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Gucio16-Pearl
16-Pearl
January 19, 2017
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home-use licenses

What is the format of files created with "Home-use license" ?? When file was created in trail version of Creo there is no possibility to open it in comersial version. Question is: Will it be possible with home-use license?? What in case when user did some work at home an took it to office?

    MartinHanakAnswer
    24-Ruby III
    January 19, 2017

    Hi,

    when customer buys subscription license of Creo Parametric, PTC adds 2 Home-use licenses to every single commercial license as gift.

    • Users are allowed to install Home-use licenses on their personal home computers, only.
    • Home-use licenses must not be installed on company computers.
    • Home-use licenses enable users to do their production work at home.
    • Data created with Creo using Home-use licenses are readable with Creo using commercial license and vice versa.

    MH

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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    January 19, 2017

    If I understand correctly, the hone-use license is a rebranded academic version and the files are not compatible with the commercial version.

    If you need to do work at home, and have enough licenses, you can borrow a commercial version for a period of time realizing that your license pool at work has been reduced by 1.

    Alternative is to permanently transfer a license from your work server pool to your home computer. We just did this for a manager so he can learn Creo 4.

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    KenFarley
    KenFarley21-Topaz II
    21-Topaz II
    January 19, 2017

    At one point we were able to set up a VPN that allowed me to use a license from work on my home computer, pretty much as if I was actually at work. I haven't done it in a while, but it's likely still a possibility, if people have the appropriate IT support. That way you don't have to "borrow" a license, which makes it unavailable if you're not using it.

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    Gucio16-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    January 20, 2017

    borrowing license or VPN connection sometimes is banned by company's policies. ‌it was the reason for creating home-use license (I suppose).

    But I want to be 100% sure that files will be readable in comersial version.

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby IIIAnswer
    24-Ruby III
    January 19, 2017

    Hi,

    when customer buys subscription license of Creo Parametric, PTC adds 2 Home-use licenses to every single commercial license as gift.

    • Users are allowed to install Home-use licenses on their personal home computers, only.
    • Home-use licenses must not be installed on company computers.
    • Home-use licenses enable users to do their production work at home.
    • Data created with Creo using Home-use licenses are readable with Creo using commercial license and vice versa.

    MH

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      StephenW
      StephenW23-Emerald III
      23-Emerald III
      January 19, 2017

      Is that specifically "subscription" license as opposed to the purchase of a license?

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      MartinHanak24-Ruby III
      24-Ruby III
      January 20, 2017

      Hi,

      there are two types of Creo commercial licenses:

      • perpetual ... company buys license, when it stops paying license support, license is frozen on current Creo version and works forever
      • subscription ... company buys license, when it stops paying license support, license is lost

      MH

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