Microstran CONNECT Edition Licenses


The features within Microstran available to a given user depend on which tier of Microstran is activated on the respective user’s computer, as well as which design code options are activated.

There are three different tiers of Microstran, each containing more features than the last. These tiers are:

In addition to the basic modeling, analysis, design, and interoperability options available in all tiers of the product, Microstran.Pro and Microstran.Advanced contain advanced analysis and element options.

 

Microstran.Pro

Microstran.Pro contains the following features that are not available in Microstran:

Microstran.Pro

Microstran.Advanced contains the following features that are not available in Microstran:

Note that in previous versions of Microstran, there were many separate design code options that consumed separate licenses. We are please to announce that for Microstran CONNECT Edition. The below design codes and features are Now Free to use and Freely available across all tiers of Microstran:

The steel design codes remain as "check-out only" design codes and are not Free.:

It is advisable to have the License information option "Show on Startup" checked, as this provides the user with assurance of the products and codes that would be in use for the current session. Licensing information and configuration can be manually launched from Microstran > File

If the current user is not logged in to CONNECTION Client and where the above "Show on Startup" option is unchecked, the current user would then be greeted with below dialog (sign in required) dialog from CONNECTION Client.

User must log in prior to proceeding.


Attempts to check-out more licenses than owned will be prevented by the License Management Tool. The below error prompt indicates a failure to check out license, which could indicate that license is currently used, or that there are connectivity issues.

Licenses are freed by issuing the Check-In all command.

Enabling the option “Check in All on Closing Microstran”, will ensure the above mentioned Checked Out only licenses are checked back in upon closing Microstran.