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CE - Home use license (NOT AVAILABLE IN CE)

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As per the 'Bentley View' saga/idea, we need to YOU to VOTE to push Bentley into making a HOME USE license available for ALL CONNECT software and NOW, not in 12-24 months time.  As it stands, this is not possible and Bentley are telling users to activate a full license, which is crazy, this could also man they go over their usage allowance and then end up paying $$$$$$$ for something that was FREE with V8i.

Stand up and be counted,.................... press the button

https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/microstation-forum/164794/connect---home-use/477938#477938

Ian 

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  • OK here is a situation that WILL I have encountered.......... and one that WILL effect anyone wanting to use a home use license with CONNECT

    I wanted to try something from home.  I am unable to do so without using a FULL License,  this means that my home pc will appear as a usage on the Bentley usage reports, it also means that anyone else wanting to use a home license will ALSO appear as a full license user  and you guessed it Bentley will start to send out over usage invoices.  

    Additionally, it appears we are NO LONGER able to trial any software without it being added to the usage and thus invoiced as a actual usage.  This means we are unable to test other software for free.

    This is a TOTAL MESS that Bentley have created and ONE that I feel needs addressing ASAP.  This is not right, its not what we signed up for with our Select agreements and is a back step for Bentley.

    WE NEED TO SHOW BENTLEY OUR FRUSTRATION AND GET THEM TO ACT!!!!!!!

    Please vote, its the only way they will listen... we did it for Bentley VIEW, we can do it again for HOME USE LICENSES

    Ian 

  • Hi. I have been in contact with Bentley the last days and they say there are no plans to bring this back in to Connect edition. Also no good alternatives... Very fustrating Disappointed

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  • Helgeh

    Thank you for the update.  I too have had the same response.....however, They said this about Bentley View and we won.  But if we want this we need to VOTE and make Bentley aware of our frustrations.

    There needs to be some sort of testing scheme/license available...............that doesn't take up a full license and we end up paying £££££ or $$$$$ for using their software to improve it

    Ian 

  • Hi Ian

    Yes lets hope so, VOTE. 

    But still, just removing this without providing a good Connect adition training alternative, and also doing this without telling users that is just to much... Not that it would help alot, but if nothing else it would have been easyer to avide any "surprise" bill when trying to learn Connect.

    Helge