Overview of PTC Licensing
PTC software including PTC optional applications must be licensed for use. Licensing authorizes the installed software to run. PTC supports the following licenses for different product types:
• Commercial—Licenses for using full versions of PTC software. These licenses are not time-sensitive.
• Educational—Also known as student licenses used at educational institutions. These licenses are time-sensitive. The objects created in an educational or student version of the software are not compatible with the commercial version of the same software.
• Evaluation—Licenses that limit your use of the software to a specified time period.