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Getting your XSI 6.0 License

An activated license is a license that is installed in the license server. When a license is activated, that means that you can start XSI using that license.

Table of contents

1 Trial 2 Essentials/Advanced Customers on Maintenance 3 New Essentials/Advanced Customers 4 Foundation customers who upgraded to Essentials/Advanced 5 Customers Who Purchased the Foundation 6.0 Upgrade 6 New Foundation Customers 7 XSI for Students/Teachers 8 XSI Academic for Educational Institutions 9 Linux Customers 10 Activating XSI Student/Teacher on a computer with no Internet Connection 11 Activating Foundation on a computer with no Internet Connection

Trial

The Setup program automatically downloads and activates a 30-day license. You don't have to do anything.

Essentials/Advanced Customers on Maintenance

When you install the License Manager, the Setup program will detect that there is 6.0 license available for you, and Setup will activate the license for you.

The last dialog of the Setup program has an Activate License check box. Leave that check box selected to allow Setup to get your license for you.

New Essentials/Advanced Customers

Install 6.x

If you already have the most recent version of Foundation or the Trial installed, you do not have to install XSI Essentials. Just skip to the step where you plug in the dongle.

1. Do not plug the dongle in until after you install XSI.
2. During the install, select Local License Server (unless you are going to plug the dongle in on another computer).
3. When the Setup finishes, do not allow Setup to activate your license or start XSI.
4. Plug in the dongle
5. In the New Hardware Wizard, do the following:
   1. Click No, not at this time.
   2. Click Install from a specific Location.
   3. Click don't search I will choose the driver to install.
   4. Select USB iButton holder for SPM
   5. Click Next.
   6. Click Finish.

Generate a request code

1. If you have Foundation or the Trial installed: Foundation/Trial sets DONGLE_TYPE to SLP in your spm config file. Change DONGLE_TYPE to SI0 before you generate your request code for Essentials/Advanced. In License Manager, click Edit Config File, scroll down a bit, and change ETX to SI0 (that's a zero).
2. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager)
3. Click Manage Key Database
4. If you had the Trial installed: click Rename Key Database.
5. Click Generate Request Code.
6. Select the request code and then press Ctrl+C to copy it

Submit the request code

Note: You can leave the Customer ID and Registration Code fields empty.

1. Go to the Customer Portal at http://www.softimage.com/customerPortal/Default.aspx
2. Click License your product.
3. Click Request licenses for all other products.
4. In the Company Name field, enter your name (or the name of your company if the company purchased the upgrade)
5. If you have your Customer ID, enter it in the Customer ID field. Otherwise, leave the box empty.
6. In the Request Code box, paste your request code.
7. In the Quantity field, type "1" (unless you purchased multiple copies).
8. In the Product list, click the product you purchased (for example, XSI Essentials All OS or XSI Essentials Windows).
9. In the Duration list, click Permanent.
10. Click Add to Cart.
11. Click Submit.

Foundation customers who upgraded to Essentials/Advanced

See New Essentials/Advanced Customers

Customers Who Purchased the Foundation 6.0 Upgrade

If you purchased the Foundation 6 upgrade, then you use the registration code from your previous version of Foundation to get your 6.0 license.

1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
2. Click Get License.
3. Under Registration Code Activation, enter your softimage.com logon information and the registration code from your previous version of Foundation.
4. Click Activate.

New Foundation Customers

This includes customers who purchased Foundation 5.11 after October 15th, and who are therefore eligible for the free upgrade to XSI 6.0.

When you purchase Foundation, you receive a registration code (either in the box or, if you purchased by download, in an e-mail message).

When Setup finishes installing Foundation, it asks you for your softimage.com logon information (user name and password) and your registration code. Enter that information, click the big Activate button, and your license will be downloaded and activated.

XSI for Students/Teachers

XSI for Students/Teachers no longer uses a dongle.

When you purchase XSI for Students/Teachers, you receive a registration code (either in the box or, if you purchased by download, in an e-mail message).

If you do not receive a registration code, generate a request code and submit it through the Customer Portal.

When Setup finishes installing XSI, it asks you for your softimage.com logon information (user name and password) and your registration code. Enter that information, click the big Activate button, and your license will be downloaded and activated.

To activate your license later:

1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
2. Click Get License.
3. Under Registration Code Activation, enter your softimage.com logon information and your registration code.
4. Click Activate.

Note that you can also get your license from the Customer Portal.

XSI Academic for Educational Institutions

XSI Academic for Educational Institutions (XSI ACA EI) customers get a dongle.

To get your license:

1. Install XSI 6.x and generate a request code.
2. Submit the request code through the customer portal.
3. You will receive an e-mail notification when your license is available.
4. Start the License Manager, click Get License and then Download License.

To submit your license request:

Note - You can leave the Customer ID and Registration Code field empty.

1. Go to the Customer Portal at http://www.softimage.com/customerPortal/Default.aspx
2. Click License your product.
3. Click Request licenses for all other products.
4. In the Company Name field, enter your name (or the name of your company if the company purchased the upgrade)
5. If you have your Customer ID, enter it in the Customer ID field. Otherwise, leave the box empty.
6. In the Request Code box, paste your request code.
7. In the Quantity field, type "1" (unless you purchased multiple copies).
   • In the Product Type list, click one of the following:
     • XSI Advanced ACA EI Win-v6.0
     • XSI Advanced ACA EI AllOS-v6.0
   • In the Quantity box, type the number of licenses you want to associate with the dongle.
   • In the Duration box, click
     • Permanent if you purchased a Permanent license
     • 1 Year if you purchased a 1-year subscription
8. Click Add to Cart.
9. Click Submit.

Linux Customers

If you are using a Linux operating system, you must request and install licenses using Lictools. The Lictools software is automatically installed with XSI to the following path:

 /usr/Softimage/Spm/bin/lictools

Activating XSI Student/Teacher on a computer with no Internet Connection

1. On the computer where you installed XSI, generate a request code:
   1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
   2. Click Manage Key Database and then click Generate Request Code.
   3. Click Save and save the request to a floppy disk, CD, or USB memory stick.
2. On a computer with Internet access, get your license:
   1. Go to the Customer Portal at http://www.softimage.com/customerPortal/Default.aspx
   2. Click License your product.
   3. Click XSI for Students & Teachers.
   4. Ignore the question and click Next.
   5. Enter your registration code and click Next.
   6. Paste your request code in the box.
   7. Click Next.
   8. Click the button to download your .keys file.
   9. Click Save.
   10. In the Save As dialog box, locate the folder where you want to save the .keys file.
3. Copy the .keys file to a floppy disk, CD, or USB memory stick, and then transfer the .keys file onto the computer where you installed XSI.
4. Install the license key:
   1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
   2. Click Manage Key Database and then click Install Keys.
   3. Click the .keys file and then click Open.
   4. Close the Manage License Keys dialog box (click the X in the right hand corner of the window title bar).
   5. Click Start Server.
   6. Start XSI.

Activating Foundation on a computer with no Internet Connection

1. On the computer where you installed the XSI, generate a request code:
   1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
   2. Click Manage Key Database and then click Generate Request Code.
   3. Click Save and save the request to a floppy disk, CD, or USB memory stick.
2. On a computer with Internet access, get your Foundation license:
   1. Go to the Customer Portal at http://www.softimage.com/customerPortal/Default.aspx
   2. Click License your product.
   3. Click XSI Foundation.
   4. Ignore the questions and click Next.
   5. Enter your registration code and click Next.
   6. Enter your request code and click Next.
   7. Click the button to download your .keys file.
   8. Click Save.
   9. In the Save As dialog box, locate the folder where you want to save the .keys file.
3. Copy the .keys file to a floppy disk, CD, or USB memory stick, and then transfer the .keys file onto the computer where you installed the XSI Trial.
4. Install the license key:
   1. Start the License Manager (click Start > All Programs > Softimage Products > License Manager).
   2. Click Manage Key Database and then click Install Keys.
   3. Click the .keys file and then click Open.
   4. Close the Manage License Keys dialog box (click the X in the right hand corner of the window title bar).
   5. Click Start Server.
   6. Start XSI.