Borrow a Maya license

Borrowing a license using the general Autodesk procedure does not borrow licenses for specialized features such as the Maya batch render node.

Borrow a Maya license

To borrow a Maya license (Windows)

    Note: The LMTOOLS utility is installed with the Autodesk Network License Manager. See Workflow: Planning, Installing, and Configuring Network Licenses.
  1. Open the LMTOOLS utility.
    • Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Network License Manager > LMTOOLS Utility.
    • Windows 8: Right-click Start screen > All Apps > Autodesk > LMTOOLS Utility.
  2. In the LMTOOLS utility, switch to the Borrowing tab.
  3. In the Vendor Name field, enter adskflex.
  4. Enter the Return Date and the Return Time, then click Set Borrow Expiration.
  5. Launch Maya.

    This borrows a Maya license from the server.

To borrow a Maya license (Mac OS X or Linux)

  1. Open a shell (Linux) or Terminal (Mac OS X) window and go to the directory where lmutil is installed.
  2. Execute the following command: lmutil lmborrow adskflex enddate [ time ]

    where enddate is the date you will return the license, formatted as follows: dd-mmm-yyyy . The time argument is optional, but is specified in 24-hour format ( hh:mm ).

    For example: lmutil lmborrow adskflex 14-oct-2016 [14:00] borrows a license until October 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm.

  3. Launch Maya.

    This borrows a Maya license from the server.

Stop borrowing a Maya license

Stopping license borrowing is different from returning a license.

To stop borrowing a Maya license (Windows)

  1. Open the LMTOOLS utility.
    • Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Network License Manager > LMTOOLS Utility.
    • Windows 8: Right-click Start screen > All Apps > Autodesk > LMTOOLS Utility.
  2. In the LMTOOLS utility, switch to the Borrowing tab.
  3. Click Don’t Borrow Anymore Today.

To stop borrowing a Maya license (Mac OS X or Linux)

  1. Open a shell (Linux) or Terminal (Mac OS X) window and go to the directory where lmutil is installed.
  2. Execute the following command: lmutil lmborrow -clear

Return a Maya license and sub-feature licenses

Your network license is automatically returned to the network license server at the end of the return date you set when you borrowed the license. You can also return a license earlier than the date you originally selected, as long as your computer is connected to the network license server when you attempt to return the borrowed license.

Returning a license means that you are returning a license to the network server so that someone else can use or borrow it. Once a borrowed license is returned, you can borrow a license again as long as your computer is connected to the network license server and a license is available on the server.

To return a license early (Windows)

  1. Open the LMTOOLS utility.
    • Windows 7 Service Pack 1: Click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Network License Manager > LMTOOLS Utility.
    • Windows 8: Right-click Start screen > All Apps > Autodesk > LMTOOLS Utility.
  2. In the LMTOOLS utility, switch to the Borrowing tab.
  3. Click Return Borrowed Licenses Early.

To return a license early (Mac OS X or Linux)

    On the same computer where you borrowed the license, do the following:

  1. Open a shell (Linux) or Terminal (Mac OS X) window and go to the directory where lmutil is installed.
  2. Execute the following command: lmutil lmborrow -return