Autodesk Student Home Use
Q: Can students install Autodesk Design Institute software on their own computers for their personal use?
A: No. Autodesk Design Institute software is licensed for use only in a lab environment for educational purposes. Students cannot install it on student-owned or leased laptops or workstations.
Q: How can students acquire Autodesk products at low prices?
A: Design students and faculty can download free student editions of Autodesk software through the Student Design Community sponsored by Autodesk. This is a FREE website for design students in the fields of architecture, construction, civil engineering and mechanical engineering.
FREE Autodesk software available for download includes:
- Autodesk Inventor Professional
- Autodesk Revit Building
- Autodesk Civil 3D
- Autodesk VIZ
- Autodesk Raster Design
Q: How can students acquire Autodesk products not provided free through the Student Design Community?
A: Autodesk software can be purchased from the NC State Campus Bookstore or from various academic resellers.
If the information you need is not found on this page, please send an email to Software Licensing.
Last updated November 14, 2007 by wkcoker