If you received Vectric software bundled with a machine tool from an approved Vectric partner, you may transfer the software along with that machine tool, providing that you have not used the license to upgrade to a different product. Software licence originally bundled with a machine tool To ensure that the licence in question can be transferred. This email address is being protected from spambots. If you are planning to buy a 'used' licence of Vectric software from somebody, it is essential that you contact Vectric first via The transfer rights for the software are only available to the original purchaser of the software from Vectric or one of our authorised partners. If you have obtained a licence from a previous original owner, you cannot subsequently transfer that licence to a new owner, unless the software licence was originally bundled with a machine, and you are transferring the machine along with the licence (see section below for this case). Software licence transferred from a previous original owner
if you upgrade VCarve Pro to Aspire, the VCarve Pro licence has been 'traded in' against the Aspire licence and you no longer have a licence for VCarve Pro.
If you upgrade a product to a more expensive one, you cannot subsequently transfer the initial product licence. The original purchaser of the software licence can transfer it once, but subsequent owners cannot. one that has been transferred to you, from a previous licence holder). You cannot transfer a license that you have not directly purchased (i.e. If you have purchased a single user license directly from Vectric or one of our authorised partners, we would usually allow you to transfer the single user license to another individual or company, subject to the licence conditions having been adhered to and the payment of a licence transfer fee (currently $50). Software licence purchased directly from Vectric or an authorised Vectric partner If you upgrade a product from say Version 4.0 to Version 5.0, you no longer have a valid licence for V4.0 and so the licence for the older version obviously cannot be transferred. However this is NOT an unrestricted right of transfer, and Vectric reserve the right to refuse to transfer the licence, at its sole discretion, if it reasonably believes there is evidence of the license conditions having been broken.
Unlike the vast majority of software companies, Vectric does allow the original purchaser of a software licence to transfer it under certain circumstances, and subject to a licence transfer fee.