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Gucio16-Pearl
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January 19, 2017
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home-use licenses

  • January 19, 2017
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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?

    Best answer by MartinHanak

    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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    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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      kk871-Visitor
      1-Visitor
      February 5, 2020

      this is very helpful,

      but what then is the difference between a home use license and a commercial license?

      what are the limitations?

       

      thank you

      KK

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      MartinHanak24-Ruby III
      24-Ruby III
      October 19, 2020
      @DS_8977438 wrote:

      Hi,
      I have a question. How would a user do to obtain this home license after installing Creo on a personal home computer.
      We normally have a internal license server we connect to 7788@xxx  available through VPN. But home computers are not allowed through that VPN and the licensing server is not in a DMZ.

      Is it possible to use simple Licence identification using the SON or SCN numbers ?
      If so, how does PTC know that it is a Home license that is requested, and not one of the "real". multi-site

      Hi,

      home license is a locked license that can be requested at https://support.ptc.com/apps/licensePortal/auth/ssl/advsearch page using appropriate SON.

      Also read https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS246939 

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