KB227157396: ArtPro - What has changed in version 18 licensing

Question

What products and versions can be run using an ArtPro 18.0 license?

Answer

• An ArtPro 18.0 license can be used to run ArtPro 18, 16.1.1, 16.0.2 and older.
  For technical reasons, ArtPro 16.1.0 cannot be launched by the ArtPro 18 license. If you want to stick to ArtPro 16.1 because you cannot upgrade to ArtPro 18 yet, please use ArtPro 16.1.1 instead.
  
  
• An ArtPro 18 license can also be used to run ArtPro+ 18.0.1 or older.

• • If ArtPro+ and ArtPro are installed on the same workstation, only 1 license is used for both.
  • An ArtPro 18 Basic license will unlock the ArtPro+ Essentials features.
  • If a PowerLayout 18 or PowerTrapper 18 module license is also activated, ArtPro+ Advanced can be used.

Question

What licenses can be used to run ArtPro 18?

Answer

• Just like an ArtPro 18 license can be used to run ArtPro+, an ArtPro+ 18 license can be used to run ArtPro 18.
• If you are experiencing any problems launching ArtPro 16.1.1 or ArtPro 18 for the first time after upgrading to ArtPro 18 network licenses:
  Uncheck ArtPro 18 Basic checkbox and select the ArtProPlus Essentials checkbox instead. This can be an easy trick to help identify all required components in the license.