Temporary Missing Network License - Don't force an immediate shutdown

[Anonymous]

So it is really really frustrating to be kicked out of Inventor for a network hick-up. I clearly have a valid license; its up and active 99% of the time! And the thing is... I have never NOT been able to immediately re-open Inventor and get a license. Why couldn't you just wait a few seconds for the server to reconnect.  I don't care if there is a window that prevents any further work but the forced closing of Inventor is ridiculous. It kills productivity and motivation and is a really good way to either mess up files or lose progress.

The current process of basically forcing us out is just way to aggressive for a temporary lost license. Sure you ask if I want to save what I am working on but I can't view those files to see what they are and if I want to save. I can't checkout files from Vault. I can't even do a "Save As" if I do have the file checked out. In my opinion, the whole process just seems really selfish for a product that we've paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for and rely on.

So the idea is... Give me a reasonable time to correctly and safely close Inventor without crippling functionality AND add a "Wait for License" button where the pop-up blocks any further work but doesn't require a shutdown

[bjzhangzx]

Are you really sure you are kicked out of inventor because of license (not some crash for another reason)?

Because as I know, they DO have a grace period (which based on the configuration can be as long as 2 hours) before you get kicked out and they DO have a message box remind you saving your files before they finally close inventor.

I maybe wrong, but that is what I heard of.

[Anonymous]

Well. It definitely says no license can be found. And upon restarting it always finds one. Unless restarting Inventor just restarts the grace period... If it is up to several hours, I suppose that could be happening but that would be pretty strange way to verify a license. Also, it only happens about once a day or once every other day. I would love to hear a dev on how this currently works.

They do allow me to save but occasionally I don't have things checked out from Vault yet but have made edits. The "Save Now" window cannot be closed or worked around so I have to do a Save As then merge those changes back into the Vault workflow. Also, because that window is non-negotiable, I cannot view the part to even see what it is (we have 8-digit mostly sequential PNs at my company, eg. 23265486 so it is impossible to remember them all).

I guess even if there is a generous grace period and I have other issues, there should be a less "blocking" way to do the "Lost License - Save Now" window. Also add a "Wait for License" button where it just keeps checking (until I give up that is).