SCFLicense: Extension Licensing on Sketchucation

[fredo6]

This post explains how to license some extensions published on Sketchucation.

Requirements

1. Have a valid registration on Sketchucation (free account is enough - Premium members usually get a significant discount on licenses). See this page for registration.
2. Install the latest version of Sketchucation Store extension, v4.3.0 or above. It includes the management of licenses and many other features to install other extensions and keep them up to date. For Mac users with old versions of MacOS, ExtensionStore v4.3.0 or above is imperative.

Licensing Process
You have 2 steps to license an extension

1. Purchase the license on Sketchucation. After login and payment, you receive by email a purchased license file, which you should store on your computer in a safe place. This is your proof of paid license. The mail is sent instantly in most cases, but this can take longer, up to 24 hours.
2. Validation of the license. This is done from within a Sketchup session. Basically, you activate the purchased license to your computer.

The process and dialog to perform these steps can be accessed from the menu item "License..." in the menu of the extension.

Important Remarks:

• Purchasing and Validating licenses requires a connection to Internet. However, once the license is activated, you can use the extension offline. Periodic online checks will however happens.
• A license is valid for ALL versions of Sketchup, past and future. So the license activation needs to be done once.
• A purchased license usually provides several license seats (typically 3). So you can license the extension on several computers. If you don't need the extension on a computer anymore, you can Release its license (i.e. deactivate it) and get back a license seat for another computer.

Consulting your Licenses
You can access your my-licenses page where all your licenses are displayed, along with the seat information assigned to your computers. Just click on the following link and sign-in if not already done:

https://sketchucation.com/webshop/my-licences.php


User Manual

Here are the instructions to users, as a PDF document.

[Gus R]

Fredo,

There's a typo in the link "this page" under "see this page for registration."

[TIG]

That link works fine for me...
Landing you at the page where you can chose a Premium Membership [optional - with its associated discounts] ?

[Gus R]

Fredo fixed it this morning.

That link works fine for me...
Landing you at the page where you can chose a Premium Membership [optional - with its associated discounts] ?

[fredo6]

Fredo fixed it this morning.

Yes I did. Thanks Gus for signaling.

[zeichner]

how long does it take to receive the license via mail
just purchased clothworks and got confirmation by paypal but no mail yet?
also not in spam...
thank you
p

[fredo6]

how long does it take to receive the license via mail
just purchased clothworks and got confirmation by paypal but no mail yet?
also not in spam...
thank you
p

It should be a few seconds after payment.
Could you send a mail to Clothworks@sketcucation.com. The author (Anton S) will check the status.

[Einstein]

The instruction PDF is not very clear at the beginning. It says:
"Licensed extensions have a License... menu."
but it's not explained where the menu is. I finally figured out that I have to go to Tools > Fredo6 Collection > Fredo Corner (or other plugin) > License, but this could be stated in the doc. That's my little suggestion.

[fchabot]

err.. i have downloaded the round corner plugin, the extension store plugin, but i cant see the license menu..

[fredo6]

err.. i have downloaded the round corner plugin, the extension store plugin, but i cant see the license menu..

RoundCorner is free (no license). It is FredoCorner which is licensed.

[fchabot]

oups thx, so i got the right one, now its showing an error message:

i purchased the license and trying to validate the file, but its returning this dialogue

[Gábor]

oups thx, so i got the right one, now its showing an error message:

Do you have the latest (4.0.0e) version of the SketchUcation Tools installed? You can download it from here: https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?p ... ationTools

[MichaelSiggers]

Hi

Step 2 of the PDF does not work and I can not purchase a License.

By selecting 'License....' from the Fredo Spline Plugin Menu, the attached is shown.

Please, how do I purchase a license?

Mike

Fredo Licesning Issue.png

[fredo6]

Hi

Step 2 of the PDF does not work and I can not purchase a License.

By selecting 'License....' from the Fredo Spline Plugin Menu, the attached is shown.

Did you install the latest version of Sketchucation ExtensionStore, v4.0.0.e?

[Bruna Mazzonetto]

err.. i have downloaded the round corner plugin, the extension store plugin, but i cant see the license menu..

RoundCorner is free (no license). It is FredoCorner which is licensed.

To use round corner I need to install fredorcorner and buy the lisence, is that it?

[Dave R]

To use round corner I need to install fredorcorner and buy the lisence, is that it?

No. If you want to use the older Round Corner you need to install Round Corner and LibFred6. If you want to use FredoCorner you need to install FredoCorner and LibFredo6 and buy the license.

[unterluggauer]

I bought the license but an installation still doesn't work.

[TIG]

Did you click the 'Validate...' button ?
Were you connected to the Internet ?

I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will chip in...

[fredo6]

I bought the license but an installation still doesn't work.

Could you upgrade to Sketchucation Extension Store v4.0.0.e and see if it works.

You have an old version of the Extension Store.

Many thanks

Fredo

[unterluggauer]

Hi Fredo, I upgrade to 4.0.0. The aktiveprocedure was a little different. OK, over again, I bought a full License. I got a new scflicense. But it doesn´t work again. My computer was always connencted to internet and I´m a skechtuo pro.
I pay yesterday 8,61 EUR and today 16,24 EUR without succses. Im a little bit frustrated. Usually i love your extensions

[tiodp]

i just paid a license of fredocorner extension, but i didn't got any email of link download.

[Gábor]

i just paid a license of fredocorner extension, but i didn't got any email of link download.

Thank you for your purchase.

SketchUcation licenses usually arrive within 24 hours of the purchase. If after 24 hours the email with the license is still not in your mailbox, please contact us.

As I see you have already activated your purchased FredoCorner license so I assume you have received it.

[Gábor]

Hi Fredo, I upgrade to 4.0.0. The aktiveprocedure was a little different. OK, over again, I bought a full License. I got a new scflicense. But it doesn´t work again. My computer was always connencted to internet and I´m a skechtuo pro.
I pay yesterday 8,61 EUR and today 16,24 EUR without succses. Im a little bit frustrated. Usually i love your extensions

Hi,

Could you please try to erase the C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\SCF Licenses\SCFLicenseSignature - DO NOT MODIFY OR DELETE.txt file from your computer and try to activate again? (Where username is your username)

P.S.: Of course we will refund the price of your RUSH license.

[unterluggauer]

Hi Fredo,
I try your instruction. But it doesnt work.

[fredo6]

Hi Fredo,
I try your instruction. But it doesnt work.

Apparently, you were you able to activate the license for Clothworks. Can you confirm?

Could you try the following.
1) Go to the folder that you showed in your image
2) Delete the file "SCFLicenseSignature...."
3) Try again the procedure
4) You will have to reactivate the license for Clothworks from the purchased license file.

Fredo

[unterluggauer]

Thank you for this tip. It works.....

[svanholm]

Hello
I paid for FredoCorner a few days ago, but I have not recieved a license file yet.
What to do?

[Gábor]

Hello
I paid for FredoCorner a few days ago, but I have not recieved a license file yet.
What to do?

Hi,

Fredo re-sent the license to you yesterday. Did you receive it?

[arqcova]

Just purchased, great tool, thanks!

[ktwomble]

I purchased FredoCorner license yesterday but I keep getting this error message when I try to validate it. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Please help. I need to use this extension