A stand-alone license for ZWCAD is activated using an Activation ID. The process uses a soft key, which is a software-based licensing method. You can activate your license either online or offline.
Before you begin, have your Activation ID ready.
Note:
For users on Windows 7 or Windows Vista, run ZWCAD as an administrator the first time you activate it. To do this, right-click the ZWCAD desktop icon, go to Properties > Compatibility, and check the box for "Run this program as an administrator.
To start the activation process, open the License Manager:
· Navigate to Start > All Programs > ZWSOFT > ZWCAD xxxx English > License Manager.
· Alternatively, if you're on the trial version, double-click the ZWCAD desktop icon and click Activate on the pop-up trial page.
Once the License Manager is open, click Activate License.
Online activation is the quickest and easiest method, provided you have an internet connection.
1. In the "Activate License" list, select Online Activation.
2. Enter your Activation ID and click Activate.
3. Upon successful activation, a success message will appear. Click Done to return to the License Manager.
If you don't have an internet connection, you can choose from two offline activation methods: by file or by QR code.
1. In the "Activate License" list, select Offline Activation.
2. Enter your Activation ID.
3. Click Generate to create an activation request file (a .req file). Save this file to a location you can easily access.
4. Login https://support.zwcad.net/flexnet/operationsportal/ .
5. Select With Activation ID, enter your activation ID, choose a language, and then click Login.
6. Click Manage Entitlements link.
7. Select your product and click Manual Activation.
8. In the Manage Entitlements page, click Locate to import the activation request file generated on Step 3, and then click Submit.
9. Display the Activation ID information, save your response file by clicking Save To File, and then exit the ZWCAD Self-Service Activation Platform.
10. Click Browse to import your response file in the Choose Response File dialog box, and then click Activate to activate your product.
When the mobile phone is connected to Internet, you can also choose to active the product by scanning the QR code with it.
1. In the Offline Activation window, click the text link Scan QR code to active.
2. Enter your Activation ID and click Generate to display a QR code.
3. Use a mobile phone with an internet connection to scan this QR code.
4. On your phone, click Active Now on the pop-up page to get an offline activation code.
5. Enter this code into the ZWCAD offline activation window on your computer.
6. Click Activate.
7. After successful activation, click Done.
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