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====== Licenses ======

===== Activating Evaluation =====
When Scan&Solve Pro starts up (Run SnSPro command at Rhino's command line), it checks the computer to determine the type of license that is installed.  If no license is found, Scan&Solve Pro will default to an unactivated evaluation and a "UnActivated SnSPro Evaluation" watermark will be displayed in the Rhino viewports.  The SnSPro dialog will look like this:\\
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Click the [Start Evaluating SnS Pro] button to install an evaluation license from the internet.

===== Activating Purchased License =====
Purchased licenses consist of a text file containing a long string of characters that looks something like this: <code>key/384gB81dWjD ...<snipped>... ePcx7ZvASf==</code>
To activate a purchased license:
  - At Rhino's command prompt, run the **SnSPro** command.
  - Navigate to the **Settings** tab of the SnSPro dialog: \\ {{:wiki:sns:snspro:pasted:20240619-111049.png}} \\ and click the [Activate...] button.
  - The "Activate License" dialog will pop up with a text entry box: \\ {{:wiki:sns:snspro:pasted:20240619-111353.png}}
  - Open the license file in a text editor such as Notepad and copy paste the license text into the entry field of the Activate License dialog.
  - Click [Activate] to install the license on the computer.

===== Deactivating Purchased License =====
Licenses can be deactivated from one computer for installation on another.  To deactivate a license on a computer:
  - At Rhino's command prompt, run the **SnSPro** command.
  - Navigate to the **Settings** tab of the SnSPro dialog: \\ {{:wiki:sns:snspro:pasted:20240619-111933.png}}
  - Click the [Deactivate] button to release the license to internet. (Note that the [Deactivate] button will only be visible if a valid license is installed.)