Free autocad student download

Autodesk offers eligible students, educators, and qualifying educational institutions free* access to the same design software used by engineers, designers, and digital artists. Early access to these professional tools helps students begin to master the skills and understand the workflows required in the workplace.

Available software

Many Autodesk titles are available through the Education program, including previous versions. See the Education community site for a list of products.

Some titles require an educational network license that is available upon request and approval by Autodesk. See Available to qualifying educational institutions upon request for a list of products.

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Who qualifies?

Free access is available to:

• Eligible students and educators must study or be employed at a qualified educational institution and may only use software accessed through the Education Community on a personal device for purposes directly related to learning, teaching, training, research, or development.
• Qualified Educational institutions that need multi-user licensing for classroom or lab deployments to be used as part of their instruction to students.

A qualified educational institution is an educational institution that has been accredited by an authorized governmental agency within its applicable local, state, provincial, federal, or national government and has the primary purpose of teaching its enrolled students. This includes middle schools, high schools, and higher education institutions.

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License duration

Effective March 25th, 2020, the term length for multi-user and network Educational licenses available through the Autodesk Education Community, is 1-year.

Effective August 4th, 2020, single-user, 1-year Educational licenses for Autodesk software available through the Education Community are replaced by a renewable* year-to year Education plan that grants eligible students and educators free educational access to use Autodesk products and services available through the Education Community. 

*Eligible students and educators get free access to a renewable 1-year Education plan.
 

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Use restrictions

Students and Educators

Free software access is available only for learning, teaching, and research and development. It cannot be used for commercial, professional, or any other for-profit purposes.

Competitors and mentors for Autodesk sponsored design competitions

Free software access can be used to design, develop, create, and submit competition entries in Autodesk-sponsored design competitions.

Educational Institutions

Free software may only be used by educational institutions for purposes directly related to learning, teaching, training, research, and development that are part of the instructional functions performed by the qualified institution. Software that is licensed through the Autodesk Education Community may only be installed on the educational institution's computers or devices such as in a computer lab.

For some software, students may need to have an Autodesk ID to access software downloaded on the educational institution's computers.
Example: When educational institutions wish to make EAGLE software available to students in the classroom or lab, the educational institution must go to Education Community to license and download the software on the educational institution’s computers. The educational institution can then permit students and faculty to access that software on the educational institution’s computers by using their Autodesk ID. See How to access Autodesk EAGLE for education use.
Education software may not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purpose.

Uses not permitted under an Educational license include:

• Facilities Use: Designing, constructing and maintaining an educational institution's campus physical structures and infrastructure.
  Exception: An educational institution may continue to use those specific versions of the products for facilities use if facilities use was previously granted in a license agreement or a separate agreement. To purchase commercial licenses, please contact an Autodesk reseller.
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• Research: Research conducted by any commercial programs or entities operated by or affiliated with the educational institution for a commercial purpose.
  Exception: Academic research conducted by students or faculty as part of the educational institution’s accredited educational programs is considered to be an educational purpose and that research may be published.

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Education terms and conditions

In addition to the Standard Terms of Use that apply to all customers who use the Autodesk website, your access to Education Community is also subject to the Education special terms.

For additional information about the terms that supplement the LIcense & Services Agreement, see Educational licenses – additional terms.

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See Also

Students and Educators

Educational Institutions

(*) Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and compliance with the terms and conditions of the software license agreement or terms of service that accompany such software or cloud-based services. Software and cloud-based services subject to an Educational license may be used solely for Educational Purposes and shall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes.

Need Assistance?

For assistance with your Education account, find out how to contact Autodesk Education Support.