After you have purchased a licenses (or if you are using a trial license) please follow the steps below to get the license server setup!

Installation

To Instal Axiom in a studio environment you will want to place the package in a location that is accessible by all workstations on your network.

To do this, use the the Houdini packages environment variable and ensure all workstations have this setup as part of their default environment.

HOUDINI_PACKAGE_DIR = /dir/for/packages

Then place the Axiom package in that location on your network. The plug-in should now load and you can find Axiom tools when you search for it in SOPs.

License Server

Download the license server. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

licenseServer2.0.011.zip

licenseServer2.0.010.zip

licenseServer2.0.009.zip

licenseServer2.0.008.zip

licenseServer2.0.007.zip

licenseServer2.0.006.zip

Environment Setup

Next set environment variables for the host name and port of your license server machine. This should be set as part of your default environment for all workstations on your network.

AXIOM_LICENSE_PORT = 8086

AXIOM_LICENSE_HOST = myHostName

You can acquire the host name by running the server application on the intended machine with the --getHostName flag. You can choose any open port but it defaults to 8086.

axiomLicenseServerHostName.png

If your license server has a static IP address you can optionally configure any clients to use it to connect instead of searching for it via the host name using this environment variable.

AXIOM_LICENSE_IP = “255.255.255.255”

You can acquire the host’s IP address by running the server application on the intended machine with the --getHostIP flag.