Does Solid Edge need to be installed for 2D Nesting to run?
From 2025 on, 2D Nesting won't run unless Solid Edge is installed. Solid Edge 2D Nesting beginning with Solid Edge 2025 requires Solid Edge to be installed and properly licensed with one of the following licenses for either Solid Edge 2025 (2410) or 2024 (2310): Solid Edge Premium, Solid Edge Classic, Siemens Mechanical Design, Solid Edge Foundation, Solid Edge Design and DraftingThe License Utility, located within the Solid Edge 2D Nesting Windows start menu, contains the license options for the product. For detailed instructions on licensing, click the Help button to open sw_siemens_licensing_plm.pdf
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