Licence & trial
The trial
Section titled “The trial”Thirty days, every feature, no card and no key. The trial starts inside SketchUp:
- Open Extensions → Archeform → License… — the window also opens by itself the first time you pick a drawing or editing tool.
- Tick I agree to the End User Licence Agreement.
- Click Start 30-day trial.
It needs no e-mail and no internet connection. The thirty days belong to that computer and start when you click; reinstalling the extension or SketchUp does not reset the clock. In the last seven days the extension reminds you once per SketchUp session that the trial is ending.
Fourteen more days
Section titled “Fourteen more days”If thirty days were not enough to decide, you can add fourteen more — once per computer. Ask for an extension key on the extension page; it arrives by e-mail and you enter it in the License window like any other key. The window has a Get 14 more days by e-mail link that takes you there.
Activating a licence
Section titled “Activating a licence”- In SketchUp open Extensions → Archeform → License…
- Paste the key from your order e-mail.
- Tick I agree to the End User Licence Agreement.
- Click Activate.
Activation needs an internet connection. The key is checked against the licence server once and then stored on the computer, so every SketchUp version on that computer shares the same activation. You can enter a key at any time — during the trial or after it; a paid key simply takes over.
You are never asked for anything at start-up. Without a trial or a licence SketchUp starts as usual and your models open; the extension points you to the License window only when you pick one of its drawing or editing tools.
What the License window shows
Section titled “What the License window shows”| Plan | Trial or Solo |
| Valid until | the end of the trial, or of the paid period |
| License key | shortened, so it is safe on a screenshot |
| Computer | the name this computer was activated under |
| Last verified | the last successful check with the licence server |
The last three rows appear only when a key is active. The trial that starts inside SketchUp has no key, so it shows just the plan and the date.
Check now verifies the licence immediately — useful right after renewing.
How many computers
Section titled “How many computers”One licence covers two computers — most people have a desktop and a laptop. Both can be active at the same time; you don’t need to deactivate one to use the other. A third activation is refused with a message saying both places are taken.
Working offline
Section titled “Working offline”The licence is verified quietly in the background each time SketchUp starts, and start-up never waits for the network. If the server can’t be reached, the extension keeps working for 21 days from the last successful check; from day 14 it reminds you to go online.
A site visit without signal, a week in a place with bad wifi, or our server having a bad afternoon will not stop you drawing.
Moving to another computer
Section titled “Moving to another computer”If you replace a computer, free its place first:
- Extensions → Archeform → License…
- Deactivate this computer, then click the button once more to confirm.
If the old computer is gone — stolen, wiped, dead — write to support and we’ll free it from our side. You will not be told to buy a second licence because a laptop died.
When the trial or subscription ends
Section titled “When the trial or subscription ends”The extension switches to read-only:
- models open and look exactly as they did
- plans, sections, schedules, IFC and LayOut export keep working
- drawing new elements and editing existing ones is switched off
Nothing you have already drawn is locked away, ever. Buy or renew, enter the key in the License window, and everything is back immediately.