If you’re an educator, follow the steps in this guide to obtain free access to Autodesk software through the Autodesk Education plan for educational institutions. Procedures for getting product access for yourself and your students are described in the following sections.
The method for getting products for yourself as an educator depends upon whether someone has already assigned them to you.
If products have been assigned, you should have received an email from Autodesk telling you which products a colleague has assigned and where you can download them. The procedure to access the software depends upon whether you have an Autodesk account.
If products haven't been assigned, you can still obtain free Autodesk software. As an educator, you can create an account on behalf of your educational institution and confirm your eligibility for the Autodesk Education plan. Follow these steps:
Educators who meet our eligibility requirements must obtain and manage an Autodesk account for their institution to use Autodesk products in the classroom. You can assign and unassign Autodesk products to a maximum of 250 students per product. Students do not have to individually confirm their own eligibility, as it is tied to the educator’s eligibility under the institution's account. However, each student must have their own Autodesk account.
Before your class term begins, educators should refer students to the Student’s guide to the Education Plan and have them follow the steps under Students installing products assigned to them.
Follow these steps:
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Educators can ask students to establish their own eligibility and obtain software access for themselves. To guide your students in doing this, refer them to the Students obtaining products for themselves section of the Student’s guide to the Education Plan.
Since there’s a 250 student limit per product, when one class terms ends and another will soon begin, you’ll want to unassign students from their product assignments so that you can reassign these seats to incoming students.
To remove students from their product assignment, follow the steps in Add and remove users.
Note: Your students don’t get notified automatically when they’re unassigned from a product. If students wish to continue to get free educational access to Autodesk software, they can follow the “Students installing products for themselves” section of Student’s guide to the Education Plan.
To continue your access to Education software, you must renew your eligibility every year. You can check your renewal date by going to the Get Products page. Sign in to view your personalized banner at the top of the page. Also be sure to check your email, as Autodesk will send an email reminder 30 days before your eligibility expires.
To renew educational access to Autodesk software, see Renewing access to Education software.
For a short video about renewing, view Renew education access (1:35 min.).
Note: If you miss your renewal date, you must restart access to your education software and any subscriptions you had, even if a product is already installed.
Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and compliance with the terms and conditions of the terms of use and/or other terms that accompany such software or cloud-based services. Software and cloud-based services subject to an Educational license or subscription may be used by eligible users solely for Educational Purposes and shall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes.
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