Determine a Student Version

[Henk_Loonstra]

Is it possible with .NET to determine if AutoCAD is used as a student version?

The only way I can think of is getting the Application.MainWindow.Text property and check for "STUDENT VERSION", but I don't know if it is reliable enough.

Thanks,

Henk

[Balaji_Ram · Accepted solution]

Hi Henk,

Here is the content from a Devnote on this topic. Hope this helps.

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How to know if an educational copy of AutoCAD is run?

Published date: 2008-03-07 
ID: TS86785

Issue

I would like to sell my add-on product for AutoCAD into the educational market at a greatly reduced price. I need to deterimine if I am running on an educational copy or my users will simply move the add-on to a normal copy.

Is there any way for me to query the database so that I can enforce the "educational" setting in my own license?

Solution

There are two ways to know if an educational copy is run:

1. AcDbDatabase::isEMR() method. You will need to create a temporary drawing file to test.

2. Another method would be to read the serial number of the AutoCAD host. It will have an Edu prefix.

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Regards,

Balaji

[Henk_Loonstra]

Thank you very much. Both methods are usable for me!