You can transfer a stand-alone license from one computer to another either temporarily or permanently.
You may transfer a license for several reasons. For example, you may want to run products on a portable computer while traveling. Or you may have a new computer and don't plan to use the old one any longer.
Note: The terms of your license specify how many computers you can run your product on. Using your product on too many computers leads to activation errors. You can prevent these errors and the need for reactivation by transferring your license before using it on a new computer.
The License Transfer Utility (LTU) is specific to your product. For example, you can't use the Revit LTU to transfer an AutoCAD license.
Note: The LTU is available only for 2010 and later products. For 2009 or earlier versions, use the
Portable License Utility. If you're a Maya LT 2016 user, you don't use the LTU; you simply sign out of one computer and sign in to another computer.
- Make sure that the product or suite is installed on both computers.
- Close the product on the computer from which you want to export the license.
- Start the export by launching the License Transfer Utility (LTU):
- Windows. Look for the LTU shortcut in the Start menu, in the same folder as the Autodesk product you want to transfer.
- Mac OS. Look for the LTU in the Finder, under Applications. It's in the folder for your product.
- Click Sign In.
On the Log In page, enter your Autodesk ID and password, and click Log In.
- Decide whether to select Make the License Available As A Public Import.
Deselected by default, this option determines whether the license is exported privately or publicly:
- Private Export. This default option ensures that another person can't use your license. If you don't import your license to another computer within 14 days, the export becomes public.
- Public Export. Use this option to transfer your license to another person using the same product and serial number. For example, if your license agreement permits, you can transfer your license to a coworker in your company.
- Start the computer that you want to export to.
- Launch the LTU as before and sign in.
- Enter your Autodesk ID and password again, and click Log In.
When you see the License Import Confirmation page, print the page for your records and click Finish.