• Multiple sessions in one license

    Can I open multiple RAM SS models at the same time? Will these count as separate licenses or a single license?
  • Usage under 10 minutes

    Hi In our organization we have a lot of users going in and out of MicroStation all the time. Through the reports on reporting.bentley.com I can see that some times these small intervals inside a 10-minute block is registered as a whole 10-minute usage…
  • License restrictions/monitoring

    We are short one license and I have been monitoring it to make sure that we don’t go over. To help minimize usage I have been asking my technicians to log out of Open Roads when they are away for more than 30 mins or if they are done for the day. Some…
  • Bentley Navigator, Bentley Passport is it free of cost under ELS?

    Bentley Navigator , which uses a Bentley Passport license is it free cost under ELS
  • How can I check in Maxsurf Advanced license?

    I am trying to use Bentley License Tool but the check in button is not available. How can I make sure the license is checked in before using it on another PC ? I tried to apply the Select.server site configurations suggested on the link http://communities…
  • Upgrade from Ver 8i to 10

    As a Open License subscriber, currently using V8i-SS3 - Am I allowed to install Ver 10 on the same workstation, and use both versions (not at the same time) - in order to take myself through a transitional learning phase?
  • RE: License

    Unknown said: It is my understanding that I can use one license on multiple computers so long as one user is using it at a time. Also an equally important article would be Understand, Monitoring and Managing Usage. With the benefit of Bentley…
  • Overuse of Bentley software

    Hi, We are getting charge for overuse of Bentley licence. We have fixed number of concurrent licence but select server allows business user to use licence more than concurrent. Hence there is additional licence overuse charges. Is there any way to put…
  • Subscription vs Perpetual License

    I just recently read that Autodesk is going to a subscription based licensing model, similar to what Adobe has done. They will no longer sell perpetual licenses after Feb 2016. It also looks as if you may be on their cloud, for file storage and the software…
  • CALENDAR HOUR TIME-KEEPING IS THE PROBLEM!

    As has been posted in other threads, the calendar hour time-keeping method has been giving a lot of people grief. To me it really is the source of all of the overuse issues for companies like mine who are more than willing to pay for a set number of licenses…
  • Open Access Complaint

    I am part of a structural engineering consulting firm that uses several structural analysis software(s) from RAM/Bentley. We have been satisfied with the software up until around a month ago when the comically absurd pricing scheme was explained upon…
  • License count and multiple installation against Online SELECT server

    Posted on behalf of the user: This is both a license and an install question. We bought FlowMaster and CulvertMaster. I thought we bought a program to be installed on the server, but it appears that is not the case. I need to know if we need to install…