Borrow a License

You can run the program when your computer is not connected to the network until your license-borrowing period ends. If you don't remember the date that a license expires, you can check the date by placing your cursor over the Borrowing icon in the program's status tray or by clicking Help About and using the Product Information dialog box.

When the license-borrowing period expires, the borrowed license is automatically returned to the license server. Once your computer is reconnected to the network, you can run the program from the network or borrow a license again.

Interaction with Other License-Borrowing Tools

Using the license borrowing feature in the program is the recommended way to borrow a license; however, some third-party borrowing tools may also be available to you. These tools are not supported or compatible with the license borrowing feature in the program. Other third-party or legacy license-borrowing tools that may be available to you are the Autodesk License Borrowing utility (shipped with Autodesk products) and the borrowing feature in lmtools.exe, a component of the Autodesk Network License Manager.

If another license-borrowing tool is active when you attempt to use the license borrowing feature, you should proceed as follows to borrow a license for the program:

If you run the Autodesk License Borrowing utility that shipped with your Autodesk product and then turn on the borrowing flag for the Adskflex option or the All option, a license can be borrowed when you start the program. However, you cannot return a license until you exit and then restart the program.
If borrowing is set in lmtools.exe for all products, you can either (a) use the other tool to borrow licenses for the program or (b) stop the borrowing process in lmtools.exe and then use the license borrowing feature in the program.
If borrowing is set in lmtools.exe for non-Autodesk products only, you must stop the borrowing process in lmtools.exe. You can then use the license borrowing feature to borrow licenses for your Autodesk product. If you do not stop the borrowing process in lmtools.exe, the license borrowing feature will not function.

To borrow a license using the Tools menu

Click Tools menu License Borrowing Borrow License.
In the Borrow a License window, on the calendar, click the date when you want to return the license.
This date must be within the valid date range set by your network administrator. The valid date range is displayed in this window.
Click Borrow License.
In the License Borrowed message, click OK. The license is borrowed, and you can now use the program while your computer is disconnected from the network.
NoteYou can verify that your license is borrowed by placing your cursor over the Borrowing icon in the status tray, which is in the lower-right corner of the program.

To borrow a license using the Help menu

Click Help menu About.
In the About product window, click Product Information.
In the Product Information window, click Borrow License.
In the Borrow a License window, on the calendar, click the date when you want to return the license.
This date must be within the valid date range set by your network administrator. The valid date range is displayed in this window.
Click Borrow License.
In the License Borrowed message, click OK. The license is borrowed, and you can now use the program while your computer is disconnected from the network.