Getting the GLC file for Offline Registration

Getting the GLC file for Offline Registration

Getting the GLC File


If the Registration tool determines that the computer cannot directly contact the Gibbs Activation Service and lacks access to e-mail, then the Registration Tool will prompt you to click Finish to save license registration data to a file:



When you click Finish, the Save As dialog prompts you to save your license registration data to a file:


After you save your registration data file, you can send it support@westcam.com.



Offline Registration


After you receive your license file, save it on your computer and launch

GibbsCAM. On first startup, the following dialog appears:


You can either drag and drop the license file onto that dialog or click the Browse for your license file on this computer… link, which opens a dialog that lets you navigate to the file and select it:


After you locate and open the license file, you should see a message dialog resembling the following:


When you click OK, GibbsCAM starts; your installation of GibbsCAM has been authenticated.

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