FLEX LM TIMEOUT Setting for AutoCAD2018 for Mac

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to set the FLEXLM_TIMEOUT in macOS for AutoCAD 2018 for Mac? I know there's a way for Windows, as we do this all the time. 

[rkmcswain]

FYI: This is not really the right forum for this question, since this forum is for the Desktop App, which has nothing to do with MAC or network licensing. Are you asking about setting this up on the license manager side, and if so, are you trying to run the LM on a MAC? Or are you asking about a local (what would be on Windows, an) environment variable? I'm going to tag @TravisNave on this too.

[TravisNave]

If you're asking if you can set environment variables on a MAC that are compatible with the NLM, then yes, you can do this.  You need to put the variable in a file at $HOME/.flexlmrc for each user.  If the file doesn't exist, use a plain text editor and put the FLEXLM_TIMEOUT=1000000 and save the file.  If it saves with the .txt make sure you rename it without one and move it to the user's home folder.  Note that there is a dot in front of the filename .flexlmrc and no extension. 

I am no MAC expert, but basically all NLM environment variables work the same across all compatible platforms. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted to know.