Multiple autodesk accounts on one computer

[Kermit84]

Hello.
My situation is as follows:

I work every day at the company on AutoCAD, 3Ds Max and Revit. But sometimes I have to carve something in Mudbox so I bought a subscription for myself and installed the program on the computer in the company. Unfortunately, when I work in 3Ds max, when I send a model to mudbox, I have to switch over from the company account to my own, and then 3ds max will be closed. It is a bit troublesome, isn't it possible to use several autodesk accounts on one computer at the same time ??

I'm sorry for my English 🙂

[Anonymous]

Is the work you need to do in Mudbox for your personal projects or for the company?

If for the company, you should ask your boss to buy a license for you and assign it to your work Autodesk account, why should you pay out of your own pocket for work related stuff...

If this is for your personal projects, you should not be using your work's license... 

But more to the point, no, I am not aware of the ability to be logged into two Autodesk accounts at once, you would have to use two different Windows accounts, so would have to switch between them, so still a lot of hassle.

[Mark.Lancaster · Accepted solution]

@Kermit84 

No this is not possible.   You would have to switch user ID each and every time.

In addition to @Anonymous  reply.   If Mudbox is personal software and has nothing to do with company requirements, having it installed on a work or company computer can lead to fines for your company.   Does your company know this?

[pendean]

You just set up your company for an Autodesk Audit and fine by installing unlicensed-to-them software on the office computer.

Talk to your company IT/Bosses about it before all hell breaks loose.

[Kermit84]

Thank you all for the answer, it's really best to ask the boss to buy an additional license. So my license should be only on my personal computer, not the company one.
Yes, the company and the boss know.
Once again, thanks for help.

[jkohl]

hang on a second....this really confuses me.  I have a Fusion 360 license for me personally (and am free to have multiple installations that I use with my single personal credentials) and use AutoCAD daily for work and periodically logout, login, and use my personal version of 360 on the same work computer.  Why in the world would that have anything to do with getting my company in some sort of hot water? What difference does it make what hardware I run it on?  Autodesk doesn't own anything related to my personal or my company's hardware.  Everything is paid for and licensed correctly.   I'm also not about to start hauling two computers around with me when I travel.

The repeated topic of how this will get people in trouble seems kinda crazy to me.

[jwinklerBP6BP]

Dont let Pendean scare you, he reacts like this a lot, lol.

[toddVBWGV]

He didn't ask for a lecture on how to do his job. If you don't know how to solve the issue, why would you even answer?