License key installation

License key installation is done using Simplygon License Application.
The license is installed to %localappdata%\Microsoft\SimplygonSDK\Simplygon_10_license.lic.

The License Application has a few different choices:

• Install Simplygon Title license

  • Select this option if you are installing a Simplygon Title license

• Install Simplygon Title Evaluation license

  • This option lets you sign up for an evaluation license, which is valid for 30 days.

• Install Simplygon Free license

  • By selecting this option, you may sign up for a completely free license. An MSA account (opens new window) is required.

• View installed license

  • View and export the currently installed license (if any) and change your telemetry setting.

• Uninstall license

  • Uninstall the currently installed license.

Install License key without using the UI

It is also possible to call Simplygon License Application from the console using the following input parameters.

• -ShowLicense
  Show installed Simplygon license.

• -UpdateLicense [-DontSendTelemetry] [-Verbose]
  Update installed Simplygon license.

• -InstallLicense <LicenseKey> [-DontSendTelemetry] [-Verbose]
  Install Simplygon license.

• -UninstallLicense [-Verbose]
  Uninstall Simplygon license.

• -ExportLicense <ExportFolder> [-Verbose]
  Export license file to folder.

• -DontSendTelemetry
  Opt out of Simplygon usage telemetry.
  Available together with -UpdateLicense and -InstallLicense.

• -Verbose
  Output verbose info when installing license.
  Can be used to troubleshoot license issues.

Advanced license key installation

In most cases Simplygon will locate the installed license automatically by looking for a Simplygon_10_license.lic license file in the %localappdata%\Microsoft\SimplygonSDK folder.

However there are a couple of scenarios where some hints is required.
Here is the priority order of search paths Simplygon use to locate the license file.

• SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH
• Current path
• Application path
• SIMPLYGON_10_PATH
• %localappdata%\Microsoft\SimplygonSDK

Running Simplygon in a Windows Service

When Simplygon is executed in a Windows Service it will most likely be running as SYSTEM user and in this case the default %localappdata%\Microsoft\SimplygonSDK license location can't be used.
It is recommended to export the Simplygon license using Simplygon License Application and the export folder should be provided to Simplygon using the SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH environment variable.

[Simplygon Grid](/api/concepts/distribution.md)

When running Simplygon Grid Agent as a Windows Service, it is only required to set the SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH environment variable if using a Nodelocked license. In all other cases the license will be distributed with the Grid job.

Share license via a source code repository

A convenient way to distribute the Simplygon license to a team is by adding the Simplygon_10_license.lic license file to a source code repository and then add the new license location to the SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH environment variable.
Install the license once, export the license file and commit it to your repository. Then set the SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH environment variable to the new license folder.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Distributing Simplygon license file is only supported if you have a Timebased or Standard license.

Use Simplygon by multiple users on the same computer

When installing a license using Simplygon License Application it will only install the license for the current user.
If multiple users on the same computer want to use Simplygon, either run Simplygon License Application for each user or install the license once, export the license file to a common folder and set the SIMPLYGON_10_LICENSE_PATH environment variable.