Corona for Cinema 4D
Activating Corona
After installation, you need to activate Corona. The process differs depending on your version:
Last updated 1 September 2026
Activate Corona
After installation, you need to activate Corona. The process differs depending on your version:
Corona 12, Update 2 and later
Corona 12, Update 1 and previous
- 1Start Cinema 4D.
- 2Go to Render Settings and set Corona as your active renderer.
- 3If you are not logged into your Chaos account, a notification pop-up prompts you to sign in.Click Sign in.
- 4Sign in with your Chaos email and password.If you have an active Corona subscription, you are done - your license is now activated! You can just return to Cinema 4D and start rendering right away.
- 5To access Chaos Licensing or your Chaos account, go to the Corona Menu > About... and select License server to access the Chaos Licensing, or Chaos account to access your account.
- 1Start Cinema 4D, set Corona as your active Renderer.Go to the Corona menu (at the top of the Cinema 4D window) > About, and open the Chaos Corona About window. Click on Activate license.
- 2The Chaos Licensing interface opens in your internet browser. Sign in with your email address and password (the same you use to activate Corona or other Chaos products).
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