Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD - FAQs: Licenses

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What is the "Trial version" of the application?

The "Trial version" of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD is a limited version which allows you to try out the application for up to 30 days. When this period ends, or if you want to use the unlimited version, you must purchase a commercial license of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD

Every time you start an import process using the "Trial version" of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD you will see a window showing the days left in the trial period and the buttons to purchase a commercial license of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD (see this paragraph) or to activate a commercial license of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD (see this paragraph)


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When the trial period has ended, you will see a similar window but you can no longer "Continue" using the "Trial version", and you need to activate a commercial license in order to keep working


During the testing period you will find the following limitation:

  • Up to 100 Objects can be imported

Note: if you think you need an unlimited version for testing, please feel free to contact us (support@spatialmanager.com)


While using the trial version, and whenever you want, you can select the application Edition you would like to try through the application Options


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Where can I purchase commercial licenses of the application?

You can purchase commercial licenses of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD through the "Buy" page in the Spatial Manager™ website (Spatial Manager™ Buy page). As you can see on this page, you will get lower prices by purchasing more items of the same product through the same purchasing process


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Note: the prices and products shown in this image MAY CHANGE and they are displayed only as an example


Once you have purchased and installed a commercial license of Spatial Manager Desktop™ you need to activate it (see next paragraph)

Please feel free to consult us with any questions or issues you may have with the purchasing, installation, activation, deactivation or transfer processes (support@spatialmanager.com)


How can I activate commercial licenses of the application?

CAUTION: you must be logged in as administrator to any task related to activation, deactivation or transfer of licenses


When you purchase one or more licenses of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD you will receive your serial number(s) to activate your commercial license(s) by email. After installing the application (if needed), you can activate your license(s) by entering the serial number(s) using the "Activate license" function, which can be found in the "License" section of the application Options


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As stated in the first paragraph of this page, please note that you can also activate your license(s) directly from the "Trial version" window, even if the "Trial version" has expired


Please feel free to consult us with any questions or issues you may have with the purchasing, installation, activation, deactivation or transfer processes (support@spatialmanager.com)


Do I have a free of charge support period for the application? How can I extend the support period?

Yes, you have a free of charge support period (30 days) when you buy Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD. The support of the application (Updates and Support) includes your right to download, install and run any update released within the support period as well as to enjoy the use of the answer center via email (support@spatialmanager.com) over the same period

You can extend the support period for Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD purchasing as many support products as you want through the "Buy" page in the Spatial Manager™ website (Spatial Manager™ Buy page). As you can see on this page, you can obtain reduced prices by purchasing more items of the same product through the same purchasing process


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Note: the prices and products shown in this image MAY CHANGE and they are displayed only as an example


How can I activate support products for the application?

CAUTION: you must be logged in as administrator to any task related to activation, deactivation or transfer of licenses


When you purchase one or more support products for Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD you will receive your serial number(s) to activate your support products(s) by email in order to extend the support period for the application. You can activate your support products(s) by entering the serial number(s) using the "Extend support" function, which can be found in the "License" section of the application Options. You can always check your support limit day next to this function in this section

Note, if you want to activate various support products for the same Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD license, you must do so using this function repeatedly, and the support period will accumulate with every activation. The last entered serial number will now become the serial number of the application license; you can forget the original serial number of the application when it was activated as well as other previous activated support products serial numbers, which will become invalid


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Please feel free to consult us with any questions or issues you may have with the purchasing, installation, activation, deactivation or transfer processes (support@spatialmanager.com)


Can I deactivate or transfer a license of the application?

CAUTION: you must be logged in as administrator to any task related to activation, deactivation or transfer of licenses


Yes, you can deactivate or transfer a license of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD by using the "Deactivate or transfer license" function, which can be found in the "License" section of the application Options

When you deactivate a license of Spatial Manager Desktop™ on a computer, you can reactivate it on this computer or on another computer, by entering the last serial number of the license; this number is shown when the deactivation process ends


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Please feel free to consult us with any questions or issues you may have with the purchasing, installation, activation, deactivation or transfer processes (support@spatialmanager.com)


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