Autodesk Student and Educator Resources

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How to sign up and download products

  1. Sign up for Autodesk by selecting your product and plan.

  2. Sign up using your your educational institution issued email address.

  3. Confirm eligibility and provide any required documents.

  4. Check your email for status updates.

  5. Complete your Autodesk Account setup via email.

  6. Once verified, you can access your downloads.

How to sign up and download products

  1. Sign up for Autodesk by selecting your product and plan.

  2. Sign up using your your educational institution issued email address.

  3. Confirm eligibility and provide any required documents.

  4. Check your email for status updates.

  5. Complete your Autodesk Account setup via email.

  6. Once verified, you can access your downloads.

Have more questions about Autodesk student access?

The education plan gives eligible students and educators free, one-year, single-user access to Autodesk software for educational purposes. You can access all software available through the Education Community, and access is renewable annually as long as you’re eligible.

If you're eligible, you can select a product on the Get Products page to start the education verification process. Autodesk does verify student and faculty status for Autodesk educational access. Once you’re successfully verified, you can access all software available through the Education Community, and access is renewable annually as long as you're eligible.

Yes, Autodesk offers eligible university students one-year free access to Autodesk software and services.

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.