Opening Mechanical without a License (Read-Only Mode)

You can open the Mechanical application without consuming a license. Two common applications for using Mechanical in read-only mode are:

  • Retrieving data during a Remote Solve Manager (RSM) run in order to monitor its progress.

  • Reviewing results of an already solved project.

This option is not available when the cell state is Refresh Required or worse.

To open Mechanical without a license:

  1. Right-click one of the following cells in a Mechanical system:

    • Model

    • Section Data

    • Setup

    • Solution

    • Results

  2. Select Edit in Read-only Mode from the context menu.