Licensing Autodesk DirectConnect

To purchase and install a license:

To see if a license is required, go to the following topic:

Summary of supported formats

Purchase the Autodesk DirectConnect license if required.

For more information on how to purchase a license, go to the DirectConnect Web sites. (See the topic, Finding the latest information on the Web.)

From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Autodesk > DirectConnect > Licensing and follow the instructions.)

For details on licensing (including how to use hardware locks and how to install floating licenses), refer to the Install_DirectConnect.pdf document found on the installation CD of the Autodesk product you purchased.

To verify the license is installed, try to import a file (see the next topic).

To import files:

In your Autodesk software, choose the appropriate menu item.

To import a CAD file into...	Choose...
Autodesk StudioTools	File > Open or File > Import > File
Autodesk ImageStudio	File > Import
Autodesk Maya	File > Open Scene or File > Import
Autodesk Showcase	File > Import Models

Select the file from the file browser. If you can't see the file, it is not supported or its translator is not licensed.
Click OK.

The translator automatically launches and the file is imported into the scene.

If not all supported file formats are shown in Import window, or you experience intermittent import failures, there may be a version conflict of Autodesk DirectConnect introduced by running Autodesk Maya 6.5 or Autodesk StudioTools 12.0 on your system. Log off your machine, then back on again. Start Autodesk Showcase before starting the older versions of Maya or StudioTools.