Connect to the GlobalProtect VPN, then click here for the licensing server information. .

When prompted for 'local' or 'remote' under 'Need help setting up licenses?', select 'Remote'.

When prompted, select 'Advanced' rather than 'Install'.

Launch the V-Ray installer, and follow the instructions listed here.

The vendor, Chaos Group, may require you to create an account in order to access the installer. To install V-Ray for Rhino, click here to access the installer.

Licenses should not be shared outside the Department. V-Ray for Rhino licenses are available to all students in the Department of Architecture at no charge. If this situation applies to you, personal licenses can be purchased here: a VPN connection if off campus), the licensing server may not be available in countries where VPN services are restricted. If you are a member of the DUSP or CRE communities, please contact the STOA license requires a connection to the MIT network (i.e. Should you have further difficulty accessing the license page despite having valid certificates and being a member of the Department of Architecture, please contact If you need guest access to the license, and you are taking a course with the Department of Architecture, please provide your course number and instructor.

If your certificate is not valid, please download CertAid to configure your certificates. Please test the validity of your certificate here, if you are having trouble accessing the above link.

Important: The above link to the license requires valid MIT certificates.

For the address of the Zoo server, click here.

For more detailed installation instructions, see here.

When prompted for a license, select 'LAN Zoo' and fill in the Zoo server address.

Download the latest free 'evaluation' copy of Rhino 7 from McNeel:.

To download a STOA-issued license (certificates required): Rhino 6 and 7 licenses are available to all students in the Department of Architecture at no charge.

Mastercam is available to all members of the MIT community, for educational/teaching purposes only. Please visit:ĭraftSight is a full-featured product, available on all platforms for free: Most all Autodesk applications are available to students free of charge.

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