No, absolutely not.
Once the sofware is downloaded and first activated online, then it's fully functional from that point.
I must say, right from the beginning of opening the program, it's a well-thought-out user interface, with plenty of features.
I'm pretty sure USCUTTER is hoping for this to replace SCAL'pro' --- I believe they'll find their customers being glad they've UPGRADED with this software.
After the first five minutes of my using it, I'm glad I got this.
I had it cutting on the MH machine right from the get-go, no problems.