If you’re a student, you can follow these steps to get free access to software through the Autodesk Education Plan on your personal computer.

• A student wanting to install products that a teacher has assigned to you.
• A student who hasn’t been assigned products and needs to obtain them yourself.
• A student ready to renew access to the Education Plan.

If you need more help along the way, click a link to learn more.

You should have received an email from Autodesk telling you which products your teacher has assigned and where you can download them. The steps to access software are different depending upon whether you have an Autodesk account.

• If you have an account, see these instructions.
• If you don’t have an account, see these instructions.

If a product hasn’t been assigned to you, you can still obtain free Autodesk software on your own. As a student, you can create an account and confirm your eligibility for the Autodesk Education Plan. Follow these steps:

1. Confirm your eligibility using your school-provided email by going to the Education Products Page and selecting a product. This involves validating your role as a student with a qualified educational institution

   Note: You may need to submit additional documentation before your eligibility is approved. Make sure that your profile information is correct and that it matches the information held by your school because you can't change it later.

2. Finish creating your Autodesk account by clicking the Complete Account Setup link in the email received after completing your education profile. 
3. Download and install your software from the Autodesk Account All Products and Services page. 
4. Start your product, sign in to your Autodesk account, and begin using your software.

Note: Once you’re signed in on your browser, you may need to click Go to Product to return to your software.

To continue your access to Education software, you must renew your eligibility every year.  You can check your expiration date by going to the Education 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.

Note: If you miss renewing before your expiration date, you must restart access to your education software and any subscriptions you had, even if a product is already installed.

Students changing schools or graduating from secondary school can keep their Autodesk Account for use at your new school. Students graduating from university will no longer be eligible for educational access but are still able to keep their Autodesk Account to preserve their data and files.

If you are moving to a new school and your Autodesk Account email is your school email and you do not use SSO to login, you can change your email in Autodesk Accounts. The next time you submit your information for eligibility, your new school email will be used for verification. We recommend continuing to use your new school email to increase success in the verification process. 

If you are graduating and no longer eligible for educational access, your Autodesk Account will still be active and you will be able to purchase

Autodesk products and keep your existing files and data. If your Autodesk Account email is your school email, you can change your email in Autodesk Accounts. 

If your Autodesk Account email uses a personal email, you do not need to make any changes to your account.