Article - CS248461

License Management for PTC Products

Modified: 08-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
  • Mathcad 14.0 to 15.0
  • Mathcad Prime 1.0 to 11.0
  • PTC Arbortext Editor 7.0 to 8.2
  • PTC Arbortext Styler 7.0 to 8.2
  • PTC Arbortext Publishing Engine 7.0 to 8.2
  • Windchill PDMLink 11.1 to 13.0
  • Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess 6.1 to 7.4
  • PTC Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher 12.0
  • Creo View 1.0 to 12.1
  • Creo Illustrate 1.0 to 12.1
  • ThingWorx Platform 9.1 to 10.0
  • Vuforia Studio 9.9.0 to 9.23.0
  • Vuforia Experience Service 9.9.0 to 9.23.0

Description

  • How to access the PTC Licensing Management Tool
  • How to create a new Host
  • How to assign licenses to the Host
  • How to retrieve license file
  • How to generate a license file
  • How to use Sales Order Number to install new products and get license file
  • How to acquire the Home Use license
  • How to generate the Home Use license file
  • How to get the list of all the available licenses under an account
  • How to check Available, Installed, and Expired licenses using PTC Licensing Tools
  • How to move the license file to a new Host
  • How to get an updated license file
  • How to update the License file to be compatible with new release
  • How to transfer licenses from old Hardware to new Hardware
  • Where to download the license for PTC Applications
  • How to install a new home-use license
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