The Expiration Date Of Your License Has Arrived Catia Online

Some situations cannot be resolved internally. Contact official support immediately if:

When contacting support, provide:

If you are staring at this screen right now, here is your action plan:

1. Don't Force It Do not try to reinstall Catia. That is a multi-hour process involving registry keys and service packs. It won't fix a license expiration, and you’ll just waste time. The Expiration Date Of Your License Has Arrived Catia

2. Check the Connection If you use a network license server, ping the server. Can you see it? If not, it’s a network issue, not an expiration issue. Call IT infrastructure support.

3. Locate the License File If you are an admin, navigate to your license server directory. You are looking for the .lic or license configuration file. Open it in a text editor. Does the EXPIRATION date read yesterday? Then you need a new file from Dassault Systèmes or your VAR (Value Added Reseller).

4. Call Your VAR This is what they are paid for. Send a screenshot of the error. If you have a maintenance contract, they can usually generate a new license file within minutes. You download it, drop it in the license server folder, restart the server service (usually via the LSADMIN tool), and you are back in business. Some situations cannot be resolved internally

In simple terms, CATIA licenses are not perpetual unless you have purchased a permanent license with a maintenance plan. Most modern CATIA deployments use timed licenses (e.g., monthly, annual, or educational licenses).

When CATIA checks its license file or connects to a license server, it compares the current system date against the license’s expiry date. If the current date is after the license expiry, you see the error. However, the message can also appear if:

For many users, the error appears suddenly on a Monday morning after a weekend shutdown, or immediately after reinstalling Windows. When contacting support, provide:

Student versions of CATIA (e.g., CATIA V5 Student Edition) typically last for 12 months from activation. Academic licenses are often set to expire at the end of a semester. The error is definitive here—no server-side trick will extend a pure trial.

For FlexLM-based licenses (common in older CATIA V5), use LMTools to generate a debug.log file. This log will show you exactly when licenses expire, who is using them, and any checkout errors. Automate parsing of this log.

License Expiration Notification & Graceful Degradation