Cost and flexibility advantages
Designcenter NX Value Based Licensing offers a highly flexible and cost efficient approach to using Designcenter NX Product Engineering add on modules, giving you access to a broad pool of more than 120 products that can be run as needed. Its extreme flexibility allows you to activate only the tools required at any given time, including those used only occasionally, without the need for separate purchases, while also granting instant access to newly released products from day one. With a single subscription covering the entire pool, this model delivers significant cost savings and ensures you can efficiently scale your capabilities as your project demands evolve.
Value Based (token) Licensing shares similarities with traditional per seat floating licenses in that both models allow users to check out the necessary license when needed and return it once finished so another user can access it. However, unlike per seat floating licensing, where the available product pool is limited strictly to the specific modules a company has purchased, token licensing provides access to every product included within the broader token pool. As a result, users gain the advantage of a significantly larger set of products they can utilize without requiring individual purchases for each module.
How it works
Each Designcenter NX application in the licensing pool uses a predefined number of tokens when activated, and the total number of applications, along with which specific ones can be used in addition to the Base Application is determined by the number of tokens available to the user. These tokens are packaged and offered in sets known as “Value Packs,” allowing users to scale their access to applications based on their operational needs.
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The most common questions
What is the pricing model?
- Designcenter NX Design tokens will be available in packs of 50 and 100 offered on subscription only
- The first value pack purchased may be either 50 or 100 tokens
Can I use the same tokens to run design and simulation?
- No, Designcenter NX Design tokens CAN NOT be used to run Simcenter 3D applications
I have purchased some add-on modules but now want to use tokens, can I mix and match?
- Yes, you can have a mix of Value Based Licensing and purchased add-ons
- In this scenario if a license is needed the system will
- Check out the purchased license if available
- If the purchased license is already taken will look for tokens and check out required set of tokens
I am running an earlier version of Designcenter NX, can I use tokens?
- The Value Based Licensing will only work with NX12.0.2 and NX1872 and higher
Can one of my users “borrow” a set of tokens and work offline?
- No, token licenses cannot be borrowed from the pool
Summary
Token licensing provides a very flexible and cost-effective method for you to run almost any Designcenter NX Product Engineering add-on module.
- Large number of products that can be run
- Extreme flexibility
- Cost effective
