Is it possible to use floating licenses to have two renders on one machine?

[aaron_barreras]

More specifically, we sometimes have the need to test things in the IPR while waiting for a big render to finish. Since we have multiple floating licenses, is it possible for the IPR to use a second license?

[Stephen.Blair · Accepted solution]

Yes, but it will use just one license.

All renders on the same machine share the same license.

[aaron_barreras]

@Stephen Blair

So when you say yes, does that mean it's possible to use IPR while another render is going? At the moment, if I try that I get an error that says another render process is already running.

[Stephen.Blair]

You can't have multiple render sessions within the same process (eg inside CINEMA 4D).

You can have IPR going in CINEMA 4D, and multiple, separate command-line renders going outside of CINEMA 4D.

[aaron_barreras]

Perfect, that makes sense; so if I use kick via command line, I should be good to use IPR as well.

[Stephen.Blair]

Right, kick and IPR will share one Arnold license.