There are two ways to view the License Manager dialog:

  • Starting the modeling tool for the very first time.
  • Opening the dialog from the modeling tool's Help menu.

You will see the following dialog:

The MSM License Manager dialog


In this dialog, you can select one of the license addition options according to the license you have.

ButtonDescription
Use Floating LicenseIf you have a Floating (Shareable) license, click the button to obtain a floating license for a modeling tool.
Select License Key

If you have a Seat (Nodelock), click the button to add license key files.

Show Host IDDetermine the Host ID of your machine to be able to tie it with the license.