topic Re: Student Version is on Print in AutoCAD Forum

Student Version is on Print

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:51:27 GMT

I have AutoCAD LT 2014 and just updated to AutoCAD 2019. All of my files that i am opening are saying that the they were made with a student version and this was not the case.

Help

Re: Student Version is on Print

RobDraw — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:21:11 GMT

Something that is in them was created with a student license. Maybe a block or title block? Without knowing any history, it's impossible to say how it happened.

Re: Student Version is on Print

john.vellek — Wed, 09 May 2018 16:22:58 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

I am sorry that you are seeing the Educational Watermark. The presence indicates that at some point in time, your drawings did come in contact with drawings that were created in an educational version.

Autodesk does not support the removal of watermarks from designs created using software licensed by students or educators through Education Community. This software cannot be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes. It is intended that this watermark promote legitimate use of AutoCAD software licensed by students and educators through the Autodesk Education Community and any action to bypass the watermark is not permitted. Please see the following FAQ for more information and feel free to let me know if you have any further questions.

Re: Student Version is on Print

Anonymous — Wed, 09 May 2018 17:56:27 GMT

When i performed the drawing it was in AutoCAD LT 2014 and they were not giving me that error. I am confused as i don't understand why they would be that way.

Re: Student Version is on Print

john.vellek — Thu, 10 May 2018 21:35:18 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

The educational watermark was just reintroduced so that is why you likely were unaware of the presence of this content.

There is an app in the App Store that should help you find all the files that have been affected.

Re: Student Version is on Print

dgorsman — Wed, 09 May 2018 18:19:43 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

When i performed the drawing it was in AutoCAD LT 2014 and they were not giving me that error. I am confused as i don't understand why they would be that way.

The 2014 releases did not print the watermark, but the flag in the file was left as-is. There was a brief hiatus from the 2015 to the 2018 product releases which did mostly the same thing.

Chances are you've got some blocks or XREFs in your system somewhere, possibly off the internet, possibly worked on by an intern or rookie employee fresh out of school who took work home. Once a file with the EDU flag is used in another drawing the flag is added to that other file.

I would recommend you sweep your system, doing test plots on your block and XREF libraries (to PDF, which should also show the stamp without wasting paper). Find out what's contaminated and isolate them to avoid further problems. Then do the same with your drawings.

Re: Student Version is on Print

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:17:58 GMT

This only makes life harder for students as they have to put it through Illustrator and remove the watermark there.

Re: Student Version is on Print

RobDraw — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:25:26 GMT

That's not an AutoCAD issue. That would fall under project requirements.

Re: Student Version is on Print

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:40:58 GMT

We have a similar problem. We have 5 licenses from 2014 up to 2019. We had the problem previously and solved it by converting to DXF and back to DWG. Very laborious. We are an Architectural practice and have thousands of drawing files, we cannot sweep through them all to find which are infected. We believe the original problem may have come from a internet furniture block imported from a consultant's drawing many years back. As the previous versions did not high light the issue, it has spread throughout our drawings. We are legitimate license holders and have been since 2007 when our company started. We have never used a student version.

Re: Student Version is on Print

pendean — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:24:53 GMT

Autodesk's comment on the topic is here https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/FAQ-Reintroduction-of-education-watermark-for-AutoCAD-2019-and-AutoCAD-2019-vertical-products.html

Re: Student Version is on Print

gillian48 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:25:49 GMT

I also have this problem and get this message very likely for the same reason as I have never used anything other than a paid for licence. (Autocad LT 2014/autocad LT for Mac 2018 & just upgraded to auto cad LT for Mac 2019)

I am guessing the rogue item has come via a shared file/drawing but have no idea how to eliminate/identify it. Any advice in words of one syllable would be appreciated.

I think it very harsh that the innocent victims are punished by Autodesk rather than them dealing with it at source (although I understand why they are doing it)

Re: Student Version is on Print

RobDraw — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:32:33 GMT

@gillian48 wrote:

I think it very harsh that the innocent victims are punished by Autodesk rather than them dealing with it at source (although I understand why they are doing it)

I'm sorry but at some point someone at your end must have ignored the warning that the file was created by a student version not knowing what the possible repercussions would be. Unfortunately, ignorance is not a defense.

Re: Student Version is on Print

cadffm — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:43:59 GMT

With files saved as last in LT2014 it is possible, with files last saved in 2018 (win sure, mac hopefully) it is impossible.

"I am guessing the rogue item has come via a shared file/drawing but have no idea how to eliminate/identify it"

You can only identify FILES, the flag is saved in the file, not on a object inside.

Identify files and if you found one, dont use is anymore (or just as XREF, then you will not see a edu stamp).

Re: Student Version is on Print

gillian48 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:14:55 GMT

oh dear, I think you failed to read my post properly.

There is only me at my end and there most definitely was not a warning of any sort at any time. I am not that stupid.

I have assumed that I have, at some point, received a drawing (from other architects, structural engineers, surveyors) which is, perhaps, the source of the problem.

I simply wanted to know how to identify and eliminate it: obviously without trying to continue using it.

My licences have ALWAYS been paid for.

Actually, ignorance can be an acceptable defence so maybe ditch the platitudes

Re: Student Version is on Print

gillian48 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:16:51 GMT

Thank you for your polite and considered response.

I will try it

Re: Student Version is on Print

cadffm — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:33:27 GMT

@gillian48 schrieb:

oh dear, I think you failed to read my post properly.

There is only me at my end and there most definitely was not a warning of any sort at any time. I am not that stupid.

I never said you are stupid (you misunderstood?) and i read your post properly, but you should also try to read my answer properly.

>>" and there most definitely was not a warning of any sort at any time."

As i wrote: It is possible when the file was saved at last with your 2014LT version (when the was SP1 installed),

it is not possible when you saved a file at last with your 2018 version.

(i can say this for 2018 win version, but i think it is the same for 2018 mac too)

>>"I simply wanted to know how to identify and eliminate it: "

x By opening a file you get a message (or not), that how YOU can identify such a file.

x Another way is to use (win) fullversion of cad and buy this search-tool: https://jtbworld.com/edufinder

x The third way is to use DWGCONVERT 2019 (use copies of your files, then use DWGCONVERT, the programm will alert you if one of the files have a EDU flag)

Re: Student Version is on Print

RobDraw — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:33:43 GMT

@gillian48 wrote:

There is only me at my end and there most definitely was not a warning of any sort at any time. I am not that stupid.

I'm pretty sure there was a warning. At the time it was easy to ignore because there was no apparent affect on the drawings because the plot stamp was not present.

I didn't say you were stupid. Smarter people than you (or I) have done worse.

@gillian48 wrote:

Actually, ignorance can be an acceptable defence so maybe ditch the platitudes

I'm sorry but ignorance is not an exception to the terms of the EULA. If you get audited, that will not fly. However, since you are trying to address the issue now that it is apparent, they will probably work with you if you contact them directly.

Re: Student Version is on Print

cadffm — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:34:58 GMT

@RobDraw

"I'm pretty sure there was a warning."

Not in 2014 SP1 -2018

Re: Student Version is on Print

RobDraw — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:38:00 GMT

I'm not talking about the stamp. Wasn't there a warning in a pop-up or at the command line?

Re: Student Version is on Print

pendean — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:23:38 GMT

>>>...the rogue item has come via a shared file/drawing...<<<
Most likely scenario.

>>>...have no idea how to eliminate/identify it...<<<
Google Search is how you find out, you don't ask Autodesk or their forums how to break a feature they added deliberately 🙂

Good luck.