topic Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license? in Installation & Licensing Forum

Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:56:13 GMT

I don't want to make a business out of it or anything. Just selling models I make here and there because I don't have much reason not to.

I know the limit for personal edition is $1,000 annually, but I didn't seem to find what the one for student is (if there is one).

I found a few threads on this but they seemed outdated (2015-2016).

Thanks in advance for any help!

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:11:08 GMT

No.

From https://www.autodesk.com/education/home:

"Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and compliance with the terms of use or other applicable terms that accompany such software or cloud-based services. Software and cloud-based services subject to an Educational license may be used solely for Educational Purposes and shall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes.

Students and educators are eligible for an individual educational license if they are enrolled or employed at a Qualified Educational Institution which has been accredited by an authorized governmental agency and has the primary purpose of teaching its enrolled students. Learn more.

Qualified Educational Institutions may access free educational licenses for the purposes of learning, teaching, training, research and development that are part of the instructional functions performed by the educational institution. Learn more."

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

DarrenP — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:50:09 GMT

its explained on the student community website but students licenses are not allowed to be used for commercial usage

what makes those threads outdated?

the information about student licenses will never change on how they can be used

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

pendean — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:20:40 GMT

Nope for two reasons:

In addition to other replies for reason #1 (licensing violation)... Most schools by default own all the work you create while a student or while you use student software you acquired as part of being part of them.

Find out before you really get into trouble on more than one front.

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

natasha.l — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:51:06 GMT

Hello @Anonymous,

Based on the information you have provided it would be against our terms. Please review our terms of use for educational licenses below:

EDUCATION PROGRAM

* Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and compliance with the terms and conditions of the software license agreement or terms of service that accompany such software or cloud-based services. Software and cloud-based services subject to an Educational license may be used solely for Educational Purposes and shall not be used for commercial, professional or any other for-profit purposes.

Please "Accept Solution" if a reply or replies have helped resolve the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community.

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

leowarren34 — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:16:37 GMT

@Anonymous

Just a heads up if you wanted to make money as a hobby business, create a separate account on your computer just to make sure there is a definied gap between projects, it's less of a problem because it's stored on the cloud but it just ensured files stay for their intended purposes.

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

mdavis22569 — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:34:19 GMT

If he's setting up a 2nd account ...then he shouldn't really need a student license if he's getting a free hobbyist license.

Kind of going around the issue / loop hole way to avoid the conflict of the student license.

@leowarren34 probably not the best thing to suggest ... ways around things. JMHO

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

esof2701 — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:06:29 GMT

If I make the models in the student license can if I upgrade it to a better account can I then sell the same models?

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:09:46 GMT

Nope

You need to recreate it

Re: Am I allowed to sell Fusion 360 models using the student license?

pendean — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:29:51 GMT

@esof2701 wrote:

If I make the models in the student license...

Nope. Read this from Autodesk https://www.autodesk.com/support/account/education/students-educators/overview#:~:text=Software%20and%20services%20accessed%20through%20the%20Education%20plan%20may%20be,any%20other%20for%2Dprofit%20purposes.