Downloading and installing

Ocean 2016 is available! Go to Ocean 2016 downloads

Software requirements

Minimum requirements:

  • Operating System: Windows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
  • Processor: Dual Core CPU with support for AVX instructions
  • Memory: 2GB RAM

Recommended requirements:

  • Operating System: Windows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
  • Processor: High End Quad Core CPU, such as Intel i7 or better
  • Memory: 16GB RAM, depending on scene complexity, envmap and texture resolution
  • A local area network with several computers for distributed computing
  • An installed copy of SketchUp® 8, Rhinoceros® 5 64-bit, 3dsmax 2015 or 2016 for modelling geometry

Download

The latest version can be downloaded here : Ocean 2015 R11 Installer

For older versions and details about them, please see Ocean versions

Installing Ocean

Just open the installer and follow the instructions. Depending on your operating system configuration, you may require administrator rights for installing the software.

The installer includes plug-ins for Rhinoceros® 5, 3ds Max 2015 and 2016. If you choose to install them, please ensure that the corresponding software is properly detected by checking the plugin installation folder.

Evaluation version and licensing

The program automatically starts in evaluation mode if you did not purchase any license. The license consists in a hardware USB dongle, that unlocks the software automatically. You do not need to reinstall the program or add drivers if you started with the evaluation version.