Siemens is the first major CAD vendor who introduced a new purchasing option for add-on modules for NX CAD. The so called Value Based Licensing (Token licensing).This will allow customers to gain greater flexibility regarding the purchasing options, as well as a new ways to deploy NX CAD.
The Value Based Licensing is a mix of the classic license purchasing and the token licensing. This means that in the first step you acquire a base seat license(s) (floating NX Mach 1 license and above, or the Automotive bundles.). In the second step, you buy a certain number of tokens with which you have access to 50 different add-on products . Designers will be sure to find what you’re looking for.
Here’s how it will work:
- Tokens that have been purchased by a user become part of a token license pool.
- Each application in the token pool consumes a defined number of tokens when in use.
- The total number of applications that can be checked out on top of the Base Application is limited by the number of tokens that the user has available.
- When the user exits NX, the token amount is released again, so that people can start-up other software options. Token licensing can be combined and mixed with the traditional feature-based licensing schemes. Third-party products will not be available under the token licensing scheme.
- A user must have purchased pre-requisite base seat license(s) on top of which the tokens can be enabled.
- Token licensing does NOT require Teamcenter or any other application beyond the basic license referred to here in order to function.
- If this is used with any other licensing, then the licensing system will use “non-token” licenses first before using tokens. The idea is to always maintain as many tokens as possible in the available pool.
- Based on the number of tokens purchased, people will be able to activate a number of software options.
- The system will allow any token enabled license to be used if there are sufficient tokens available.
- Then the user exits the application, the tokens are returned to the pool.
Please note that the token system can only be used if a user has purchased base seat license(s) which include the floating NX Mach 1 license and above, or the Automotive bundles.
The following are NOT valid base seats for tokens:
- Mach Designer
- Mach Advantage
- Mach 1 Node Locked
- Gateway or UG Based Bundles
Token packages are distributed as subscriptions. Thus it is possible to have a large number of add-on modules flexible even with a small budget.
Tokens are packaged in Value Packs: Siemens currently is offering two Value Packs.
- NX35100 – NX Value Based licensing 100 pack
- NX35050 – NX Value Based licensing 50 pack
We will be happy to explain to you in a personal conversation exactly which NX add-ons are contained in the token pool and which possibilities this offers specifically for your company.