Omega

[Jase]

We are running a few seats of Omega but I would like to load it onto a laptop to use at home purely for design work to output on the Edge in the office the next day. Do I need to purchase yet another seat or can I us/backup one of seats to my laptop minus the dongle? Guess it wouldn't save if I did this?

Thanks

Jason

 

[Fred Weiss]

You would need to unplug one of your dongles and plug it into your laptop, then install Omega to the laptop using the installation CDs. You can then carry the dongle back and forth to plug into whichever computer you want to use. The unplugged copy will only run in Demo mode if launched.

Your other option is to purchase a copy of Omega Design Station which can design and save files but cannot output to a plotter or printer ... but sells for less.

Be aware of what version(s) of Omega you are running. PLT files from older versions will open on newer versions but newer version saved PLT files will not open on older versions of Omega.

 

[Jase]

Thanks Fred, I think Design Station is the way to go.

Regards
Jason

 

[James Burke]

You can get a copy of layout station (LS) for $195 if you upgrade an older version to Omega 5. Normally LS is $895.00.


JB

 

[Jase]

Thanks, handy to know as we have some stations running 3.0 which I like but maybe worth doing.

 

[jfiscus]

Be careful where you put your dongle! (lol)
Seriously though, without the dongle the Composer wont work, and you can break a dongle easily so if you're sticking it in a laptop port and moving the laptop around it is in danger.

 

[Jase]

You can get a copy of layout station (LS) for $195 if you upgrade an older version to Omega 5. Normally LS is $895.00.


JB

Thanks, just checked and only available in the U.S not the U.K.

 

[Jase]

Be careful where you put your dongle! (lol)
Seriously though, without the dongle the Composer wont work, and you can break a dongle easily so if you're sticking it in a laptop port and moving the laptop around it is in danger.

Agree, will it not launch without the dongle? Can you remove the dongle once it's up and running and you do not want to print? Does it just disable the saving?

I'm worried about protecting the dongle but I guess I could get an extension cable to avoid catching it and tape it to the lid?

 

[James Burke]

Plug the dongle into a hub and keep them both in a small padded zipper case with the cord out so that it will easily plug into your laptop. That will protect the dongle from getting bumped around, especially on a laptop.

The last thing you want to do is to continually insert and remove a dongle...which will wear it out. If you're going to wear anything out, make sure it's the plug on a hub. They're easily replaceable.

JB

 

[James Burke]

Thanks, just checked and only available in the U.S not the U.K.

If it's not illegal, perhaps somebody here on the forum could work as a middleman to help you get the good deal.


JB

 

[iSign]

Agree, will it not launch without the dongle? Can you remove the dongle once it's up and running and you do not want to print? Does it just disable the saving?

I'm worried about protecting the dongle but I guess I could get an extension cable to avoid catching it and tape it to the lid?

no, it won't launch (properly) without the dongle. It will launch in demo, which does disable saving.
you can't remove after launching, because it pings for the dongle at frequent intervals, to eliminate things such as running a team of designers on one seat of software.

 

[Jase]

If it's not illegal, perhaps somebody here on the forum could work as a middleman to help you get the good deal.


JB

Thanks James, I've just bought another CP seat, thought it would be more useful in the long run. A shame for us that we don't seem to see all of the deals here in the U.K.

Appreciate your thought process above.

Jason

 

[James Burke]

Thanks James, I've just bought another CP seat, thought it would be more useful in the long run. A shame for us that we don't seem to see all of the deals here in the U.K.

Appreciate your thought process above.

Jason

Gerber offers an "MIP" (Multiple Installation Program) if you already own Omega software.

You buy your first copy of Omega CP at full price, and subsequent copies of CP are $1,750.00 each (Hyatt's). I hope you at least got that deal.


JB