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jlengineering  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:41:45 AM(UTC)
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Hello everyone! I'm new to viacad and have a question. I have been practicing and getting familiar with the software at my shop on a pc. I would like to practice more at home but at home I have a mac! My question might be a stupid one but I want to ask it before I take the time to download it.. So, my question is if I save a drawing to a dxf file on my mac, will I be able to open it on my sheetcam on my pc with no problems. I would think a dxf file would be the same on either but I'm just not sure! Any advise would be good. Thanks

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jdi000  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:03:08 AM(UTC)
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Hello
There will be no issues with transferring files back and forth between Mac and PC. Save as the native ViaCAD format until ready to export as dxf when needed.

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jlengineering  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 5:15:46 AM(UTC)
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Ok, even better! Thanks for the reply!!
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 8:10:50 AM(UTC)
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Another question, viacad was on the computer I got with my CNC plasma table as a trial version. If I'm only using it to draw 2d for plasma cutting, will the 2d version of the software that is only $29 be good enough?
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:04:58 PM(UTC)
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And if I purchase it will I be able to use it on my Mac and pc or do I have to purchase a copy for each computer?
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:30:21 PM(UTC)
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The 2d should be fine for that

The ViaCAD is a single license per pc
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#7 Posted : Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:37:27 PM(UTC)
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Ok, thanks again for the reply
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#8 Posted : Friday, November 21, 2014 12:56:07 PM(UTC)
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The 2d should be fine for that

The ViaCAD is a single license per pc



actually I was told by Encore support, that I'm allowed to install / activate it on up to three computers (Macs in my case) obviously NOT to be used simultaniously, but I can have it e.g. on a laptop and a desktop machine... now if the same license / serial works for Mac and PC I can't say...

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jdi000  
#9 Posted : Friday, November 21, 2014 1:39:45 PM(UTC)
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ViaCAD is 1 machine install
Shark is multiple pc installs

I believe you were told wrong


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#10 Posted : Friday, November 21, 2014 2:37:51 PM(UTC)
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Hi Jo

>>actually I was told by Encore support, that I'm allowed to install

This afternoon Encore clarified with Tech Support the ViaCAD EULA.

With ViaCAD you can install on one machine. Shark allows multiple installs. Mac App Store uses the Apple EULA.

Tim



"1. License Grant. Licensor hereby grants to you, and you accept, a non-exclusive license to use the Software in machine-readable, object code form only (collectively referred to as the "Software"). This license does not constitute a sale and does not authorize a sale of the Software or anything created thereby. All intellectual property (including copyright, trademark and patent) in the Software is owned or controlled by Licensor and are protected by United States laws and international treaty provisions. Licensor retains all rights not expressly granted to you. The Software may be used only on a single computer owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by you; or in the event of inoperability of that computer, on a backup computer selected by you. Neither concurrent use on two or more computers nor use on a local area network or other network is permitted…."

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gruenix  
#11 Posted : Sunday, November 30, 2014 2:52:05 AM(UTC)
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Hm,
so Encore changed their policy since the 12th nov...

encores message to me

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jdi000  
#12 Posted : Sunday, November 30, 2014 6:45:08 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: gruenix Go to Quoted Post
Hm,
so Encore changed their policy since the 12th nov...

encores message to me

Jo


Jo

The ViaCAD licensing has been the same since the beginning of the program I believe it was 2005 or 2006. The difference in Punchcad products is the more expensive Shark programs allow for the multiple installs. Support was incorrectly grouping them all together. Shark programs have different licensing than ViaCAD programs and this has been consistant since the beginning. Sorry about the support confusion.

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gruenix  
#13 Posted : Sunday, November 30, 2014 4:53:57 PM(UTC)
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Well, I was lucky and used Black Friday to get me another english license... . I need it on a computer in the office and on my laptop and after all it's not that pricy . Though if I had been informed correctly from the start, I might have gone for the Shark LT version.

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