NX Selected license bundle order is not honored

Before starting NX the user selects a 'Mach 1' and 'Mach 2' bundle (in that order) using the 'Licensing Tool - Bundle Settings' dialog. The expectation is that the 'Mach 1' bundle will be used first. However, when NX is started, the 'File - Utilities - Select Bundles' dialog shows the 'Mach 2' bundle listed first, with the 'Mach 1' second, the reverse of the order defined via the Licensing Tool. (The license server log file confirms that the 'Mach 2' bundle has been checked-out, rather than the 'Mach 1'.)

Solution

In this case, the 'Mach 2' bundle is checked out because the user has the 'PMI' application enabled.


As a consequence, NX checks out the required (geometric_tol) license feature on start-up. This feature is not available in the 'Mach 1' bundle and therefore the 'Mach 2' bundle is checked out. (The bundle list displayed in 'Licensing Options - Selected Bundles' shows the 'Mach 2' bundle at the top, because it is the one that is currently in use.)

This behavior is controlled by the customer default 'Restore PMI Application', which is enabled by default. To disable this option, use 'File - Utilities - Customer Defaults - PMI - PMI General - Miscellaneous' and uncheck the 'Restore PMI Application' option. In subsequent NX sessions the 'Mach 1 ' bundle will be checked out on start-up, rather than the 'Mach 2' bundle.

Notes and References

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: NX
Application: PLATFORMS
Version: V12.0
Function: FLEXLM

Ref: 001-9410857