author license

Submitted by beginnernx on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 21:54
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hi,

what exactly is author license, is this different from the one(license) which is required for running nx.

thanks

NXJournaling - Fri, 03/28/2014 - 06:14

The author license is separate from the CAD license (actually, there are many different licenses even within the CAD environment). You will need an author license if you want to compile your journal code to .dll or .exe files. If you decide that you need an author license, be sure to get the one that matches your programming language of choice (there are different author licenses for .NET, C++, etc).

Consult your VAR with your requirements and I'm sure they will help get it sorted out for you.

ciao - Mon, 04/07/2014 - 19:01

An author license gives you two things:

(1) The ability to sign compiled applications, so that these apps can be run by other people, and

(2) The ability to run a compiled application that is not signed. This is important during development, obviously -- while you are developing an app, it would be inconvenient to sign it.

If you don't have an author license, you can still run (non-compiled) code in the NX Journal Editor.
The SNAP API is an exception to this rule -- if your code uses SNAP functions, you will need a snap_author license even to run it in the Journal Editor.