How many Inventor Licenses/seats available?

[ChrisH]

I might have replied earlier, but I have been busy working 60 hour weeks. The project is done now so I have more time to be here.

The short answer is each team recieves one license per year. Generally each year's license is a different version, so even if you collect several year's worth they are not 100% compatible. In some previous years they made additional licenses available to teams that requested them, but I do not remember that happening for several years

As a result, we as a team have given up on AutoDesk and are switching to Pro-E. They have a program that enables teachers to take a class in how to teach Pro-E and then distribute 300 licenses. These are educational licenses, meaning the recipients agree not to use them for work they are paid to do. The only restriction on functionality is your honor.

Since we have team members spread over a large area, the only way we can use CAD effectively for communication is if we are all on the same version. Otherwise somebody gets left out of the loop. For us 100% compatibility is a key issue.

Of course this limits our ability to compete for the design and animation awards, but we rarely have the resources to do those anyway.