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The license taking order (awkward)

Piotr Dobrowolski — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:00:46 GMT

For development purposes I have the converted cloud license and the hardware key (sometimes I have to work with legacy versions & in the same time in the newer). So is there a way to force AC to use hardware key first? For now the only way I found is to logout...and I find it somewhat awkward, there should be a switch which would be searched first. I coud assign it to the other machine, but it is also not a solution

Operating system used: Windows 11 23h2

Re: The license taking order (awkward)

MinhNguyen — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:21:10 GMT

maybe this is old news, but it was confirmed by GS that Archicad prioritizes cloud license first, so there's nothing you can do other than signing out. Another option is to use a different account for legacy application. Even better, download another Archicad language version that is not compatible with your cloud license, but can work with your hardware key, but this may take some time to test

Re: The license taking order (awkward)

Piotr Dobrowolski — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:06:26 GMT

I think there should be a setting for such occasions, that would prioritize the keys sequence - in the GSiD imho. I know of the sub - GSiDs and license pools workaround, but still I recognize it awkward.

Re: The license taking order (awkward)

MinhNguyen — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:09:52 GMT

agree, but that's the way it will be from now on. After all they are phasing out Codemeter keys so I don't think they would spend time adding in a switch for us to go back and forth between license methods

Re: The license taking order (awkward)

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:21:06 GMT

You should make a wish so people can vote on it.