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KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz II
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August 30, 2017
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Creo 2.0 License compatibility with Creo 4.0

  • August 30, 2017
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With the end of support for Creo 2.0 impending, we are contemplating switching to Creo 4.0. I would like to do a little testing with Creo 4.0 before we commit to it. Will I be able to use the same FlexLM license server we are currently running with Creo 2.0 (M240)?

Best answer by Mahesh_Sharma

1. License file is downward compatible, Creo 4.0 license file will allow Creo 2.0.

2. Starting from Creo 4.0 M010 Flexnet version needs to be 11.14. If it is any older version, users will get error on stating Creo 4.0.

3. If you have only Creo 2.0 compatible license, get a new updated license from PTC and install 11.14 (Flexnet)

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dnordin16-Pearl
16-Pearl
August 30, 2017

Maybe ...

 

PTC is only supporting x64 bit OS's with the Creo 4 install, so if your license server is a x64 bit system, you can use the same server.  If not, you may need to upgrade to a x64 bit OS.  You will need to upgrade to the 11.14.0.2 version of FlexLM.  The x64 bit version is included in the Creo installation.

 

However ...

You can download FlexLM/FlexNET seprately from the PTC site as well (see CS21172).  The separate installs of FlexLM include a x32 bit version now, so .... maybe you can use the x32 bit server still.  I don't know of the separate installation of FlexLM includes the ptc_d.exe file or not.

 

Regards,

 

Dan N.

KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz IIAuthor
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August 31, 2017

We're currently running FlexLM version 11.10. We switched everything to 64 bit years ago, mostly due to the fact that 32 bit Windows limited memory to insufficient GBytes for our large assemblies. We were experiencing abrupt program death on a regular basis.

I guess the only way to really know for sure will be to install Creo 4 and give it a go.

Mahesh_Sharma
Mahesh_Sharma22-Sapphire IAnswer
22-Sapphire I
August 31, 2017

1. License file is downward compatible, Creo 4.0 license file will allow Creo 2.0.

2. Starting from Creo 4.0 M010 Flexnet version needs to be 11.14. If it is any older version, users will get error on stating Creo 4.0.

3. If you have only Creo 2.0 compatible license, get a new updated license from PTC and install 11.14 (Flexnet)

KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz IIAuthor
21-Topaz II
August 31, 2017

That's unpleasant. I can't just install the new license server. Server management is done by an offsite company and I need to coordinate with them and basically hand-hold them through the process. It's particularly annoying because we use other software that uses FlexLM licensing and messing around with it invariably causes things to fail.

My initial inquiry was whether I could start up Creo 4.0 using our current Creo 2.0 license server. I guess the answer is NO.

Mahesh_Sharma
Mahesh_Sharma22-Sapphire I
22-Sapphire I
August 31, 2017

Yes, for that answer is NO.

 

There was an article published for the same. 

CS259661 

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