Once both updates have been downloaded and applied, you should then be able to launch the software.Before actioning the updates, close down all Autodesk Software you may have running.Here are a few steps to help action the update: This can be downloaded from directly within your Autodesk Account. Solution 1:Īutodesk have created a hotfix and an update for the Single Sign-on component as a response to this issue both of which are integral to the software's ability to activate the licence. We include below a few of the options that have helped our CAD support customers solve this issue. (The reference ‘timed out’ is relating to the time taken for a users' PC to obtain a connection to the server to use a licence). The image below shows the error dialogue stating 'Licence checkout timed out. The error was not present on previous versions and affects Standalone licences only. It appears to relate to a Network licence issue, which is often the source of confusion because as mentioned above, this only affects those not on Network licences.

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