mpawlak

Are you trying to put it in a catalog available on the network so that others can have access to the file in a standard place? Otherwise I'd put the shortcut in your Windows Start Menu so that it shows up when you click Start. That would just be one extra click.

Must...resist...Windows...versus...Mac...flamewar... Can't...hold on...much longer...

On a similar note, I was trying to export a large jpeg but got the same error. So I switched to 24-bit tiff and exported, opened up the tiff in Microsoft Photoeditor and exported it as a jpeg no problem. The file was much smaller with no real noticeable loss in quality. I guess the point I'm trying to make is why can't IC just export the jpeg directly?id='Arial'>

I guess ignorance is truly bliss, I've never used a Spaceball and I'm not lusting after Spaceball support. I'd rather see other fixes and enhancments first. I suggest another poll but with choices that run from Not Interested to Must Have, not from Gotta Have to Need it Yesterday.

As I've stated in previous posts on this message board, I think IronCAD is an exceptional product and IronCAD LCC is a great company. I've also stated that what they've done with the licensing scheme is well within their rights. It's just that they've made life a little more difficult for their customers, many of them are long-time customers without which their would be no IronCAD, or it would be called "PTC's Pro-Iron" featuring the ProBall or something. Let's face it, most customers are not self-employed, so it's really no skin off their nose if their company has to buy another license or two. I don't care, I'm not expecting a bonus anyway. But getting their employers to do that is another story. And if the employers won't buy more licenses, it becomes very frustrating for the users. This is not IronCAD's fault, but they've forced the issue. I think the general consensus is that we are requesting an affordable means of buying a license per instance of IronCAD (concurrently running IronCAD sessions) instead of buying a license for every machine and having a license tied to the machine's hardware configuration. Dongle and/or a realistic license server. If buying a telecommuter license and then using it concurrently with a normal license is endorsed by IronCAD I'd like to hear it from them, since it seems to negate their whole new licensing scheme.id='Arial'>

My argument for the 2 licenses on three machines is simple. As long as all three users were not running IC at once we could get along with two licenses. It was an imaginary floating license. We were told that this scenario was fine when we signed up with IC v2.0 (actually it was two users with one license then). Now we must buy a third license or a license server for the same price. Companies are not eager to approve purchases for items they thought they already owned, especially in this economic climate. If IronCAD is so security and license conscious now, I doubt they would like us using a telecommuter license on our third machine. I can't wait until the RIAA makes us buy a CD for each CD player we own.

I just talked to our local "channel partner" who informed me that the smaller license server goes for $3750 plus $1250 per year maintenance above the IronCAD AA fee. That doesn't really make it cost effective for 3 part-time users sharing 2 licenses. Needless to say we'll be buying another seat - how clever of you IronCAD! One of the reasons we went with IronCAD was that we were part time users, and that we'd have to re-learn Pro-E every other time we used it. Create Protrusion Extrude Done-Select Done Done Done. IronCAD was intuitive and easy-to-use, and didn't have formal license restrictions like our Pro-E designers did - perfect for us. We even bought a second seat after about a year because we were honorable. Well now I guess IronCAD is a bit more like Pro-E. Not a good thing. I recognize you're well within your rights but is the company that strapped for cash that you need to aggravate long-time customers who would have previously recommended IronCAD without hesitation (almost)? You could've at least offered a server license at a reasonable price - < $500. I would think that until IronCAD is a more recognized name with a larger installed base you guys would concentrate on marketing and (useful) enhancements. You should've sent out the 30-day IronCAD trials to every CAD user out there, then made the cash from new customers. Most of the searches done on iccentral.com are for "free demo". Now hopefully you won't lose as many customers as the licenses you gain. Ok, done ranting.

I have a pretty red and black certificate which entitles me to a Telecommuter License provided by Visionary Design Systems. Are these still valid? If so how does it work around the new security features?id='Arial'>

A license server would solve your problem for machines in one location, but it wouldn't help for working from home. I'm still waiting for more details. id='Arial'> http://www.ironcad.com/support/community/index.php?showtopic=256

Parameters opens fine for me, although I don't really use them.

If the path to your file contains spaces, such as C:\Program Files\InnovationSuite\etc. put quotes around it when registering it: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\InnovationSuite\...\3iitb40.dll"id='Arial'>

Running the license server from an existing NT workstation would be ideal. Thanks looking into this.id='Arial'>

Well, that's what I was afraid of, and it's a little disappointing. We currently have 2 licenses and 3 part-time users on 3 machines. We'll have to either buy another seat or buy software/equipment to run a license server. I was trying to determine which option would be more cost effective; that's why I was requesting the requirements for the license server. Is it restricted to a Win2000 server like TeamVault?

What are the software/hardware requirements for network licensing of IronCAD? Am I correct in understanding that IronCAD can only be installed on one machine per codeword with 5.0? That because of hardware fingerprinting the "honor system" floating license will no longer work? What about commuter licenses?

I believe that Team Vault is free to Armor Advantage subscribers. It'll be on the IC 5.0 disc that you'll be getting soon, or download it now from the Members Only Downloads area. Innovate sounds pretty much like a lower-budget, feature-restricted version of IronCAD. I don't know whether it's available for free to current AA people, but you really don't need it if you have IC. All three together make up the Innovation Suite.id='Arial'>