Here’s a fun one for anyone who is using a network license server for their Autodesk products. There is a feature in this network licensing structure that allows you to “Cascade” a license – meaning, if you have (for example) 5 licenses of plain AutoCAD, 5 AutoCAD Architecture, 5 Revit, and 5 Revit Suite, what happens when a 6th person wants to run AutoCAD? Well, it can actually pull a license from AutoCAD Architecture to let 6 people run AutoCAD – but you’re down to 4 people being able to run AutoCAD Architecture. If you need an extra seat of AutoCAD Architecture, it can pull from the Revit Suite to get you that extra buffer.
This is the joy of cascading licenses. It might sound confusing at first, but give it some time and it will start clear up for you. :)
The question then becomes, what order does Autodesk software use when it is cascading these licenses? Generally speaking, it pulls from the “lowest” software, and works to the “highest” or most complete. As an example, Revit will be lower than a Revit Suite.
Autodesk has posted the 2012 cascading sequences for your reading enjoyment here:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=16981643&linkID=9243099
Have fun!
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