ABViewer Licenses Types Comparison
User License	Floating License
Licenses can be installed on separate computers as well as on PCs connected into one network.	Computers must be connected into a TCP/IP net. Floating licenses are especially convenient for terminal systems.
The license can be installed on a restricted number of computers.	The license can be installed on any number of computers within one TCP/IP net, the number of ABViewer copies running at the same time is restricted.
Each license can be used by a single person - the license owner.	The license can be used by all the users who have access to the TCP/IP net and floating licenses.

 

User Licenses

User licenses can be used by a single person - the license owner – and requires entering registration info on each PC with a copy of ABViewer installed. The number of purchased licenses depends on the number of users who will work with the software.

 

Floating Licenses

Floating licenses allow using ABViewer on several PCs that are connected to a TCP/IP network. The licenses are managed by the software CST Floating License Server that is free and is installed in case floating licenses are purchased.

 

The number of computers using ABViewer at the same time is restricted by the number of purchased floating licenses. When the software is started, it connects to CST Floating License Server and gets a license. The number of the available licenses at the server is decreased. After the program is closed, the license is returned to CST Floating License Server and It becomes available for other computers.

 

CST Floating License Server supports the following Microsoft Windows OSs:

• Windows Vista/7/8/10/11
• Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022

If computers in your company are connected to a single TCP/IP net and ABViewer will be used on several computers at different time, ordering a floating license will allow you saving money.

 

ABViewer is universal software for PC for working with drawings. It enables you to view, edit, convert, measure and print DWG and other CAD files, as well as 3D models and raster images.

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There are two versions of ABViewer that have different technical possibilities and prices.

	Enterprise	Professional
2D Viewing and conversion*	✓	✓
Tiled Print	✓	✓
3D Viewing and conversion**	✓	✓
Editing	✓	✓
Redline	✓	✓
DWG/DXF to G-code	✓	✓
PDF to DWG	✓
Batch conversion	✓
Batch print	✓
File comparison	✓
Command line	✓

 *PDF to DWG conversion is available only in ABViewer Enterprise.

 **3D models can be converted to STL, OBJ, AutoCAD™ DWG/DXF and supported 2D formats.

 

 

System Requirements

	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
Operating system	Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11 Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/ 2008/ 2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/ 2022 Linux with Wine	Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11 Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Linux with Wine
Processor	533 MHz	1.33 GHz
RAM	512 MB	1 Gb (2 GB to view 3D files)
Free disc space	200 MB	200 MB