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Windows 10/11 x64. Authenticode-signed NSIS installer; installs per-user, no admin rights required.

1. Download the installer from /download (sign-in required).
2. Run it. The publisher shows as Blake Holmes (the owner of Indolent Designs LLC; the signing certificate is individually validated).
3. Launch from the Start menu entry. The 14-day trial starts on first launch.

1. Find your machine ID under Settings > License. Buying from inside the app pre-fills it at checkout.
2. Complete checkout. Your key is shown on the order page and emailed to you.
3. Back in the app: Settings > License > Activate, paste the key, click Activate.

Requires Indolent Forge Nesting 3.15 or newer. If the app offers an update, accept it, or reinstall from indolent.design/download, then paste your key.

Key format: a long signed string; some keys start with a date. Paste the whole thing, including any leading date.

The key is bound to one machine ID. On a new computer, install Forge, read the new machine ID under Settings > License, and email it to support@indolent.design from the address you bought with. We reissue free, usually within one business day.

The trial runs 14 days from first launch. When it expires, the app shows a renew message and nesting is locked until a valid license key is activated. Your project files are untouched.

Forge checks GitHub Releases (latest.json) through the Tauri auto-updater and offers the update in-app. Updates are signed; your license carries over.

Lost the email? Use the resend link on your order page, or POST your purchase email to /api/license/resend. The key is only ever sent to the address on the order.

Activation fails or the key is rejected ("This key is not valid for this machine"; older builds show "Invalid license key for this machine"). The usual causes:

• Running a version older than 3.15. Those builds cannot read keys that start with a date. Accept the in-app update, or reinstall from /download, then paste the key again.
• Part of the key is missing. Paste the whole key, including any leading date.
• The key was issued for a different machine ID. Confirm the machine ID under Settings > License matches the one you bought against. If it does not, see Move machines.

App won't open / crashes on launch: open the app data folder at %LOCALAPPDATA%\com.indolentforge.nesting and zip the contents. Email it with your symptoms to support@indolent.design.

Activation email never arrived: check spam. Wait 5 minutes. Still nothing? Email support@indolent.design from the email address you used at checkout.

Windows 10/11 x64, installs per-user.

Orders are open. Buy Indolent CAD — $249.99 / year. The installer link and license key arrive by email after purchase; the getting-started guide walks through install and activation.

There is no trial. Access starts with a paid seat.

1. Open Settings from the gear in the upper-right corner (or press Ctrl+,).
2. Choose LICENSE.
3. Paste your key into the LICENSE KEY field.
4. Click ACTIVATE.

On success the status line under the button reads ACTIVATED until <date> — seat 1 of 1. If activation fails you get a plain-language error under the button, most commonly a mistyped key or no internet connection.

The key is stored in Windows Credential Manager under your Windows account. It is not written to settings files, shared shop folders, job packages or support bundles.

Seats are device-bound. On the old machine open Settings > LICENSE and click DEACTIVATE THIS DEVICE; the seat is freed immediately and the same key activates on the new machine. If the old machine is dead, email support@indolent.design and we release the seat server-side.

Activation needs an internet connection to the license server. Modeling, drawings and NC1 export run offline. AI-assisted prompts need their configured provider connection.