Creating and managing licpath.lic files for use with Autodesk Revit/Autocad network licenses

***Clearing out an old blog, repost from four years ago!***


The Licpath.lic file is the fourth location Autodesk applications look in when determining where to go to obtain a license.

Licpath.lic files can be configured per machine or included in an admin image/deployment script.

Licpath files are created using any plain text editor - Notepad should cover the majority of
users out there. 

They MUST be named Licpath.lic and placed in the applications program files directoy. For example:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2013\Program\Licpath.lic

The licpath.lic file must be in the following format:


SERVER <server name> <Host ID>
USE_SERVER


For example:

SERVER adsk_flex1 010203040506

USE_SERVER

In this example, our server hostname is adsk_flex1 and its MAC address is 010203040506

If for whatever reason you're using a non-standard port, you can also set this in the licpath file:

SERVER adsk_flex2 010203040506 33868

USE_SERVER

The above file would attempt to communicate using port 33868. (Without a port defined, the software will attempt to access the license server via the default port, 27000)







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