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How do I activate a Unity Asset Transformer(Formerly known as Pixyz) license?

Jamie
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Symptoms:
  • I have just purchased a Pixyz product and I want to activate my license to use it.
  • I am looking to activate my license offline to meet my company's security standards.
  • Can I activate my license on an offline machine?
  • Is it possible to activate Pixyz without an internet connection?
  • I am experiencing activation problems and am looking for documentation on the subject to understand the problem.

Resolution:
The activation method for Unity Asset Transformer products varies by product and license type, node-lock and floating. Below are the activation procedures for each product.
 
  • Unity Asset Transformer Studio
    • Node-lock license
      • Online method
      • Offline method
    • Floating license
  • Unity Asset Transformer Toolkit
    Unity Asset Transformer Toolkit (formerly Pixyz Plugin for Unity) entitlement is included as part of your Unity Industry license subscription. Therefore, its licensing is managed through your Unity Editor license and Unity Package Manager (UPM) entitlement checks. The license model for The Toolkit differs from that of Studio and SDK.
  • Unity Asset Transformer SDK
    • Floating license
       
Unity Asset Transformer studio and SDK licenses can be managed within the License Management section of your Pixyz account.
 
It is possible to activate a Unity Asset Transformer studio license using the online or offline method.
 
You still need access to a machine with an internet connection if using the offline method, but this does not have to be the machine on which you have installed Unity Asset Transformer studio.
 
For floating license activation, see the article, 'How do I set up a floating license server (FlexNet) on Windows?', or 'How do I set up a floating license server (FlexNet) on Linux?'.
 

Activating Unity Asset Transformer Studio

Node-lock license - Online Activation

If your computer is connected to the internet, follow the steps below for online activation:
  1. In the menu bar, Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.

    Pixyz Studio
    pixyz-studio-activation-1.png
     
  2. Select the Online tab, enter your Username and Password, and click Connect.
    pixyz-plugin-activation-2.png
  3. Select your license from the list and click Install. 
    pixyz-plugin-activation-3.png
  4. If asked to run an installation executable, click Yes to authorize administrator rights.

 

Node-lock license - Offline Activation

If your computer is not connected to the internet, you can still activate your license offline. Please follow the steps below:
  1. In the menu bar, Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.

    Pixyz Studio
    pixyz-studio-activation-1.png
  2. Select the Offline tab > Generate Activation Code.
    pixyz-offline-1.png
  3. Save the activation code as a .bin file.
  4. Copy the activation file (.bin) to a computer with an internet connection.
  5. Log in to your account on the Pixyz website and select License Management.
    pixyz-offline-2.png
  6. Click on the Offline Request button next to the license you want to use and follow the procedure to upload the activation code file you saved in the previous steps.
  7. Your new valid license is automatically downloaded. If the download does not start, click the Download button next to your new license.
  8. Save your new license.bin file and move this back to the computer on which you installed your Pixyz product.
  9. Select Pixyz > License Manager for Pixyz Plugin for Unity, or Help > License Manager for Pixyz Studio.
  10. In the Offline tab, click Install License and navigate to the saved location of the license.bin file you downloaded from the website.
  11. Click Activate.
  12. If asked to run an installation executable, click Yes to authorize administrator rights.

Floating license

To use a floating license, a FLexLM license Server is required. See the below KBs the procedure.

After the configuration of the floating license server has been completed, please follow the steps below.

  1. In the menu bar, Help > License Manager > License server tab

    server-2.png

  2. Enter the server address and port, and enable the FlexLM toggle.

 

Activating Unity Asset Transformer Toolkit

Unity Asset Transformer Toolkit (formerly Pixyz Plugin for Unity) entitlement is included as part of your Unity Industry license subscription. Therefore, its licensing is managed through your Unity Editor license and Unity Package Manager (UPM) entitlement checks. The license model for The Toolkit differs from that of Studio and SDK.

Please ensure that you have obtained a Unity Industry license (either node-locked or floating) before installing and using the Unity Asset Transformer Toolkit.
 

Activating Unity Asset Transformer SDK

To use the Unity Asset Transformer SDK, it is necessary to configure a floating license server using FlexLM.
For further details, please refer to the "Floating" section of the Studio in this KB.

After the configuration of the floating license server has been completed, you can use the following python command to activate a floating license - configureLicenseServer:

core.configureLicenseServer("myServerHostname",27000,True)

 

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