Hi,
I recently heard about Home Use Licence from SolidWorks, so I tought I'll ask our VAR about this option and after short chat I was given email address to one of sales person (not our - he was on holiday), and that person told me that SolidWorks no longer supports/gives Home Use Licenses? Does anyone have different information about that, is it just that this person didn't know everything?
Please help.
Yes, we do use server based licenses.
Can you share this workaround (most important is it legit?)?
You must call/write an email to your VAR and they can provide it but only for network licences. You can not do it on your own.
Regards,
Jakub Dudek
Hm... I wrote again to the person that maintains out subscription account with question for HUL again, but previous person said SW no longer does HUL (and we use severe licensing).
I gues it's just wait and see what he says.
thx
Well 2nd person replied to me today:
Thank you for your email, unfortunately David was right in what he said. We don’t give out HUL’s anymore, its not something I can get from SolidWorks for you. You can transfer your license between machines if you like, is this something you are aware of? Hopefully that way you can still complete the work you are hoping to do.
Not sure now who's right and who's not.
I know that HUL's are still available here in the US as we just got one. I suppose it's possible that the rules may be different for outside the US, but that doesn't really make sense. I would push back on your VAR and get a more definitive answer, as in why they don't give them out any more.
Also, you might want to inform your VAR that transferring a license works with standalone installs, not with network licenses.
Can you connect to your license server via VPN? If so, you could connect, check out a license for x days, disconnect, do your work, reconnect, check in license. This way, you don't have to be connected to the VPN the whole time. Also, if you're using a laptop that you can bring in and connect to your network, you could check out a license for x days.
Well I've just called another VAR in UK, and they said that SolidWorks still gives HUL numbers, but first there is a paperwork to sign (i guess it's something saying that i will not use both computers in same time or etc.).
Also I've just send an email to solidworks sales department to see what they will say and then I think I will tray again with my VAR.
It's just not possible to activate one licence twice at the same time! You can still use the same standalone license for your home computer! But now you have to transfer the licence and reactivate!
Yes, but you are talking now about standalone licenses, we use Server based licenses - so is this same situation?
If you do not have outside access to the license manager and the “Borrow” functionality is not available for you, then you should get a HUL when you contact your VAR!
looks like my VAR, dosen't know all then, because as I wrote earlier, I've contacted another VAR in UK and they said that it's still an option - it just needs signing paperwork for SolidWorks that I won't be using both computers at the same time.
I'm still waiting for reply from 3DS (just to get more confirmed answer - before I go back to my VAR and tell them they're wrong )
Hi,
Yes it is true, unfortunately the home user licence is no longer available for standalone license. There is still a small chance to workaround. If you are using network license, your VAR can provide HUL for you.
Regards,
Jakub Dudek
(Sorry if there are any mistakes, my english is not very good )