====== Trial and Demo Licenses ======

This page describes the license restrictions applicable to products activated by a Trial or Demo Activation Key. \\
For documentation about the Online License Activation system and Bentley CONNECT licensing, see 
[[237:technology:core:online_license_activation|]].

===== License Restrictions =====

=== In general ===

Trial and Demo licenses have equal capabilities as full licenses, except for limitation in time, version 21.X and the below-listed limitations on writing (export) and sharing of created resources.

=== Limited export to Native Orbit Storage Formats only ===

Trial or Demo licensed products cannot create or export to supported 3rd party storage formats.  \\ 
In other words, Trial or Demo licensed Orbit Products can create and export only to Orbit's native file-based storage formats((*.ovf, *.ovt, *.omi, *.opc)).

=== Limited sharing of Demo or Trial restricted Resources ===

Orbit resources((Both mapping resources Mobile Mapping Run, Oblique Mapping Project, UAS Mapping Run as file-based resources *.ovf, *.ovt, *.omi, *.opc)) created by a Trial or Demo licensed product cannot be opened by a Full licensed version, nor used by 3D Mapping Cloud. \\
In other words, Full licensed Orbit Products can only open Resources created by Full licensed Orbit.

Resources created by a Full licensed product can be used by Trial or Demo licensed products. \\
There is no restriction to read supported 3rd party storage formats. 

===== Get your Trial License =====

==== Bentley Connect License ====

To get your Bentley Connect Trial license: 

  - Register your email https://ims.bentley.com/
  - Email the Product Sales Engineer
  - Download iTwin Capture Manage & Extract from Bentley Software Downloads \\ https://softwaredownloads.bentley.com/en/ProductDetails/3108

Product Sales Engineer by region.
  * Australia and New Zealand: Mike.Mahdavi@bentley.com
  * South Eash Asia: Junaidi.Nor@bentley.com
  * India: priyanka.shori@bentley.com
  * Europe, Middle East, Afrika, Latin America: Manuel.Jurado@bentley.com
  * North America: Greg.Hall@bentley.com

==== Orbit Activation Key ====

To get your Orbit Activation Key, contact orbit.sales@bentley.com

=== Desktop Products ===

Orbit GT provides free Trial Licenses for testing purposes to known contacts. \\
Only Authorized Resellers can request Demo Licenses. 

=== 3DM Publisher ===

Proper training is required for a successful installation and configuration. Consequently, Orbit GT doesn't provide Trial or Demo licenses for 3DM Publisher. \\
Only Authorized Resellers can request Demo Licenses. 

For Trial Publications, see 3DM Cloud.

=== 3D Mapping Cloud ===

A paid subscription is required to upload resources. \\
Trial Publications of 3D Mapping Cloud are available here, https://3dmapping.cloud/.