Autodesk 3ds Max Services & Support

Setting up a license server for a combination of Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox, and MotionBuilder licenses

Published date: 2009-Aug-31
ID: TS13822510

Applies to:
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2009
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 8
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 7.5
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 7.0.1
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 7
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009
Autodesk® Maya® 2010
Autodesk® Maya® 2009
Autodesk® Maya® 2008
Autodesk® Maya® 8.5
Autodesk® Maya® 7
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 2009
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 8
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 7
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 7.01
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 6.5
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 2008
Autodesk® Maya® Complete 8.5
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 2009
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 8
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 7
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 7.01
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 6.5
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 2008
Autodesk® Maya® Unlimited 8.5
Autodesk® MotionBuilder 2010
Autodesk® MotionBuilder® Standard 7
Autodesk® MotionBuilder 2009
Autodesk® MotionBuilder™ 7.5
Autodesk® MotionBuilder™ 7
Autodesk® Mudbox™ 2010
Autodesk® Mudbox™ 2009
Autodesk® Softimage® 2010
Autodesk® Softimage® 7.5
Autodesk Softimage Advanced 2010
Autodesk Softimage Advanced 7.5

Issue

You have network licenses for several Autodesk products, and you want to serve all the licenses from the same license server. For example, you have Maya 2010, Softimage 2010, and Mudbox 2009 licenses.

Solution

If the licenses use the same vendor daemon, you can combine the license files. For example, if all your licenses are 2010 licenses, you can combine the licenses into a single license file.

If the licenses use different vendor daemons, you need to create two license services: one for the adskflex vendor daemon, and one for the sgiawd vendor daemon. For example, if you have Maya 2010 and Maya 2009 licenses, you cannot combine the license files, so you need to create two separate license server services.

ProductVendor Daemon
3ds Max (all versions)adskflex
3ds Max Design (all versions)adskflex
Maya 2010adskflex
Softimage (7.5 and later)adskflex
Mudbox 2010adskflex
MotionBuilder 2010adskflex
Maya 2009 and earliersgiawd
Mudbox 2009 and earliersgiawd
MotionBuilder 2009 and earliersgiawd

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