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Temporarily return licence (but leave AutoCAD open but inactive)

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TCCS-Admin
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Temporarily return licence (but leave AutoCAD open but inactive)

I have 24 users accessing a pool of 8 network licences.
Some users work on half a dozen drawings at a time. So it is an inconvenience to them to exit AutoCAD when they are not using it (to release the licence) then the next day Start AutoCAD again and try and open all the drawings to where they were.

Is it possible for them to release the licence back, keeping AutoCAD open (but inactive) and then get a licence later when they return to use AutoCAD?

This could help productivity a lot and help manage the licences.
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TCCS-Admin
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I ended up finding the solution to this problem in some other information here and The JTB website
& this link below:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=7459915&linkID=9240617

Solution
Access to licenses is controlled with a FLEXlm® options file that is configured with the settings you want to use. The options file is an optional component of the Flex license management system and is not required for normal license operation.
Creating the options file
1. Create a new text file named ADSKFLEX.OPT. It is strongly recommended that you only use a plain text editor, such as Notepad, for editing options files.
2. Place this file in the same directory as your Autodesk license file.
3. Perform a ReRead License File operation from the Start/Stop/ReRead tab in LMTOOLS.
4. Examine the debug log file to confirm that your options file changes have been implemented by the license manager.

My ADSKFLEX.OPT options file has one line:

TIMEOUTALL 1800

If you have left AutoCAD open but not used it for 30 minutes, the licence will be freed up (so others can use it) but AutoCAD stays open but inactive.
When you need to use the open AutoCAD again, it gets another licence (if one is available) and all the drawings are how you left them.
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Good to hear you found it.

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http://www.jtbworld.com/autocad2009.htm

"ACT-Standards" wrote in message news:6028665@discussion.autodesk.com...
> I ended up finding the solution to this problem in some other information
> here and The JTB website
> & this link below:
> http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=7459915&linkID=9240617
>
> Solution
> Access to licenses is controlled with a FLEXlm® options file that is
> configured with the settings you want to use. The options file is an
> optional component of the Flex license management system and is not
> required for normal license operation.
> Creating the options file
> 1. Create a new text file named ADSKFLEX.OPT. It is strongly recommended
> that you only use a plain text editor, such as Notepad, for editing
> options files.
> 2. Place this file in the same directory as your Autodesk license file.
> 3. Perform a ReRead License File operation from the Start/Stop/ReRead tab
> in LMTOOLS.
> 4. Examine the debug log file to confirm that your options file changes
> have been implemented by the license manager.
>
> My ADSKFLEX.OPT options file has one line:
>
> TIMEOUTALL 1800
>
> If you have left AutoCAD open but not used it for 30 minutes, the licence
> will be freed up (so others can use it) but AutoCAD stays open but
> inactive.
> When you need to use the open AutoCAD again, it gets another licence (if
> one is available) and all the drawings are how you left them.

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