New stable and beta versions are available in the Forum (you need to set up a separate forum account). You can also periodically go to the downloads page to see what the latest version is. You can, however, check to see if there’s a new version in the Octane Live Viewer’s Help menu. Octane won’t automatically update itself to newer versions - you’ll need to download and install them as they come out (don’t forget to remove the extra files each time!) Instructions on how to do that are here. It tells you which version of Octane you’re using and how many days left on your subscription you have. You’ll likely want to dock this in your interface somewhere (normally people put it to the right of the Viewport window, but it’s your interface, put it wherever you want).Īt the very top in the title bar. Not only does it give you a lightning-quick live view (hence the name) of what your scene is going to look like, but it’s also where nearly everything Octane-related is housed in C4D. You get this by going to the Octane menu at the top of the C4D interface and choosing Live Viewer. This is the heart of Octane Render, and how you’ll be interacting with Octane in C4D most of the time. It’s designed to work hand in hand with the manual and help with discovery (wait, it can do that?!) and grouping categories of things together so you never have to say “where was that again?”. It’s meant to be an easy, searchable reference that shows where everything is and what it all does, all in one place. This guide is closely related to the Getting Started With Octane Render for C4D walkthrough.

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