FLEXlm FLEXnet 2012 feature codes for Autodesk products

Feature Code => Product Name translation table can be found in Autodesk site: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=17288427&linkID=9242258

OpenLM updates this information regularly. If update is needed open the OpenLM Server configuration form->Advanced tab and update the translation table from our website with a single click.

Autodesk’s “Undiscovered Territory” game to boost training of 3Ds Max

A new fun way of learning Geography and training with Autodesk’s 3Ds Max was recently launched by Autodesk on their site. It’s called the “Undiscovered Territory” game, and it is in fact a contest between users to win a license for the Entertainment Creation Suite.

The game is run on the AutoDesk ‘Area’ forum, so you need to sign in first to become a member.

The game is an eight chapter mission-based adventure game, through which the players complete 3Ds Max design tasks, submit finished files, get their passports ‘signed’ and move on to the next mission.

The game begins with a missions in Coimbra, Portugal, and moves to different locations as the game progresses. This is what the mission page looks like:

 

The 1st mission requires turning a concept sketch into precise 3Ds Max layout.


Every mission is accompanied with a video tutorial, further enhancing specific 3Ds Max expertise.

 

I admit I haven’t progressed much myself yet, but it seems like a refreshing way of training: small tasks each time, and enjoying the scenery on the way.

Ori Kaplan, OpenLM

AutoDesk FlexNet feature codes, March 2012

Feature codes

FlexNet (FlexLM) uses a predefined set of codes in order to manage multiple licensed Features. Each of these features is given a unique code, by which FlexNet grants license requests, and keeps track of the license pool.

OpenLM Also makes use of these feature codes during FlexLM reporting in order to monitor and optimize Autodesk license usage. As versions progress and features are added, the code tables need constant updating. The following is a complete list of AutoDesk codes, updated to March 2012. It was taken from Autodesk’s official site.

Autodesk code table

AutoCAD 2013 85871ACD_2013_0F
AutoCAD Architecture 2013 85883ARCHDESK_2013_0F
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 85976CIV3D_2013_0F
AutoCAD Design Suite Premium 2013 85969DSPRM_2013_0F
AutoCAD Design Suite Standard 2013 85970DSSTD_2013_0F
AutoCAD Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85971DSADV_2013_0F
AutoCAD ecscad 2013 85889ECSCAD_2013_0F
AutoCAD Electrical 2013 85890ACAD_E_2013_0F
AutoCAD for Mac 2013 85989ACDMAC_2013_0F
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite 2013 85958INVLTS_2013_0F
AutoCAD LT 2013 85872ACDLT_2013_0F
AutoCAD LT Civil Suite 2013 85991ACDLTC_2013_0F
AutoCAD LT for Mac 2013  86021ACDLTM_2013_0F
AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 85981MAP_2013_0F
AutoCAD Map 3D Enterprise 2013 85982MAP3DE_2013_0F
AutoCAD Mechanical 2013 85885AMECH_PP_2013_0F
AutoCAD MEP 2013 85887BLDSYS_2013_0F
AutoCAD P&ID 2013 85977PNID_2013_0F
AutoCAD Plant 3D 2013 85978PLNT3D_2013_0F
AutoCAD Raster Design 2013 85952ARDES_2013_0F
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2013 85954REVITS_2013_0F
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2013 85955REVSYP_2013_0F
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2013 85957REVSU_2013_0F
AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2013 85943STRDET_2013_0F
AutoCAD Utility Design 2013 86027UTLDESN_2013_0F
Autodesk 360 Vault Collaboration 2013 85983VLTC_2013_0F
Autodesk 360 Vault Collaboration AEC 2013 85984VTCAEC_2013_0F
Autodesk 360 Vault Office 2013 85986PCOFFI_2013_0F
Autodesk 360 Vault Professional 2013 85987VLTM_2013_0F
Autodesk 360 Vault Workgroup 2013 85988VLTWG_2013_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 858923DSMAX_2013_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013 85893MAXDES_2013_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2013 85918MXECSP_2013_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Standard 2013 85920MXECS_2013_0F
Autodesk Alias Automotive 2013 85881AUTOST_2013_0F
Autodesk Alias Design 2013 85896DESNST_2013_0F
Autodesk Alias Surface 2013 85895SURFST_2013_0F
Autodesk Animation Academy 2013 85922AAA_2013_0F
Autodesk Building Design Suite Premium 2013 85946BDSPRM_2013_0F
Autodesk Building Design Suite Standard 2013 85947BDSS_2013_0F
Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85948BDSADV_2013_0F
Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2013 Exclusives 86043ECSPE_2013_0F
Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Standard 2013 Exclusives 86044ECSSE_2013_0F
Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2013 85926ENCSU_2013_0F
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2013 85965FDSPRM_2013_0F
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Standard 2013 85966FDSS_2013_0F
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85967FDSADV_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite for Education 2013 85974ESCSE_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2013 85992IDSP_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Standard 2013 85993IDSS_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85994IDSU_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Map Server 2013 86014IMS_2013_0F
Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2013 86013INFMDR_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor 2013 85998INVNTOR_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor Factory Premium 2013 85999INVFPR_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor Factory Ultimate 2013 86000INVFAD_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor LT 2013 86004INVLT_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor OEM 2013 86002INVOEM_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013 86001INVPROSA_2013_0F
Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2013 85979INVPUB_2013_0F
Autodesk Maya 2013 85857MAYA_2013_0F
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2013 85928MYECSP_2013_0F
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Standard 2013 85930MYECS_2013_0F
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2013 85936MOBPRO_2013_0F
Autodesk Mudbox 2013 85869MBXPRO_2013_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2013 86022NAVMAN_2013_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2013 86023NAVSIM_2013_0F
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Premium 2013 85995PDSPRM_2013_0F
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Standard 2013 85996PLTDSS_2013_0F
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85997PDSADV_2013_0F
Autodesk Product Design Suite for Education 2013 85961ESME_2013_0F
Autodesk Product Design Suite Premium 2013 85962PDSP_2013_0F
Autodesk Product Design Suite Standard 2013 85964PDSS_2013_0F
Autodesk Product Design Suite Ultimate 2013 85963PDSU_2013_0F
Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2013 86024AQTO_2013_0F
Autodesk Revit 2013 85950RVT_2013_0F
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 85862REVIT_2013_0F
Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 85866REVITST_2013_0F
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2013 86005RSA_2013_0F
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2013 85975RSAPRO_2013_0F
Autodesk Showcase 2013 85956SHOWCASE_2013_0F
Autodesk Showcase Professional 2013 85949SHOWPRO_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 86025SCFD_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Advanced 86028SCFDA_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Connection for ACIS 86045SCACIS_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Connection for NX 86030SCFDNX_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Connection for Parasolid 86047SCFDP_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Connection for Pro/E 86032SCPROE_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Design Study Environment 86034SCDSE_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation CFD 2013 Motion 86036SCFDM_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation DFM 2013 86056SIMDFM_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 2013 85940ASMES_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Adviser Premium 2013 86006MFAM_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Adviser Standard 2013 86008MFAD_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Adviser Ultimate 2013 86007MFAA_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow CAD Doctor 2013 86009MFCD_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Design Link 2013 86010MFDL_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Premium 2013 86038MFIP_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Standard 2013 86042MFIB_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Insight Ultimate 2013 86040MFIA_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Synergy 2013 86012MFS_2013_0F
Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics 2013 85942ASPRO_2013_0F
Autodesk SketchBook Designer 2013 85990ALSK_2013_0F
Autodesk Softimage 2013 85934SFTIM_2013_0F
Autodesk Softimage Entertainment Creation Suite Standard 2013 85932SIECS_2013_0F
mental ray Standalone 2013 86019MRSTND_2013_0F

Automatically Release “Orphan” ArcGIS and Autodesk licenses

Users of network licensed ESRI ArcGIS and Autodesk (AutoCAD) applications report cases in which licensed application were closed, but the licenses remained “hanging”, and were not returned to the license pool. Here is an example for such a condition.

This condition may be caused by broken communication between the FlexLM license server and the workstation on which the application is running, or any other “glitch” for that matter. The answer given by the vendors to this condition is that the system administrator should manually release the checked-out license via the license administrator tool or Flexera’s LMTOOLS UI.

But this is wrong.

This problem does not manifest in any apparent error message or visible notification, so this condition may persist indefinitely. Because of that:

  • There is no way for manually and routinely tracking down and fixing this condition. This condition is only captured when there is an obvious “leak” in the amount of available licenses.
  • On top of not being able to utilize the full extent of the acquired software licenses, this condition may also cause exaggerated billing for users.

An automatic solution for the identifying and fixing this condition is therefore required, and is supplied by OpenLM. On the OpenLM EasyAdmin web application, there is a check box which is configured to do just that. It configures the OpenLM system to track down ArcGIS and Autodesk applications’ licenses which are checked out but not used, and retrieve them.

This option is set active by default. The configuration check box is found as follows:

  • Click the OpenLM ‘Start’ button, and select ‘Administration’. The ‘Administration’ window opens.
  • Select the “Active Agent” icon. The “Active Agent” window opens.
  • Select the “Extension dedicated” tab, and check the “Solve license manager errors” box.

That’s it. You wouldn’t have to worry about hanging “Orphaned” licenses for ArcGIS and Autodesk applications any more.

Note:
Support of this feature in ArcGIS 10 is subject to the stated in this paper.

Guide to update Autodesk Network License Manager IPv6 for 64-bit Windows OS

Requirements: There are certain pre-requisites or requirements which must be fulfilled before upgrading the Autodesk Network License Manager to IPv6 version support.

  • You must have Autodesk Network License Manger already installed on your server before applying IPv6 support update.
  • So, make it sure that installed software is working good otherwise install a new one by referring Network Licensing Guide which is available in Help System.
  • The server must be stopped before carrying out software update or any other administratively critical maintenance activity on Network License Manger server; server should be restarted after the successful completion of activity.
  • You must be logged into the system with administrator rights for stopping, updating and restarting the services on the server.

Limitations: Though this update is very excellent tool but it has following limitations which should be considered while deciding or working with Autodesk Network License Manger.

  • It supports the operating system with 64-bit configuration; supported Operating systems are Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 and 2008 R2 64-bit, Windows Vista® 64-bit and Windows7 64-bit.
  • This supports either a mixed environment of IPv4/IPv6 or IPv6-only.
  • This implementation does not support IPv4 –only environment.

Updating procedure: You must make it sure that all the requirements are fulfilled for upgrade activity. Now follow the step by step task given below for updating the Autodesk Network License Manger for IPv6 support.

  • Download NLM_IPv6Support_Win64.exe file and save on the desk top of the server.
  • One the desktop of the server, right click on LMTOOLS.exe and choose Run as Administrator; the LMTOOLS program will start.
  • On LMTOOLS select ‘start/stop/reread’ tab and choose stop server and wait for 15 seconds, then close the LMTOOLS program. Your server has stopped now.
  • The default location of Autodesk Network License Manager is C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager; you have to locate lmtools.exe, lmutil.exe, lmgrd.exe, and adskflex.exe files to take the backup of Autodesk Network License Manager Files.
  • After taking the backup of above mentioned files, double click the downloaded file NLM_IPv6Support_Win64.exe placed on the desktop of the server.
  • The NLM_IPv6Support_Win64.exe file will be extracted automatically on ‘C:\install\Autodesk\NLMIPv6Support_Win64’ location; extracted updated files are lmtools.exe, lmtools.exe, lmutil.exe, lmgrd.exe, and adskflex.exe.
  • Copy all above mentioned updated files and paste them into existing Autodesk Network License Manager Folder whose default location is C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\.
  • System will prompt for replacing the existing file; click yes to confirm.
  • Right click again on LMTOOLS.exe available at desktop and choose run as Administrator.
  • On LMTOOLS program click Start/Stop/Reread tab and choose start server tab; this will restart your server with updated support to IPv6 on 64-bit windows operating systems.
  • Close the LMTOOLS program and you are done now.

Based on information from Autodesk website Published date: 2011-Mar-22 ID: DL10976858

Problem/Error with AutoCAD network license management: “A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager”

Details:

You can face above problem frequently on AutoCAD 2007 based products when you are working in an organization where:

  • Concurrent licensing scheme is implemented through server/client networking mode.
  • Network bandwidth is low.
  • Network latency is high or connected through VPN.

All of the products based on AutoCAD 2007 contain licensing enhancements which tend to increase network latency and bandwidth utilization of the network. Therefore, you can face this problem while trying to claim the license of the program from the License Manager Server. Earlier versions of AutoCAD products i.e. older than 2007 release were not observing this problem. In this problem, first you are presented with a FLEXlm license finder dialogue box during license obtaining process followed by a message stating:

“A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager.

Error [1.5. -15]”

In some other products you can receive a bit different message as given below:

“A valid license could not be obtained by the network license manager.

Error [1.5. -18]”

Reasons for Error:

A network throughput or data rate of the link is the main reason for this error especially in case of heavy applications like AutoCAD 2007. Reasons can be summarized as below:

  • Low Bandwidth of the connection i.e. Dial-up connection or low speed ISDN/DSL connection.
  • High Network Latency i.e. VPN
  • Response waiting time of the application/program

One or more of the above reasons can be the root cause of this problem. This problem has recommended solutions which given below.

Solutions:

  • Recommended solution for this problem is either increase in the bandwidth of the connection or decrease in the network latency or enhancement in both parameters.
  • By modification of the response waiting time counter/value which is used as the last resort for the solution of this problem. This is a stepwise procedure to modify the response waiting time counter. Here is the stepwise procedure for the same:
  1. Right click My Computer and choose properties.
  2. On system property dialogue box choose advanced tab.
  3. Click on the environment Variables
  4. On environment variable dialogue box choose system variables field and hit the new button
  5. A new system variable dialogue box with two fields appears; put “FLEXLM_TIMEOUT” in variable name and put 1000000 in variable value field.
  6. Click OK on all three dialogue boxes to close them
  7. Launch the AutoCAD application

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the problem persists, increase the variable value in multiples of 1000000 micro seconds and reach to the value which gives you satisfactory communication results.

FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products – 2012

Autodesk did not yet publish the features codes for Autodesk products version 2012.

We have managed to get the code for some of the features:

85730ACD_2012_0F       AutoCAD 2012
85776MAP_2012_0F       AutoCAD Map 3D 2012
85731ARCHDESK_2012_0F  AutoCAD Architecture 2012
85792REVSU_2012_0F     AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2012
85791REVITS_2012_0F    AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2012
85793REVSYP_2012_0F    AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2012

We will welcome more codes for products that you may have access to.

 

FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products – 2011

Autodesk published the codes for version 2011 of the software.

Autodesk features codes are important in order to relate the FLEXlm/FLEXnet FEATURE to the Autodesk software name.

For example:

Product Feature Code
AutoCAD 2011 85536ACD_2011_0F
AutoCAD Architecture 2011 85561ARCHDESK_2011_0F
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 85604CIV3D_2011_0F
AutoCAD ecscad 2011 85581ECSCAD_2011_0F
AutoCAD Electrical 2011 85538ACAD_E_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite 2011 85650INVLTS_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor Professional Suite 2011 85567INVPRO_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor Routed Systems Suite 2011 85569INVPRORS_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor Simulation Suite 2011 85571INVPROSIM_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor Suite 2011 85573INVBUN_2011_0F
AutoCAD Inventor Tooling Suite 2011 85575INVMFG_2011_0F
AutoCAD LT 2011 85555ACDLT_2011_0F
AutoCAD LT Civil Suite 2011 85662ACDLTC_2011_0F
AutoCAD Map 3D 2011 85557MAP_2011_0F
AutoCAD Mechanical 2011 85545AMECH_PP_2011_0F
AutoCAD MEP 2011 85562BLDSYS_2011_0F
AutoCAD P&ID 2011 85603PNID_2011_0F
AutoCAD Plant 3D 2011 85602PLNT3D_2011_0F
AutoCAD Raster Design 2011 85683ARDES_2011_0F
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 85623REVITS_2011_0F
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2011 85624REVSYP_2011_0F
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011 85594REVSU_2011_0F
AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011 85595STRDET_2011_0F
AutoCAD Visualization Suite 2011 85657ACDDS_2011_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 855013DSMAX_2011_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 85503MAXDES_2011_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite 2011 85617MXECS_2011_0F
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2011 85685MXECSP_2011_0F
Autodesk Algor Simulation 2011 85590ALGSIM_2011_0F
Autodesk Algor Simulation CFD 2011 85591ASCFD_2011_0F
Autodesk Algor Simulation MES 2011 85592ASMES_2011_0F
Autodesk Algor Simulation Professional 2011 85593ASPRO_2011_0F
Autodesk Alias Automotive 2011 84800AUTOST_2011_0F
Autodesk Alias Design 2011 85000DESNST_2011_0F
Autodesk Alias Sketch 2011 85615ALSK_2011_0F
Autodesk Alias Surface 2011 85200SURFST_2011_0F
Autodesk Animation Academy 2011 85618AAA_2011_0F
Autodesk Design Academy 2011 85625DES_ACA_2011_0F
Autodesk Design Suite Advanced 2011 85654DSADV_2011_0F
Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2011 85655DSPRM_2011_0F
Autodesk Design Suite Standard 2011 85653DSSTD_2011_0F
Autodesk DirectConnect JT 2011 85609DC_JT_2011_0F
Autodesk DirectConnect NX 2011 85611DC_UG_2011_0F
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 85672ECOA_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Master Suite 2011 85626EMS_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Suite for Architecture and Engineering 2011 85627ESAE_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Suite for Civil and Structural Engineering 2011 85628ESCSE_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation 2011 85619ESEC_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Suite for Industrial Design 2011 85629ESID_2011_0F
Autodesk Education Suite for Mechanical Engineering 2011 85630ESME_2011_0F
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Advanced 2011 85636FDSADV_2011_0F
Autodesk Factory Design Suite Premium 2011 85635FDSPRM_2011_0F
Autodesk GM CAD Convertors 2011 85663GMCADC_2011_0F
Autodesk Intent Professional 2011 85668INVAS_2011_0F
Autodesk Intent Runtime 2011 85670INVAR_2011_0F
Autodesk Intent Server 2011 85671INTSER_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor 2011 85579INVNTOR_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor Factory Advanced 2011 85632INVFAD_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor Factory Premium 2011 85631INVFPR_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor LT 2011 85649INVLT_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 85667INVPUB_2011_0F
Autodesk Inventor Runtime 2011 85648INVRT_2011_0F
Autodesk LandXplorer Studio Professional 2011 85583LDXSP_2011_0F
Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2011 85552MAPGE_2011_0F
Autodesk Maya 2011 85537MAYA_2011_0F
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2011 85620MYECS_2011_0F
Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Premium 2011 85687MYECSP_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Advanced 2011 85637MFAA_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Design 2011 85638MFAD_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Manufacturing 2011 85639MFAM_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow CAD Doctor 2011 85640MFCD_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Design Link for CATIA V5 2011 85641MFDLC_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Design Link for Parasolid 2011 85642MFDLP_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Design Link for Pro/ENGINEER 2011 85643MFDLPE_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Insight Advanced 2011 85644MFIA_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Insight Basic 2011 85645MFIB_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Insight Performance 2011 85646MFIP_2011_0F
Autodesk Moldflow Synergy 2011 85647MFS_2011_0F
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011 85554MOBPRO_2011_0F
Autodesk Mudbox 2011 85580MBXPRO_2011_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Advanced 2011 85634NWFAD_2011_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Factory Premium 2011 85633NWFPR_2011_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011 85600NAVMAN_2011_0F
Autodesk Navisworks Simulate 2011 85601NAVSIM_2011_0F
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Advanced 2011 85658PDSADV_2011_0F
Autodesk Plant Design Suite Premium 2011 85659PDSPRM_2011_0F
Autodesk Productstream Professional 2011 72100PCPRO_2010_0F
Autodesk Productstream Professional Easy 2011 71900PCEASY_2010_0F
Autodesk Productstream Professional Office 2011 85550PCOFFI_2011_0F
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 85587REVIT_2011_0F
Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 85614RVTMPJ_2011_0F
Autodesk Revit MEP-B 2011 85541RVTMPB_2011_0F
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 85543REVITST_2011_0F
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2011 85585RSA_2011_0F
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 85586RSAPRO_2011_0F
Autodesk Showcase 2011 85607SHOWCASE_2011_0F
Autodesk Showcase Professional 2011 85606SHOWPRO_2011_0F
Autodesk Smoke 2011 for Mac OS X 85693SMKMAC_2011_0P
Autodesk Softimage 2011 85563SFTIM_2011_0F
Autodesk Softimage Entertainment Creation Suite 2011 85621SIECS_2011_0F
Autodesk Topobase Client 2011 85559TOPOBSCLNT_2011_0F
Autodesk Topobase Web 2011 85560TOPOBSWEB_2011_0F
Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011 85598VLTC_2011_0F
Autodesk Vault Professional 2011 85588VLTM_2011_0F
Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011 85596VLTWG_2011_0F

Managing autodesk network licenses using OpenLM Software

General

OpenLM Software provides management tools for FLEXlm licensed Autodesk licenses. Many sites that use Autodesk software are also using OpenLM software for managing the use of Network Licenses (ADLM) also called concurrent or floating licenses.

OpenLM is not only a management software, it actively helps CAD managers and system administrators to get more usage out of their existing pool of Autodesk Network licenses.

The software functionality

OpenLM provides the full set of management tools required by CAD managers and system administrators for managing Autodesk network licenses.

Some of the common tasks in license management are:

  • Managing the existing license inventory.
  • Checking existing active sessions.
  • Removing hang-up licenses and releasing idle sessions.
  • Collecting usage time for users, groups and projects.
  • Generating usage reports and charts.
  • Planning future purchase of licenses.
  • Helping users to get the licenses they need.

A good license management software will allow the user to perform this functionality. A very good software does more:

  • Provides a friendly interface that runs on any standard browser.
  • Allows a system administrator to save and close an Autodesk software remotely.
  • Allows the synchronization of users and groups information with Active Directory.
  • Support billing policy for groups or projects.
  • Allows the editing of FLEXlm option files using a graphical UI.
  • Automatically detects and closes idle licenses when licenses are needed.
  • Provides “License Availability Notifications” for users that were denied of licenses.
  • Empowers end users to help themselves and by that save administration hours.

Why is it important to close idle sessions of Autodesk software

Users tend to grab an Autodesk network license from the license pool, for example, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Revit or other licenses. They may use it for while and then use other applications or leave their workstation and go away.

OpenLM constantly monitors the license usage of the Autodesk network licenses. When the requirement for license is high OpenLM starts closing idle licenses in order to assure that every user will receive the license he needs.

From our experience, organizations can achieve 40% more usage out of their existing license pool using this functionality.

How can I get OpenLM for Autodesk software?

The fully functional software can be downloaded from OpenLM website.

Which Autodesk software is supported?

AutoCad, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD MAP 3D, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Inventor, AutoCAD Navisworks, AutoCAD Revit and more.

ArcGIS Version 9.3 and Windows 7

Installing ESRI ArcGIS Version 9.3 on Windows 7 can be a frustrating task because of problem with the registry size limit.

We faced the problem after trying to install Autodesk Map 3D on a Windows 7 machine already running ArcGIS 9.3 and another with Microsoft Visual Studio and ArcGIS 9.3.

The Autodesk Autocad (With concurrent network license using FLEXlm) installation failed at the same point on both computers. Searching the Internet for this problem suggested that the problem is related to the registry size. A helpful thread that contains this information is located at http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=93&f=1148&t=287391

The symptoms of a full registry are:

  • Software installations on the machine fails without a clear error message (In our case it was: “Micro​soft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Failed Installation aborted, Result=1603” when we tried to install Autocad Map 3D 2011)).
  • Windows components appears empty at the “Turn Windows on or off” window.

The weird fact is that the installation of ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 is adding the registry limit.
After running the installation of ESRI ArcGIS the registry key is added to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\RegistrySizeLimit with a limited value.

Our guess is that it was probably added to enlarge the defaults for older windows versions. As far as we know this key was removed in the new versions (see here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292726/)

The solution is (running as administrator):

  • Open the Windows 7 Registry using the command: regedit
  • Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control and locate the key: RegistrySizeLimit. Change its value to ffffffff (no limit) and then reboot the machine.
  • Run the command ” SFC /SCANNOW” on command line (with administrator rights)

This may solve many other Windows 7 problems as well.