License Check Out

[Norm_L]

Is there a way to set limits on how long a user can check out a license in AutoCAD?

[NerdlingOne]

Is there a way to set limits on how long a user can check out a license in AutoCAD?

I'm not sure you can do it for a single user or group of users. But you can set if for all users. In the .opt you will put a variable in it called MAX_BORROW_HOURS, the feature code (product) and the number of hours. So if I wanted to limit AutoCAD checkout to 30 days I would put: MAX_BORROW_HOURS 64300ACD_F 720.

Perhaps if you set a GROUP and used the MAX_BORROW_HOURS only on that group?

[andrew.handley782323]

You can set a time limit per product and per group, but group is the most reliable method in the opt file.
Below is a sample of the options file we currently use;

#Define the users in Group CAD1#
GROUP CAD1 user1 user2 user3 user4
#
#Define the users in Group CAD2#
GROUP CAD2 user3 user4
#
#Define the users in Group MAX#
GROUP MAX user1 user2
#
#Tell FlexLM to let the Groups have access to Apps#
#
INCLUDE 49100ARCHDESK_2006_0F GROUP CAD1
INCLUDE 49100ARCHDESK_2006_0F GROUP CAD2
INCLUDE 55800ARCHDESK_2008_0F GROUP CAD1
INCLUDE 55800ARCHDESK_2008_0F GROUP CAD2
INCLUDE 533003DSMAX_9_0F GROUP MAX

#Borrowing section for staff allowed to check a license out for upto 35 days#
BORROW_LOWWATER 49100ARCHDESK_2006_0F 0
MAX_BORROW_HOURS 49100ARCHDESK_2006_0F 840
INCLUDE_BORROW 49100ARCHDESK_2006_0F GROUP CAD1
#
#Borrowing section for staff allowed to check a license out for upto 8 days#
BORROW_LOWWATER 55800ARCHDESK_2008_0F 0
MAX_BORROW_HOURS 55800ARCHDESK_2008_0F 192
INCLUDE_BORROW 55800ARCHDESK_2008_0F GROUP CAD2
#
#Borrowing section for staff allowed to check a license out for 3DS MAX
BORROW_LOWWATER 533003DSMAX_9_0F 0
MAX_BORROW_HOURS 533003DSMAX_9_0F 2160
INCLUDE_BORROW 533003DSMAX_9_0F USER user2
#

So anyone can borrow ACAD2006 for 35 days
Only user3 and user4 can borrow ACAD2008 for 8 days
Only user2 can borrow MAX for 90 days