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Licensing
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The bridge between HOOPS Visualize Desktop and HOOPS Luminate needs a single, valid license key for access to both products. 

For more information on HOOPS Visualize Desktop licensing, please navigate to :doc:`/general/licensing`. If you currently do not license HOOPS Luminate, please `contact us <https://www.techsoft3d.com/company#contact>`__ to generate your license key file.
  

Luminate License
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The HOOPS Luminate portion of the bridge needs a valid license key to grant access to the product. The unified license key is a character sequence accessed using the “View My License” button located on the Luminate downloads page in the `Developer Zone <https://developer.techsoft3d.com/hoops/luminate/downloads/latest>`__.

Once you navigate to the site above, you will download the ``hoops_license.h`` file here. You then will replace the existing ``hoops_license.h`` file in the directory as shown below, with the one from the Developer Zone:

``.\HOOPS_Luminate_20XX_X.X.X\include``

You can also visit the `HOOPS Luminate documentation here <https://docs.techsoft3d.com/luminate/latest/getting_started/licensing.html>`__ for more details.


Next Steps
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Once completed, save your files before compiling your application and continue to :doc:`0911_02_hps_user_interface` to continue your journey. 


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to `contact us <https://techsoft3d.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/25>`__.


For further help for HOOPS Luminate, please continue to its Documentation site `here <https://docs.techsoft3d.com/luminate/>`__.