Article - CS340794

Expert Session: Understanding Windchill Navigate Licensing

Modified: 13-Apr-2026   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Platform 9.0
  • Windchill Navigate (formerly ThingWorx Navigate) 9.0 to 10.1

Description

Windchill Navigate licensing opens many users a way to access PLM data and functionality at an attractive price tag when they don’t need to use the full power of Windchill functionality. This licensing and packaging have changed over the past 1.5 years and this is the perfect time to share an update on available license types and answer essential questions like:

  • Which license types do my end-users really need?
  • What capabilities are provided by each license type?
  • What are the best ways to understand and control license usage in my company?

Agenda / Table of Content :

  1. 1:05 Windchill Navigate Use Cases and Packages
    1. Enterprise Collaboration within and beyond Engineering
    2. Windchill Navigate Packages :
      1. Windchill Navigate View
      2. Windchill Navigate Contribute
      3. Windchill Connected PLM  
    3. Windchill  Navigate Evolution
  2. 7:05 License Structure – Big Picture and Close-up  
    1. The Big Picture 
      1. License Overview - PLM Apps (standard offering)
      2. License Overview - Custom & Multi-System Apps 
    2. Recap    
  3. 22:19 Demo : How to deploy a license for Windchill Navigate 
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