1. What is the type and terms of the license?

The license is a subscription-based, single machine-locked license or floating license (Windows 64Bit machine).

• Single machine-locked license

Single machine-locked license is tied to the hardware on which it is first activated. In case of formatting of machine or change of OS to another supported one, you do not have to repurchase the license. You will only need to reactivate it.  A new license will have to be purchased if you switch to another device. This is the reason we are able to keep the cost low on this type of license. If you want more flexibility in working on different machines, you should consider buying a floating license (please review terms for details) or multiple licenses. 

• Floating license

The floating license can be ported to multiple machines. But it can remain active only on one machine at a time. To port it to another machine, you need to release the license from the first machine. This license is ideal if you are having two or more devices on which you work viz. office, home or on road. You can keep the license active on the machine which you plan to work on.

2. Can I shift my license to another machine?

Our licenses are only activated once for one and only one hardware. You won’t be able to transfer this license to any other machine for whatever reason (machine crash, hardware fault, etc.). You will have to purchase a new license if you want to run this plugin on any other machine.

3. How many users can install the software at a time if we purchase one network/floating License?

The floating license can be ported to multiple machines. But it can remain active only on one machine at a time. To port it to another machine, you need to release the license from the first machine.

4. What about future updates of plugins or our CAD software? Are they included? Do we need to buy again, if the plugin is updated or there is a new version?

• We provide free updates for a year from your purchase date.
• You can purchase an upgrade after a year if required. The upgrade price of each plugin is provided on the respective plugin page on our website. 
• If you don't want to update the version of your plugin, the old one will still work. 
• You can download the latest version from https://www.prototechsolutions.com/3d-cad-plugins/ and use the same key to get it working.
• The upgraded version of the plugin will work on the same machine for which the purchase was made earlier.
• Please contact us at support@prototechsolutions.com if you face any problem.

5. How will I receive the license?

• Your product activation key will be sent via email as soon as you complete the payment process.
• You may sometimes not get the invoice or license activation key immediately after your payment. There can be many reasons for it - some of them are as below:
  1. The transaction is still in process between various payment gateways. 
  2. Even though you might have got a confirmation of payment processed, we might not have received the payment.
  3. The email might have been blocked by your spam server. Also, please note that the invoice and license email will be sent to the email id associated with your PayPal/payment gateway.
  4. Delays or technical issues with payment notifications or email servers.

6. I have received the license key, how can I activate it now?

• The activation will require an internet connection. 
• The internet connection is required only once for activation.
• Plugin licensing mechanism needs to access "https://spreadsheets.google.com" during online license activation.
• You can test this by opening the following link in any browser. "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/195GwEQm8WBCQhx6kUK_pMIiQim7GVr-rCldx5ANoMTA/edit?usp=sharing"

• If this link is not accessible due to the non-availability of internet or firewall rules then,  manual license activation will be required.
• Manual license activation charges will be extra 30 USD. (i.e. Actual Plugin Cost + 30 USD).

7. Do you have automation licenses for CAD plugins?

• Yes, we do have automation licenses. You can refer to the “Automation License” tab for more details on the plugin page. 
• Here we export the file directly from your program itself.
• Multiple exports can be done in one go. 
• The cost of this license is the Actual Plugin Cost + 50 USD.

If interested please contact us at support@prototechsolutions.com

8. What about warranty and technical support?

While we will try to provide technical support, there are no committed warranties and support. We recommend that you evaluate our product to your satisfaction based on the 15 free exports provided before making the purchase.

9. “Invalid License” error in about dialog or while activating the license:

If you get this error message then close the CAD application, delete the .dat file for that particular plugin from location “C:\Users\Public\ProtoTechSolutions”, relaunch CAD, and check the plugin once again. The reason for this error is the corruption of the .dat file for that particular plugin.

10. License activation/License upgrade issue for any CAD plugin :

If you face any issue while activating license/upgrading license then share the .dat and log file for that particular plugin with support@prototechsolutions.com. The .dat file exists at location “C:\Users\Public\PrototechSolution” and the log file is in the Temp folder.

11. License format mismatch issue for plugins on Fusion 360:

If you get this error message for any Fusion plugin then close the Fusion application, delete the .dat file for that particular plugin from location “C:\Users\Public\ProtoTechSolutions”, relaunch Fusion, and check the plugin once again. The reason for this error is the corruption of the .dat file for that particular plugin. Dat file gets corrupted if multiple instances of Fusion are open simultaneously.

12. Floating License issue: Even after releasing the license from a machine it’s entry does not get cleared on the server and it showing an error to activate on another machine:

You can try 2 solutions if you face this issue:

• Reset the license from the About Us dialog
• Close CAD application. Delete .dat for the plugin from location “C:\Users\Public\ProtoTechSolutions” file. Relaunch CAD application and activate plugin again.

If the issue not get resolved with the above solutions then contact support@prototechsolutions.com

13. ‘Your License not active issue’ for Floating license:

 If you get this issue for any plugin then share the .dat and log file for that particular plugin with support@prototechsolutions.com. The .dat file exists at location “C:\Users\Public\PrototechSolution” and the log file is in the Temp folder.

14. Activate button is not working for plugin Activation:

If you get this issue while activating the license key of any plugin then first make sure that you have an active internet connection. Further, make sure that the below link is accessible over the machine where you are trying to activate the license. Also, make sure that there are no firewall restrictions. "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/195GwEQm8WBCQhx6kUK_pMIiQim7GVr-rCldx5ANoMTA/edit?usp=sharing"

15. Fusion plugin is not available in Ribbon Bar:

For Fusion, the extra AddIns get added to the TOOLS tab from the ribbon bar.  Hence please check the TOOLS tab from the ribbon bar to get access to our plugin.

16. How to export glb file using glTF plug-in?

In order to get the glb file, you need to set the option to 'GLB' in the 'Preference' settings of our plugin. You will get a single output file(glb), drag the file in the browser to view the output in the viewer.

17. How can you access our plugin in the Student version of Fusion 360?

Add-ins are available in the student version. On the affected machines you can check the permissions to folder %localappdata%/Autodesk:

1. Open folder %localappdata% using file explorer.
2. Search for the folder %localappdata%/Autodesk and right click on it.
3. Select Properties.
4. Select tab Security.
5. Select your Windows User inside the window "Group or usernames".
6. Check the permissions below the window "Group or usernames".

Note: The Windows User needs the permissions to Modify the content of all files and folders. Repeat steps 1-6 for %temp% and C:/Windows/temp Apply settings. Run Fusion 360 as administrator.

Version	Release Date	What’s new
5.1.21243.3359	06/09/2021	Enhancement: Support texture export. Supports properties export.
5.0.21159.3327	14/07/2021	Enhancement: Added Password functionality in Preferences.
4.8.21052.3308	22/02/2021	Enhancement: Created a separate tab for ProtoTech 3DPDF Exporter Plugin in the fusion ribbon bar. Added sketch support. Supported 'Light Power control' functionality. Added 'Export Toolbar' option. Added 'World Axes control' option. Added 'Open Model Tree control' option. Added 'Default Navigation Type' option. Added 'Full Screen' option.
4.7.20328.3274	03/12/2020	Fixed:  Issue in exporting file second time from same Fusion instance Enhancement: Smart update functionality Supported 'Export Hidden Entity' functionality Added 'Render Mode' and 'Light type' options
4.6.20021.3182	19/02/2020	Enhancement: Added license reset functionality. Fixed: Supported plugin for multiple instances of Fusion 360™.
4.5.19249.3115	24/09/2019	Fixed : Zoom to Fit issue in PDFs with template. License issue fixes.
4.4.19151.3058	19/06/2019	Enhancement: Upgraded licensing system. Watermark support for Trial Versions.
4.3.0.0	02/04/2019	Enhancement: Upgraded licensing system.
4.2.0.0	15/02/2019	Enhancement:  Added 'Disable Selection' option in the preferences dialog.  Added support to export model with default tessellation. Fixed: Some colors were not exported from the model.
4.0.0.0	01/06/2018	Enhancement: Added miscellaneous tab in the preferences dialog. Fixed: The model was not exported with PDF Template.
3.2.0.0	15/05/2018	Enhancement:  Selected entities can be exported. Added Progress bar for the export operation.
3.1.0.0	29/03/2018	Fixed: Unicode characters (other than the English language) were not displayed correctly in the Model tree.
3.0.0	12/07/2017	Update: Updated technical support contact details.
1.3.0	20/04/2017	Feature: Added functionality to control the mesh quality of the exported model. Enhancement: Hidden entities are exported to the PDF. They remain hidden in an exported model and user can 'unhide' them from model tree.
1.2.0	23/12/2016	Bug Fixes: Saving the file with extension correctly.
1.1.0	11/08/2016	Improvements:  Added Preferences & About us dialog which helps the user to set different export-related attributes & activate the product.  Color & transparency are now supported. Bug Fixes: Transformation Matrix of the model is now set properly. Assembly tree is now coming properly.
1.0.1		Improvements: Transformation Matrix of the model is set. No need to set render mode and lighting effect explicitly as now it is default settings in exported PDF file. Bug Fixes: While exporting models, some bodies were not getting exported. Activation Dialog was not appearing correctly.
1.0.0		First Alpha Release: Exports of multiple solid bodies.

How to uninstall/remove any of the ProtoTech plugins from the Plugin toolbar?

Method-1

To uninstall the plugin perform the following steps:

• Exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it.
• In the search box on the task-bar, type Control Panel and select it from the results.
• Select Programs > Programs and Features.
• Press and hold (or right-click) on the plugin you want to remove and select Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.

Method-2

Exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the “Uninstall” button.