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Title: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: franm on 2021-01-11, 00:19:00
Does anyone know how I would switch my Corona render from my old Cinema4D R21 to my new install of Cinema4D R23?  It's not showing up.  I have a ticket in with Corona Render so hope to have their answer soon but would love to start using it.  P.S. I'm windows-challenged, a beginner, so need a step by step. Thank u.
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: Cinemike on 2021-01-11, 01:45:42
https://help.c4d.corona-renderer.com/support/solutions/articles/12000005452-corona-renderer-for-cinema-4d-installation-process

PS
The helpdesk is a great resource of knowledge!

PS2
No need for a new topic with old questions ;)
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: mmarcotic on 2021-01-11, 09:26:54
If the target (R23) is not showing up in the "Custom" part of the installation, select the "Unpack files" selection and select a location on your computer.
After that is done, a folder with corona folders for each supported version of Cinema4D. Simply open Cinema 4D R23 folder and copy the "corona" folder to:
C:/Program Files/Maxon Cinema 4D R23/plugins/ or wherever you have selected your installation to be.

Let me know if you run into some issues.
Jan
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: franm on 2021-01-11, 10:58:19
To start with I didn't know where/what my Corona installer was.  Didn't realize it was this file called "hotfix" in a folder right on my desktop.  I was staring and staring at your instructions Mmarcotic/Jan, not exactly understanding, but then did check out a video on installing corona and saw the guy clicked on that same "hotfix" file and finally realized that was the installer.

Once I realized that, I combined what you said about looking for R23 in the Custom part, with what CineMike said earlier about Corona 6, and figured out what to do.  And now I have it!  Thanks.
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: mmarcotic on 2021-01-11, 11:02:39
Good that you have come to a fruitful conclusion to the story.
Enjoy Corona Renderer!

Jan
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: franm on 2021-01-11, 22:47:15
By the way CineMike: The way that my previous topic had ended up being worded, I thought it appeared I had my answer, but I didn't. That's the only reason I started a new topic.  No need to make a remark about it.  Began to seem like your replies were getting in the way for me. 
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: franm on 2021-01-12, 03:06:39
Interestingly Cinema4D has reached out and asked me how I had figured out how to add Corona to R23, saying "it may help others with the same problem."  So I told them.  Thank u all.  (Correction it was Corona who has asked me to tell them how I did it, not Cinema4D)
Title: Re: How to switch Corona from old to new Cinema4D installation
Post by: franm on 2021-01-12, 03:15:39
No, wait it was Corona who wrote to me and asked that question.

This is what I replied to Corona:

"I was told I needed to download the new Corona 6 version installer.  Then I ran it and when it asked what kind of installation, I chose Custom, clicked on that, found R23 there and chose that.  Then continued and it was done.