I’ve translated these changes into “CAD manager language,” as follows:
Subscriptions with multi-user access and maintenance plans will retire on and cannot be further renewed.
Autocad 2021 license upgrade#
At time of trade-in or later, choose to upgrade to a higher plan for more advanced features, such as single sign-on and detailed user reporting.Trade-in one multi-user subscription or network maintenance seat for two standard subscriptions for one named user each at a similar SRP you’re paying today for your existing seat or subscription.Trade-in one standalone maintenance (perpetual) seat for one standard subscription for one named user at a price similar to what you’re paying in 2019 for maintenance.The biggest changes will be as follows (these are direct quotes from the FAQ):
If your company has existing perpetual licenses on maintenance, or multi-user (network) licenses, things start to change at your next renewal date.
Autocad 2021 license full#
I’ll let you read the full FAQ on your own time, but the following sections touch on some highlights that should be of particular interest to CAD managers who are determining how the changes will impact them. It turns out a bunch of other people did as well, and Autodesk very rapidly created a FAQ entry in the Autodesk Knowledge Network to address the issue. If you’re like me, you have questions after viewing that video. We’ll explore the potential costs in the “Cost Computation” section below. The video states that network licensing users will be offered a two-for-one exchange (two named user subscriptions for each network user) at a “similar price” to what they pay now. The news about the end of network licensing is given additional significance by the 33% price increase on multi-user subscription licenses that went into effect on February 7, 2020. This change means that those companies which still have maintenance plans on perpetual licenses will no longer be supported (after the next renewal date or May 2021 at latest), and that those using network licensing (FlexLM) will no longer be supported either.
Autocad 2021 license serial#
In plain language, this means that Autodesk is transitioning to a named-user licensing scheme, where each individual user must maintain an account (like individual Autodesk subscriptions work now) rather than using a network license or perpetual serial number. Let’s start with the announcement itself, which came in the form of a video released on February 24, 2020: Autodesk announced that the company “is moving completely to plans that are based on people, to provide you with an improved experience.” In this edition of the CAD Manager’s Newsletter, I’ll shed some light on what’s happening and try to make some sense of the uncertain terrain many CAD managers will find themselves in as they attempt to explain the situation to their management teams. Because so many CAD managers are responsible for supporting Autodesk products, when the company makes a big change to its licensing policies, it is big news for our profession. Autodesk Begins Move to Named-User Licensing 10 Mar, 2020 By: Robert Green CAD Manager's Newsletter: Transitioning from perpetual or floating network licenses to named-user licenses will have a substantial financial impact for your firm, so start analyzing your specific needs immediately.Īutodesk has announced that by May 2021, it will stop offering network licensing and maintenance, and there has been a lot of reader interest in the topic.
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