Arnold shows watermarks on renders even though you have license server set up (Mac)

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

You have successfully set up a license server on your Mac but you keep seeing watermarks on render when using Arnold.

Causes:

The ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE environment variable needs to be set up.

Solution:

The ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE environment variable value is stored  in the home directory in a file called: .flexlmrc.  
Just open a Terminal window and type the following commands:

cd <enter>
ls <enter>
ls -la <enter>
cat .flexlmrc <enter>

The terminal will show the content of the file:

.flexlmrc

In order to change this value, just use Textedit, navigate to the home directory and toggle Shift-Command-Period to open and edit the hidden (invisible) .flexlmrc file.

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The content will be in this format

ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE=@SERVER-NAME

If the server is running on the same machine as Arnold the value will be
ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE=@localhost

Products:

Arnold;

Versions:

2018;


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