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Licensing

All about Graphisoft ID and licenses: Education, Demo, and more

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If you’ve recently purchased cloud licenses for Graphisoft products like Archicad, BIMx, or BIMcloud, you’ll need a Graphisoft ID. This simple, free account is your single login for managing your cloud licenses and accessing all Graphisoft services and resources. Here’s what...

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Who should read this article? This article is for you if: You have BIMcloud SaaS with cloud license. You are thinking of buying a new subscription now, and you have never had a BIMcloud SaaS subscription before. How do I know if I have BIMcloud SaaS with cloud license? You c...

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Certain content on the Community is accessible only if you have linked your Graphisoft ID to your software service contract (names may vary across countries and markets, e.g. SSA, Forward, ArchiPlus, ArchiCARD). I use a cloud license Using a cloud license, you can access and...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Cloud licensing - introduction and benefitsLicense managementAssigning a license to Graphisoft IDLicense activation in ArchicadLicense transfer between computersDevice deactivationFloating licenses In January 2023, Graphisoft began offering a cloud licensin...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Who should read this article?Cloud licenses available in the Graphisoft StoreCloud licensesWhat is a cloud license?What’s the advantage of cloud licenses?If I have a cloud license, can I work offline too?If I buy a cloud license for Archicad 26, can I also ...

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Did you know that students, teachers, and schools can get a free educational license to access Graphisoft products: Archicad, BIMx, and BIMcloud? In this article, we will show you how to get your EDU license in some quick steps and explain everything you need to know about a...

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We have compiled in this article the most essential and often questions that students and educators might face during the educational license steps.If you want to learn how to get your Edu License, Install and Activate your Archicad or Renew your Educational License, please ...

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Table of Content What is Graphisoft IDWhat is Graphisoft ID?Where can I get support for Graphisoft ID?Archicad authentication with Graphisoft IDWhat are the benefits of authenticating Archicad using Graphisoft ID?How can I authenticate Archicad using my Graphisoft ID?Can I u...

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Here are a couple of things you need to do when you want to end your BIMcloud as a Service subscription to download and secure your data: Export users - Graphisoft ID users cannot be exported. In case of Graphisoft ID users, disconnect them first from Graphisoft ID. Export y...

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As an administrator on BIMcloud Software as a Service, you might want to control who can use your licenses and how. Read this article to learn about BIMcloud User Licenses on a license key-based BIMcloud Software as a Service (SaaS). IMPORTANT NOTE Graphisoft has introduced ...

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What is Graphisoft ID? Graphisoft ID (GS ID) is a unique identifier, based on a user's email address, to allow unified login to various web systems managed by Graphisoft. Graphisoft ID is your gateway to a great personal experience with all of the products and services we of...

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Since ARCHICAD 19, this function allows you to connect your personal Graphisoft ID accounts to your Graphisoft ID Company based on the protection key running Archicad. This can be done between one individual Graphisoft ID one license of the Graphisoft ID Company. Once the in...

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Graphisoft ID is your gateway to a great personal experience with all of the products and services we offer, including Archicad, BIMx, BIMcloud, DDScad, Learn, Community and Forward.Learn more about the benefits you can access with Graphisoft ID here. Beginning with version ...

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License Activation Starting with Archicad 22, you can easily get your license activated/updated by starting an installed Archicad 22, this way it gives you a more seamless experience with your license. From Archicad 23, it is also possible to upload the license back to the p...

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License Activation Starting with ARCHICAD 22, licenses can be easily downloaded by starting an installed ARCHICAD. This way it gives you a more seamless experience with your license. Workflow 1: Without being logged-in with GRAPHISOFT ID When you start ARCHICAD 22 after succ...

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This article describes the basics of setting up a key-based license server, with a collection of links to the related articles. Basic information about the difference between Single and NET key, can be found in the Licensing Basics - License Types, Methods and Applications a...

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All Archicad language versions can be downloaded from the GRAPHISOFT Website. After installing it, it can be ran immediately. If it can't find a license, it offers the choice of running it in Demo mode or activating Educational license codes. In order to run the commercial v...

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A Company Graphisoft ID is created automatically when the first person in a company associates their individual Graphisoft ID with any of the company’s Archicad Protection Keys through the “Key pairing” process. The first person who completes the Key Pairing process will bec...

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Severity: workaround applicable | ID: 221334 Issue In certain cases, it is not possible to sign in to License Manager Tool. After clicking on the Sign in button in LMT, then entering credentials on the appearing Graphisoft ID login page it is not possible to log in to the pr...

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What is a Software Key? Software-Based Protection Keys - or Software Keys for short - have the same functionality as Hardware-based Protection Keys, but instead of storing software licenses on a USB stick, the licenses are stored in a software container file on your computer...

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