CAMWorks Licensing Activation for Floating Network License- Clients

With this blog, we would like to guide you the steps to activate a Floating Network License for Clients, activating CAMWorks modules in SOLIDWORKS and borrowing CAMWorks modules with License Manager.

Activating License for the Clients

1. After the CAMWorks License Service is installed and successfully running on the License Server, you can activate the license for the CAMWorks application on the client computers.

2. Download and install the CAMWorks application using the downlink provided to you. (Installing the CAMWorks application automatically also installs the CAMWorks License Manager tool).

For the installation guide, please refer to our blog, CAMWorks 2025 Installation Guide.

3. Launch the CAMWorks License Manager tool with Run as Administrator.
   
4. Assign the port number in the Port number field.The CAMWorks License Manager dialog box will be displayed. Click on the License Setup tab, select Floating Network Server as the License Method.In the Configure FlexLM License group box, assign the followings settings for the parameters under Set Server Host name and Port number for floating license. And click Apply.
   • Type the name of the License Server computer in the Server Host name field.
   • Assign the port number in the Port number field.

   

5. Click the Status The status is shown with Succeeded.
   
6. Click the Authorized Modules All the CAMWorks modules (including information on their availability, type, borrow status, etc.) will be listed in this tab.
   
7. Click OK to close the CAMWorks License Manager dialog box. The CAMWorks license on the client system is now activated.

Activating CAMWorks modules in SOLIDWORKS

On a Floating Network setup, the licenses for CAMWorks modules can be selectively activated or released back to the floating network on the client computers.

1. Open SOLIDWORKS 2025, click with Question mark at the top right of window, select CAMWorks 2025 and click with License Info…
   
   
2. With CAMWorks Licence Info box, all the modules are listed in the column labelled Module.
   • Activating a CAMWorks Module: Place a check in the box to the left of the desired module name in this column and click the OK

   Note that you can check the box only if a license for that module is available else the Module name will be greyed out. Observe that when you select a CAMWorks module, the number in the Available column for that specific module reduces by 1.

   • Automatically activating CAMWorks Modules when CAMWorks is launched: Use the Select All button to select all the listed modules for Start Up and the Unselect All button to unselect modules that were selected in the Start Up column. The settings in the CAMWorks License Info dialog box will be applied whenever you launch CAMWorks.

   When the CAMWorks application is launched, if the licenses for one or more of the modules selected for Start Up are not available, then CAMWorks displays the message: One or more floating licenses that were requested are not available.

   

Borrowing CAMWorks modules with License Manager

The Floating Network license allows a client computer to borrow a license for use when not connected to a network.

1. Launch the CAMWorks License Manager tool with Run as Administrator.
   
2. The CAMWorks License Manager dialog box will be displayed. Click on the Authorized Modules tab.
   • Select one or more modules to borrow
   • Set the Borrow until date. Maximum time is 30 days.
   • Press the Borrow button
     
3. Click Apply and OK to close the CAMWorks License Manager dialog box.

If you face some issues or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our support team.

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