Yes, you need to borrow the batch license too (which looks like this in the lic file: 85694MAYAMMR1_2015_0F)
I haven't tried it myself, and I don't have time right now, maybe later... On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Angus Davidson <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay this is the offending bit of the log > > Starting "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2015\bin\mayabatch.exe" > mental ray for Maya 2015 > mental ray: version 3.12.1.18, Jul 30 2014, revision 224509 > Result: externalContentTable > Result: 1 > File read in 1.6 seconds. > Result: > C:/Users/bronwyn/Documents/maya/projects/PhD_Tests/scenes/Animation_for_AE_Test_102_BH__10556.mb > Maya: License was not obt > > It does however render if you just do a render current frame . It also > renders fine if it s connected to the same network and the network server. > > > > > > From: Angus Davidson <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > Date: Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 3:47 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Mental Ray issue > > Hi Stephen > > Her machine is running windows 8 and has 2015 sp4 ;( Using the same > borrowed licences (i.e. Same network server ) it works fine on my Mac > version which is also 2015. > > Driving me insane. Ill get the lecturer to send me the log file. It > specially states it can’t get a license when you try and batch render. (or > render from the command line) This is with the network cable unplugged to > simulate being home. > > Kind regards > > Angus > > > > > > From: Stephen Blair <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" < > [email protected]> > Date: Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 3:28 PM > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Mental Ray issue > > You're using an old version of Maya? > > A Maya license no longer has licenses for subfeatures, it's just the > Maya license and five MayaBatch licenses. > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Angus Davidson <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> We have an issue that when we borrow a license to use with Softimage / >> Maya at home it doesn’t seem to borrow the Mental Ray license as well. I >> have tried solutions like >> >> >> http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/License-borrowing-with-Maya-does-not-license-mayatomr-plugin.html >> >> And it just doesn’t work. >> >> Anyone had this issue before ? >> >> This communication is intended >> for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this >> communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the >> original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without >> the permission of the University. Only authorised >> signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the >> University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message >> may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal >> views and opinions of the author, which >> are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the >> Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and >> outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in >> writing to the contrary. >> >> > This communication is intended > for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original > message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the > permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which > are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the > Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and > outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in > writing to the contrary. > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is > confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or > disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only > authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of > the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this > message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the > personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the > views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All > agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African > Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > >
