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45+ AutoDesk Design Software Free @AutoDesk: AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Civil 3D, Maya, etc

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45+ AutoDesk Design Software Free @AutoDesk: AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Civil 3D, Maya, etc
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WNK on 31/10/2013 - 10:30 students.autodesk.com (2156 clicks)
Last edited 31/10/2013 - 11:55

Not sure you are aware that Autodesk offers 45+ various & latest versions of software absolutely free. This softwares are student versions but incorporate all the functionality of professional licenses. It's initially available to students & educators but does not require an educational email address to register.

Steps: Need to make an auto desk account from herefirst. No educational email address is required.

While the Autodesk Student Version software incorporates all the functionality of our professional licenses, it may not be used for commercial or for-profit purposes, as more fully described in the License and Services Agreement. Term-based licenses of Autodesk student software are not eligible for product upgrade or migration to a commercial license.

List of software available:

AutoCAD for Mac
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk 3ds Max Design
Autodesk Alias Automotive
Autodesk Alias Design
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical
Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D
Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
Autodesk AutoCAD MEP
Autodesk AutoCAD P and ID
Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D
Autodesk AutoCAD Raster Design
Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
Autodesk Fusion 360
Autodesk Green Building Studio
Autodesk Impression
Autodesk InfraWorks
Autodesk Inventor Professional
Autodesk Inventor Publisher
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Maya LT
Autodesk Mockup 360
Autodesk MotionBuilder
Autodesk Mudbox
Autodesk Navisworks Manage
Autodesk Point Layout
Autodesk Quantity Takeoff
Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Revit Architecture
Autodesk Revit MEP
Autodesk Revit Structure
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
Autodesk Showcase
Autodesk Sim 360
Autodesk Sim 360 Pro
Autodesk Simulation CFD
Autodesk Simulation Composite Analysis
Autodesk Simulation Composite Design
Autodesk Simulation Mechanical
Autodesk Simulation Moldflow Adviser Ultimate
Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics
Autodesk Smoke
Autodesk Softimage
Autodesk T_Splines Plug_in for Rhino
Autodesk tsElements Plug_in
Autodesk Vault Basic Server
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  • tenshi13 on 31/10/2013 - 10:35
    +1

    holy cow! thx WNK!

  • hothed on 31/10/2013 - 10:39

    I have the student version of AutoCAD.

    One thing to note, on all drawings it says produced by student version.

    • WNK on 31/10/2013 - 10:43
      +2

      It may not be used for commercial or for-profit purposes. Excellent for learning..

    • rewstar on 31/10/2013 - 23:11
      +1

      Save it as a .dxf then open it up on a work computer will a full licence and the water mark will not appear.

  • MountainJew on 31/10/2013 - 10:42
    +5

    It's always been free

    • mafmouf on 31/10/2013 - 10:49
      +13

      Yep, that's true. But it's likely not many OzBargainer's knew that.

    • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 10:50
      -3

      Doesn't make it any less of a deal!

      • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 13:04
        +1

        Actually, by definition, it does.

        • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 14:02
          -4

          Well that's not what the majority seem to think.

          What you're telling me is that if, say, Google decided to lower the price of the Nexus 7 to $50 then it wouldn't be a bargain?

          Of course it would be, it'd be a bargain on the first day, it'd be a bargain on the second day, it'd be a bargain every day until it is no longer significantly cheaper than it's competition.

          As long as it is a bargain, people around here deserve to know about it and hop onto it.

        • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 14:43

          What?

          If the Google Nexus was always free and one day a few years later someone goes "hey guys check out this free tablet" then I could understand your explanation.

          A bargain on an always free product would be getting something else for free with it (as a deal wink wink), or having them pay you to use it.

    • AlmightyGaz on 31/10/2013 - 11:05
      -4

      No it hasn't… A friend of mine studied at AIE a couple of years ago and had to pay around $100 a year for a student license of 3D studio Max.

      It may have been free for a while now, but it hasn't always been free, so it's nice to know it is now.

      • Singu1arity on 31/10/2013 - 11:18
        +2

        Your friend very likely paid for an educational license, not a student license. Autodesk sells heavily discounted educational licenses for training facilities including universities, tech colleges, schools, etc. If memory serves correctly, they are around $100.

        I was at university over 6 years ago and the student versions of Autodesk software was available for free back then, however educational licenses were not.

    • kristo on 01/11/2013 - 21:49

      Actually, Autodesk Australia don't market this at all. It was only during the GFC that Autodesk US started to heavily promote this. I was studying a decade ago and AutoCAD LT cost $299 for students, and 3DSMax and ADTurd cost even more — naturally there were virtually zero students lining to purchase it.
      They also now have a lot more LT versions of their premier products, as well as free tablet versions. I imagine this move has been an effective tactic to curb piracy with startups. A lot has changed since then — The retail price of their products has doubled in most cases, but they have many affordable and free options. It is worth publicising it in Oz, since Autodesk Australia (which is basically a retailer only interested in selling $10-15,000 suites and nothing less), can't be arsed to market it themselves.

  • Polde on 31/10/2013 - 10:56

    Amazing, thanks so much.

  • ShootingStar3388 on 31/10/2013 - 11:00

    Thanks OP!

  • wwang on 31/10/2013 - 11:01

    Awesome. Thank you

    • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 11:32
      +2

      They were posted 6 months and a year ago respectively, there might be people who need this now but didn't back then, so it's still a really informative post.

      • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 13:05
        +2

        Whilst I agree, it's still a dupe regardless.

        This isn't even a deal and will get moved to the forums soon.

        • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 14:07
          +2

          This is what happens when you have people who interpret rules (and sometimes laws) in a literal fashion. From my understanding, we don't allow duplicate so that we don't have multiple posts informing users of the same deal, as that would clutter up the site.

          E.g. if store X is having a sale tomorrow, we don't need 50 people posting about it here. That's a duplicate. It is uninformative and hence, should not be here.

          This, however, was last posted 6 months ago. Since then, there have been many new members who might not have saw the deals 6 months ago and hence, will benefit from this. It isn't cluttering up the site and judging from the amount of positives it is getting, the members seem to appreciate the deal.

          Either way, if it's not a deal to you, then you don't have to try and ruin it for other people, just don't jump on board, there are plenty of people, by the looks of things, who have benefited from this post.

        • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 14:39
          +1

          I've been a student member of Autodesk for the last few years and think everyone should know about it.

          It's not about ruining it for others. It's about being consistent, else we would have a deal topic every time someone finds a freebie that has always been free, and the mods clamp down on those, don't see why this one should get special consideration.

  • superkieu on 31/10/2013 - 11:17
    +2

    Cool.
    thanks OP for bring it to my attention.
    +1

  • thydzik on 31/10/2013 - 11:42

    looks like the version are a few behind current.

    • Mr Wowtrousers on 31/10/2013 - 11:54

      Max and Maya are current versions. Can't vouch for the others.

      • spiritek on 31/10/2013 - 15:11

        Yeah in my experience it is always the most current

      • thydzik on 01/11/2013 - 12:53

        i only looked at revit which I was after, was the 2012 version, so assumed others were similar.

        • spiritek on 01/11/2013 - 13:55

          You may have been looking at the seperate MEP, Structure and Architecture versions which have all been rolled into one version (as far as I know) which is listed with 2013 and 2014 versions

  • homersyd on 31/10/2013 - 12:23

    Thanks OP, but a bummer about cant use them for commercial purposes… :(

  • ruddj on 31/10/2013 - 12:30

    Note that if you import anything created in Student version into a full version the Academic use only watermarks comes across to the whole project. I've seen a few posts on forums warning people to never mix work done in student version with commercial release.

  • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 13:02
    -2

    It's awesome but has always been free, not a deal and should be moved to the forums.

    • p1 ama on 31/10/2013 - 14:07
      +1

      And who says it's not a deal?

      • c0balt on 31/10/2013 - 14:34

        By definition something that has always been free isn't a deal. It's the same reason the mods delete any 'deal' that links to free apps on iTunes or the Play Store for apps that have always been free.

        Either the mods are sleeping on this one, or they are being inconsistent with their own rules.

    • Arch9896 on 31/10/2013 - 23:17

      agree

  • spychiatrist on 31/10/2013 - 15:11
    +1

    Where are my classmates from 123123 University in Longridge?

  • Moots on 31/10/2013 - 19:24
    -2

    Ahh stole my very lengthy to write list of applications I see!

  • sangetdeals on 31/10/2013 - 21:22

    Excellent offer!!!! thanks for posting

  • KiLLUMiN4Ti on 31/10/2013 - 23:26

    Thanks alot op :)

  • skyred on 01/11/2013 - 17:55

    thanks wnk…!

  • cozmo on 25/11/2013 - 12:57

    Dupe

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/77934

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