I installed 2017 alias design on my macbook pro today, I activated the serial number with no problems and restarted my computer. When I open the program the splash screen pops up and in the little black info bar i can tell it passes the license check but then it freezes up and just sits there with the splash screen up. It doesn't seem to be thinking or tying to open at that poin
Would you please check whether your OS version is certified as described below?
System requirements for Autodesk Alias 2017 products
Apple® Mac OS® X 10.10.x (Yosemite) or Apple Mac OS 10.11.4 or higher (El Capitan). El Capitan versions lower than 10.11.4 are not supported.
As you can see from System requirements for Autodesk Alias 2017 products, you need to upgrade to Apple Mac OS 10.11.4 or higher (El Capitan).
Alias 2016 and 2017 don't support 10.11.3.