By default, portable licenses are checked out when Revit is started and returned when Revit is shut down. However, all programs have options in settings to not check out licenses until a command is activated; change to these options to avoid having a license checked out at startup. Note the following program specific information as… Read more »
How do I see who has a portable license checked out from the license pool?
For current versions of our software, you can view and manage all license usage on the management portal. You can also force release activation’s from the portal. For older versions (released before September 2019) you can download the free license utility from the utility page. Install this free utility and enter your license key when… Read more »
How do I set up a portable license? Is there a server component?
Setting up a portable license is easy, just activate with your license key and you are done! The license is managed in the cloud and your key is the connection to the license pool so there is no server component to install or manage. This also means that you can use the license anywhere you… Read more »
My machine crashed or was retired, how can I get my standalone license to my new machine?
In current versions of our software, you can force remove the license from the machine using the management portal. Note that portable licenses automatically time out if the the machine does not make contact regularly, so if your license is portable you probably don’t have to do anything at all. For standalone activation’s you can… Read more »
Can I use my license on multiple computers?
The portable license type is designed to be moved from one machine to another easily. If you would like to use a single license on multiple computers (i.e. a workstation and a laptop) you will need a portable license.