Licensing & activation

Tiers and packs

FoamSync has three tiers; the parametric generators come as packs you mix on PRO.

• BUILD — DOME, VAULT, BUILDING.
• AERO — NACA airfoils, spar slots, 4-axis wings.
• THERMAL — PIPE shells, THERMAL panels.

The CAM core (import, nesting, 4-axis toolpaths, collision + wire-safety checks, the machine pages, material library, diagnostic export) is in every tier. See the full feature matrix and current prices on the pricing page.

Your Machine ID

A licence binds to one machine, identified by a 16-character Machine ID derived from its hardware. You’ll see it in the activation dialog (with a COPY button), and you can read it without installing the full app using the standalone Machine ID tool on the download page.

Activating

Two ways, covered in Getting started:

1. Online — paste your key, press ACTIVATE; FoamSync binds the licence via the licence server. Needs internet at activation time.
2. Offline .dat — your distributor issues a signed licence file bound to your Machine ID; you DROP LICENCE FILE to install it. For air-gapped machines.

Moving a licence to another machine

A licence is bound to the machine it was activated on. To move it:

1. Get the new machine’s Machine ID (activation dialog, or the Machine ID tool).
2. Contact your distributor / support with your key and the new Machine ID.
3. You’ll be re-issued for the new machine. Don’t try to copy license.dat between machines — it’s hardware-bound and the copy will be rejected and retired.

Replacing a hardware component (disk, network card, etc.) can change the Machine ID. If a licence stops validating after a hardware change, contact support for a re-issue.

The trial lifecycle

Click the banner any time to open activation. During the 7-day trial every feature is previewed, output runs on the virtual driver, and real machine output is held until a paid licence is activated.

What’s next

Something not validating? See Troubleshooting → Activation.