I'm on a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013), running OS X El Capitan. I uninstalled all versions of Houdini before downloading and installing H15.5. I'm caught in the following, never-ending loop, where Houdini just won't launch.
Houdini License Administrator - toggle on Install (or reinstall) my free Houdini…
If you are just trying to install Apprentice you don't need the License Manager. Choose the other option. On OSX your user account must be Admin of the system or the installer/licensor can't write to certain places, even though you may have typed in an Administrators password for the installer. This Admin mode seems to be a requirement for first run.
You also must be connected to the internet.
MacBooks with Intel Graphics cards are not supported or often crash. I can run Apprentice on my El Capitan 2012 MacMini but if I invoke any tools that add textures (such as the characters) Houdini will crash.
Check the System Requirements link on the top of the page, under Support, to see if your machine is up to spec.
Edited by Enivob - June 3, 2016 14:22:48
Using Houdini Indie 20.0 Windows 11 64GB Ryzen 16 core. nVidia 3050RTX 8BG RAM.
Thanks, Enviob! It's sad to hear that the Intel graphics cards are not supported and crashy. I'm going to try to log in as admin, just to end the frustration.
Francisco Rodriguez Effects Animator | Walt Disney Animation Studios
I tried logging in as Admin after uninstalling and reinstalling. I selected Apprentice Licensing during the install. Once I tried launching Houdini Apprentice.app, I still get the Houdini License Administrator asking me for a license type. I select the first option.
Install (or reinstall) my free Houdini Apprentice license. Automatically install a non-commercial license (internet connection required)
Once I push Next and Accept, it hangs for a few minutes, then relaunches the license administrator. It says that “the non-commercial licenses were successfully installed”. I push Run and the Houdini License Administrator pops up again, asking to install the non-commercial license… again.. and forever…
Francisco Rodriguez Effects Animator | Walt Disney Animation Studios
I'm having the same issue on my 2012 Retina Macbook Pro. I had previously been able to successfully run Houdini Apprentice version 13, but with 15 I can't get out of the same error loop Francisco is experiencing. Itching to learn this software, so any help would be much appreciated.
