Verge3D System Administrator's Guide

This page provides some tips for system administrators deploying Verge3D in corporate IT environments, digital media agencies, and educational institutions.

Installing Verge3D on Windows via command line

If you happen to have many workstations and need some method for automated installation (e.g. via script), you can do the following.

Say you need to install Verge3D for Blender version 4.10.0. First, go the folder where installation distro is located, then run this command:

verge3d-blender-4.10.0.exe /S

Admin privileges are required if you about to install into Program Files.

Installing Verge3D on macOS via command line

Say you need to install Verge3D for Maya version 4.10.0. First, go the folder where installation distro is located, then run this command:

installer -pkg verge3d-maya-4.10.0.pkg -target CurrentUserHomeDirectory

CurrentUserHomeDirectory should be typed as is (not replaced by some path). This command will install Verge3D into the user-owned home folder, inside the Applications sub-folder.

Using Linux version on Windows / macOS

The Verge3D's .xz distribution is intended to be installed on Linux/ChromeOS. Still, you can unpack it and use on macOS / Windows as well. Basically, .xz distro is a portable version of Verge3D.

To setup the exporter plugins for Blender and Maya, follow the Linux guidelines from the User Manual:

• Verge3D for Blender
• Verge3D for Maya

Verge3D for 3ds Max is available for Windows only, hence there is no .xz build. You should use Verge3D Ultimate instead and install 3ds Max plugin by following the Configuring Plugin Path Manually guide.

In some situations you might need to automate registering plugins for Blender/3ds Max/Maya. To do so, please read below.

Installing Blender extension manually

On Windows, go to the addons\verge3d\setup inside the Verge3D installation folder, then run:

setupAddon.bat

On macOS / Linux / ChromeOS, go to the addons/verge3d/setup inside the Verge3D installation folder, then run (Python 3 required):

python3 setupAddon.py

Installing 3ds Max plugin manually

On Windows, go to the python\maxPlugin\setup inside the Verge3D installation folder, then run:

regPlugPath.bat

Installing Maya plugin manually

On Windows, go to the maya_plugin\setup inside the Verge3D installation folder, then run:

install.bat

On macOS / Linux, go to the maya_plugin/setup inside the Verge3D installation folder, then run (Python 3 required):

python3 install.py

Running App Manager via command line

See here for instructions.

Activating Verge3D via command line

To active Verge3D via command line, send the POST request to the running App Manager server, e.g. via cURL:

Verge3D for Blender / Verge3D Ultimate:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8668/enterkey -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "key=REPLACE_BY_YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"

Verge3D for 3ds Max:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8669/enterkey -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "key=REPLACE_BY_YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"

Verge3D for Maya:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8670/enterkey -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "key=REPLACE_BY_YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"

Don't forget that according to Verge3D EULA, you can activate maximum 5 workspaces with a single licensing key.

Internet resources used

Though Verge3D can be used without internet connection, in order to use it efficiently, you might need to provide internet access to the following web resources (directly or via VPN):

Host	TCP Port	Notes
www.soft8soft.com	443	Downloads, store, forums, online version of User Manual and Developer Reference
cdn.soft8soft.com	443	Verge3D Asset Store, Verge3D Network CDN, Electron binaries
auth.soft8soft.com	443	Verge3D Network
v3d.net	443	Verge3D link shortener
s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com	443	Verge3D Network

Currently, Verge3D does not support accessing these via Proxy.

Offline operation

Here are some tips on how to use Verge3D without internet connection (or behind a restrictive corporate firewall).

Distros

These can be freely downloaded by the direct links and shared on local network or via USB flash drive. No internet connection is needed for license activation.

Documentation

Switch to the local version in App Manager settings.

Demos

ZIP archives for the Asset Store demos can be freely downloaded and installed to the App Manager with a simple drag-and-drop operation.

To find where these ZIPs are located, simply open the required demo in the browser. For example, if the Blender version of the Scooter demo located here:

https://cdn.soft8soft.com/demo/blender/scooter/index.html

the corresponding ZIP archive for that demo is available for download from here:

https://cdn.soft8soft.com/demo/blender/scooter.zip

Similarly to Verge3D distros, the demos can be downloaded beforehand and shared with multiple users via local network or USB flash drive.

Electron binaries

Follow this guide.

See also

Deploying Blender in Production — Blender sysadmin guide.