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Working from home workflow due to virus

m_kingdon — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 01:08:19 GMT

Hi all,

I have been told that I may need to work from home over the next few weeks due to the covid-19 outbreak.

I have used chrome remote desktop occasionally for the odd day I have had to work for home, however this work flow is not ideal due to a slight lag and limited screen resolution.

Is there an alternative remote access workflow users here could recommend? Or is Autodesk able to offer a temporary license so I can install AutoCAD (Civil 3D) on my home computer?

Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

ennujozlagam — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 03:15:58 GMT

i think autodesk allowed to install using same license in two computers but you can only use autocad one at the time. thanks

Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

Tomislav.Golubovic — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 04:55:42 GMT

You might be able to get "Home Use" licences, as long as you're not logged in twice, eg, once at work, once at home.

Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

user181 — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 05:28:21 GMT

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Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

pendean — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:01:04 GMT

Ask your employer for "home use" licensing permission, load the program up on your home PC to use.

Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

R_Tweed — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:28:37 GMT

I'm not a fan of the remote desktop setups but it's hard to say as I don't know your company size or user group size. We have had good luck using a vpn connection to access project files, printers etc. and our Autocad licenses are user based so location is not an issue for us.

Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

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Re: Working from home workflow due to virus

m_kingdon — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:03:53 GMT

Thanks everyone for your response. I will pass this information onto our IT department.