance

To help determine the nature of the problem, the error code is: 110

Error: there is no interactive network licence available to run
Softimage.

Any ideas what is wrong and moreover how I can fix it :-)

Many Thanks!

Regards,

Joe Saltzman

[Frank Lenhard]

if you have advanced, you cant run standalone but need to choose the
network license...
may that be the case?

ciao
franky

[Joseph Saltzman]

Hi Franky,

It does not seem to offer me that option.

:-(

Cheers,

Joe

[Alan Jones]

Hi Holger,

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Schoenberger <X...@digidragon.de> wrote:

What about Helge?

He has gone to SixBirds Productions in Spain.

Cheers,

Alan.

[Stephen Blair]

That sounds like you installed Network.
When you installed, what product key did you use?

Use the product key 00000 and the serial number 000-0000000.
That will do a Typical Install with the licensing method set to Standalone (You have a Standalone license, right?).

To activate, you need your 2010 serial number? Do you have it?
http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/getting-your-2010-licenses/

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Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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[Stephen Blair]

What product key and serial number to enter during Setup
http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/installing-softimage-2010/

Changing the licensing method (eg from Network to Standalone).
http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/changing-the-licensing-method/

Note that if you install with the product key 591B1, you cannot switch back to Standalone (it didn't work for me).

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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[Joseph Saltzman]

Hello Stephen,

I used the following product key:

591B1

And yes, I do have my 2010 serial number which I also input at the
time of install.

Both the product key that I am using and the serial number were
obtained from my Autodesk Subscription section.

I'm getting the feeling that something is not right ;-)

Let me know what you think.

Kind Regards,

Joe

> <winmail.dat>

[Stephen Blair]

Hi

591B1 installs the Network License version.
To activate a network license, go to http://registeronce.autodesk.com

If you have a Standalone license, you need to switch to the Standalone licensing method.
Reinstall, and use 590B1. Then you can choose Standalone licensing.

[Stephen Blair]

I just checked your account, and you have a network license.
You can get your license at http://registeronce.autodesk.com.

Network licenses cannot be activated at startup.
When you start Softimage and then click Activate, that is for Standalone licenses only.

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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[Jordi Bares]

Thanks for the clarification Chinny, that makes sense.

About Ronald and Helge, it is a big loss and its going to take some big
brains to fill those gaps but I am sure you will find them.

Kudos for your exception work from us here too and wish you the very best.

jb

On 10/09/2009 13:31, "Jason Brynford-Jones"

[Marcel Maerz]

Hello Stephen,

today I ordered and got a bundled package lic file from the Autodesk activation team really fast and it's running fine!
One question about license reservation: Is it possible to allocate different versions to users with LMTOOLS, something like the "old" spm-config.ini entry?
SOFTIMAGE:XSIAdvA:maerz:1

Best regards,
Marcel

--
Marcel März
senior 3d artist | td
www.opiumeffect.de

[Fabian Schnuer]

Isn't with a lack of behaviour the feature set exactly the same now?
-Fabian

[Alan Fregtman]

That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
more render nodes.

[Fabian Schnuer]

Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

[Frank Lenhard]

2010 arrived in germany too meanwhile...

i put a new win7 on C and installed softimage. strange enough there is
no license server in the download package anywhere. neither i could
find one on autodesks sites. no setup.doc or anything. the one that is
there after softimage install refers to a installer that doesnt
exist.
so i was glad that i had a copy of the 7.5 flexlm, which works now.
i could register 2010 and the lic is working as well now.

one thing though.. why cant i run 7.5 and 2010 at the same time???
if one is running the other one cant grab a interactive license...

ciao
franky

[Stephen Blair]

Setup extracts files into C:\Autodesk\Softimage_2010_English_Japanese_Win_XXbit.

In that folder, you'll find the NLM_xx.msi files. Those are the license server installers.


Can you run multiple instances of 2010 on the same computer?

[Stephen Blair]

On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

[Andy Nicholas]

OMG, only just noticed this thread. Dismayed to hear the sad news, but
wish you both the best of luck. Thanks for your amazing contributions.

All the best,

Andy

[Marcel Maerz]

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...
Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

[Ronald Beirouti]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the good wishes. It definitely was a hard decision for me to move on after investing 11 years in XSI, having worked with an amazing team and serving such a passionate community. I'm more than confident that Softimage is in very good hands and that you'll continue to be amazed by the many releases to come.

Thanks to those I had a chance to meet or exchange with on the beta forums. The most exciting part of my work was to try to understand the challenges you faced in your productions.

Let's keep in touch!

Ronald

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald

[Anthor]

It's always sad to hear about people we rely on moving on, but on the
other hand it's wonderful and positive for them to have new experiences
and build new relationships.
Best of luck to you both, Ronald and Helgee.

ATR
On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:34:45 +0200, Guy Rabiller wrote:
>
> .., and congrats for the work you have done with ICE, you are amazing.
>
> I'm sure you will be missed, and I wish you the best for your next
> adventure.
>
> Cheers,
> Guy.
> --
> guy rabiller | radfac founder / ceo
>
Anthony Rossano
ant...@mesmer.com

[Thomas Helzle]

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas

2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com>

[Stephen Blair]

Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)

Stephen Blair
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas
2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...
Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.

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[Byron Nash]

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.

Byron Nash
VFX Generalist - Edit at Joe's
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[Stephen Blair]

Yeah, if you click the image it will download the mp4 to your temp folder and then play in the browser.
That seems to be much slower than downloading the file yourself and double-clicking it.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Byron Nash
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:41 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.
Byron Nash
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On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)

Stephen Blair
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas
2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...
Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>] On Behalf Of Fabian Schnuer
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.

--
Marcel März
senior 3d artist | td

www.opiumeffect.de<http://www.opiumeffect.de><http://www.opiumeffect.de>

[Thomas Helzle]

Thanks Stephen,
I'll try at home later, maybe it's the company blocking it...

"Firefox can't find the server at wam.autodesk.com."

Cheers,

Thomas

2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com>

[Thomas Helzle]

Ah, okay, thanks Byron.
If I click the images I get the error - but the link below works.

After 1:30 minutes into the license server movie I finally got my license working. All the other docs were pretty unclear to me.
There is a LOT of room for improvement to make this process much easier in my opinion though ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com>

[Thomas Helzle]

Is there any solution coming for Vista to use Machine Names instead of IP Numbers for Network licensing?
When traveling with my laptop, at the moment I sometimes have to change the IP several times a day in the license file as well as in the setenv.bat.
Which sucks... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Thomas Helzle <thomas...@gmail.com>

[Stephen Blair]

Yes
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL10976858

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:23 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Is there any solution coming for Vista to use Machine Names instead of IP Numbers for Network licensing?
When traveling with my laptop, at the moment I sometimes have to change the IP several times a day in the license file as well as in the setenv.bat.
Which sucks... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle
2009/9/29 Thomas Helzle <thomas...@gmail.com<mailto:thomas...@gmail.com>>

Ah, okay, thanks Byron.
If I click the images I get the error - but the link below works.

After 1:30 minutes into the license server movie I finally got my license working. All the other docs were pretty unclear to me.
There is a LOT of room for improvement to make this process much easier in my opinion though ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle
2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>

Yeah, if you click the image it will download the mp4 to your temp folder and then play in the browser.
That seems to be much slower than downloading the file yourself and double-clicking it.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Byron Nash

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:41 PM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.
Byron Nash
VFX Generalist - Edit at Joe's

editatjoes.com<http://editatjoes.com><http://www.editatjoes.com>
704-332-4040 (x113)

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas
2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...
Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

www.autodesk.com<http://www.autodesk.com><http://www.autodesk.com><http://www.autodesk.com>

Have questions about Autodesk Softimage 7.5? See the FAQ and the Support KB

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>>] On Behalf Of Fabian Schnuer
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>>>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.

--
Marcel März
senior 3d artist | td

www.opiumeffect.de<http://www.opiumeffect.de><http://www.opiumeffect.de><http://www.opiumeffect.de>

[Dana Smith]

Could I get a clarification on this issue?

 

If my license manager is Windows XP but my clients are a mix of XP 32 and Vista 64, will I see this problem?

 

Dana L. Smith
Technical Infrastructure Management
SAS
(919) 531-4116
Dana....@sas.com
http://www.sas.com

 

From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:31 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com

Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Yes

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL10976858

 

 

Stephen Blair

Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Blog | KB | Wiki

 

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:23 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Is there any solution coming for Vista to use Machine Names instead of IP Numbers for Network licensing?
When traveling with my laptop, at the moment I sometimes have to change the IP several times a day in the license file as well as in the setenv.bat.
Which sucks... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Thomas Helzle <thomas...@gmail.com>

Ah, okay, thanks Byron.

If I click the images I get the error - but the link below works.

After 1:30 minutes into the license server movie I finally got my license working. All the other docs were pretty unclear to me.
There is a LOT of room for improvement to make this process much easier in my opinion though ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com>

 

Yeah, if you click the image it will download the mp4 to your temp folder and then play in the browser.

That seems to be much slower than downloading the file yourself and double-clicking it.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Byron Nash
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:41 PM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com

Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.
Byron Nash
VFX Generalist - Edit at Joe's

editatjoes.com<http://www.editatjoes.com>
704-332-4040 (x113)

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)


Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>

Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas

2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...

Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.





Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

www.autodesk.com<http://www.autodesk.com><http://www.autodesk.com>

Have questions about Autodesk Softimage 7.5? See the FAQ and the Support KB

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>] On Behalf Of Fabian Schnuer
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:53 PM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>>

Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.


--
Marcel März
senior 3d artist | td

[Stephen Blair]

Hi

The problem occurs when the license manager and Softimage are running on the same Vista computer.

When the license server is on a different computer, you can use the computer name to point to that license server.

Thanks

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Dana Smith
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:33 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Could I get a clarification on this issue?

If my license manager is Windows XP but my clients are a mix of XP 32 and Vista 64, will I see this problem?

Dana L. Smith
Technical Infrastructure Management
SAS
(919) 531-4116
Dana....@sas.com

http://www.sas.com<http://www.sas.com/>

From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:31 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Yes
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL10976858

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:23 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Is there any solution coming for Vista to use Machine Names instead of IP Numbers for Network licensing?
When traveling with my laptop, at the moment I sometimes have to change the IP several times a day in the license file as well as in the setenv.bat.
Which sucks... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle
2009/9/29 Thomas Helzle <thomas...@gmail.com<mailto:thomas...@gmail.com>>

Ah, okay, thanks Byron.
If I click the images I get the error - but the link below works.

After 1:30 minutes into the license server movie I finally got my license working. All the other docs were pretty unclear to me.
There is a LOT of room for improvement to make this process much easier in my opinion though ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle
2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>

Yeah, if you click the image it will download the mp4 to your temp folder and then play in the browser.
That seems to be much slower than downloading the file yourself and double-clicking it.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Byron Nash

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:41 PM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.
Byron Nash
VFX Generalist - Edit at Joe's

editatjoes.com<http://editatjoes.com><http://www.editatjoes.com>
704-332-4040 (x113)

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Blog<http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/> | KB<http://autodesk.com/softimage-support> | Wiki<http://autodesk.com/softimage-kb>

If you would like to comment on my work, please contact my manager sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com><mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com<mailto:sy.do...@autodesk.com>>> or telephone +1-416-874-8689 anytime.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>>
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas
2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...
Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.

Stephen Blair
Product Support Team Lead, Softimage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Have questions about Autodesk Softimage 7.5? See the FAQ and the Support KB

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Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.

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[Dana Smith]

Cool – not a problem for us then since we have a dedicated license server machine.

 

Dana L. Smith
Technical Infrastructure Management
SAS
(919) 531-4116
Dana....@sas.com
http://www.sas.com

 

From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:39 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Hi

 

The problem occurs when the license manager and Softimage are running on the same Vista computer.

 

When the license server is on a different computer, you can use the computer name to point to that license server.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Dana Smith

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:33 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Could I get a clarification on this issue?

 

If my license manager is Windows XP but my clients are a mix of XP 32 and Vista 64, will I see this problem?

 

Dana L. Smith
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:31 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Yes

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL10976858

 

 

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:23 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

 

Is there any solution coming for Vista to use Machine Names instead of IP Numbers for Network licensing?
When traveling with my laptop, at the moment I sometimes have to change the IP several times a day in the license file as well as in the setenv.bat.
Which sucks... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Thomas Helzle <thomas...@gmail.com>

Ah, okay, thanks Byron.

If I click the images I get the error - but the link below works.

After 1:30 minutes into the license server movie I finally got my license working. All the other docs were pretty unclear to me.
There is a LOT of room for improvement to make this process much easier in my opinion though ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/29 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com>

 

Yeah, if you click the image it will download the mp4 to your temp folder and then play in the browser.

That seems to be much slower than downloading the file yourself and double-clicking it.

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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Byron Nash
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:41 PM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com

Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

I think you have to click the link below and not the actual image of the video. I ran into that problem yesterday.
Byron Nash
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On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
Hi Thomas

I checked the links and they seem ok:
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13780212
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS13737415

The videos themselves are mp4 files, and I was able to download both of them.
(Unfortunately the KB does not support streaming yet.)


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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:50 AM

To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>

Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Stephen, the movies about problems with the license server you posted in the support site give me a file not found.
Have they moved somewhere else?
I can't get Softimage 2010 it to work and could need them... ;-)

Thank you!

Thomas

2009/9/12 Marcel Maerz <3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com><mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com<mailto:3rd.of...@googlemail.com>>>

Of course it's not necessary anymore. The force of habit...

Thanks for clarify that issue Stephen!

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 PM, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com><mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
On a workstation, it does not matter whether you take the Softimage or the Softimage Advanced.
You get the same features in the interactive XSI.exe.

So there is no need to allocate diff versions to diff users.

Batch licenses are separate licenses.





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Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(
Yeah but for a workstation it doesnt matter does it? I mean the render
boxes would pick up the extra lics wouldnt they? Or do people run 4-8
socket monsters?

On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 12:32 -0400, Alan Fregtman wrote:
> That is correct. Feature-wise it's the same, but with Advanced you get
> more render nodes.


--
Marcel März
senior 3d artist | td

[Thomas Helzle]

Hm - doesn't work here. After I install it, I can't run Softimage anymore at all, no matter if I use the IP or the machine name...
Vista 64 Pro on a MacBookPro...

Cheers,

Thomas Helzle

2009/9/30 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com>

[Stephen Blair]

Just to make sure Softimage is looking for the right license server, delete the value of the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE from the registry.
You'll find it under one of these keys:

HKCU\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager
HKLM\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager

Stephen Blair
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Helzle
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:43 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: 2010 License Problems - Here we go again :-(

Hm - doesn't work here. After I install it, I can't run Softimage anymore at all, no matter if I use the IP or the machine name...
Vista 64 Pro on a MacBookPro...

Cheers,

Thomas Helzle
2009/9/30 Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>