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Borrowing and Returning Licenses
To work independently of a server, for instance from your laptop at home or at a customer site, you must borrow a temporary license. License borrowing is available only on Windows. After 14 days this license expires, but it is good practice to borrow it only as long as needed so it is available for other users.
Borrow and return licenses using an executable file that comes with the software. Run it using arguments to borrow licenses for the versions and options you need. Instructions follow.
1. Open a command prompt on a computer with a server connection.
2. To read a short help message, type <Creo View installation location>\bin\pvlicense_borrow.exe
3. Add arguments to the command line as follows:
◦ To borrow a license, type -borrow and then the features and options to borrow, and the license end date. See Example: Selecting Licenses to Borrow.
◦ To return a license, type -return and then the features or options to return.
◦ To view a list of currently borrowed licenses and their expiry dates, type —list.
4. Press ENTER.
5. To verify that your borrowed license works, disconnect your computer from the network and run Creo View.
The general structure of the command-line syntax for borrowing a license consists of the following elements: pvlicense_borrow [-server LicenseServerInfo] dd-mmm-yyyy[:hh:mm] LicenseFeature [+LicenseOptions].
A typical license borrowing request looks like this: D:\Users\myname>"C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo <release_number>\View\bin\pvlicense_borrow.exe" -borrow 31-dec-2012 pvmcadpro +largeaddress +interference +animation +designcheck.