Can you continue using Student license after graduation?

[redeyes222QCXV5]

Hey everyone. I have acquired the student version of Maya that I acquired since I was at a university around 6 months ago.

My question is, am I allowed to continue to use the student version until it expires even AFTER I graduate? Or must I stop using the license the day I graduate? (I believe my grades will be coming in soon). 

Of course, I would not be using it for commercial work, only independent learning. 

Secondly, if the above is true, is graduation considered the day your grades come in? Or when your ceremony is? Etc. 

I would prefer someone who actually works for Autodesk to help. But would appreciate any feedback. This isn't a question about IF it will work, more so if its the right thing to do (Morally). 

Thanks for the help!

[mspeer]

Hi!

"Participants must study or be employed at a qualified educational institution..."

If you are no longer enrolled you are no longer eligible to use a student license.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/account-management/education-program/who-can-join/el...

https://www.autodesk.com/company/terms-of-use/en/general-terms

[redeyes222QCXV5]

Now I am so confused. I just called support, and they said it was ok to use even after graduation as long as it was for non-commercial use. Now I don't know what the right answer is...

[mspeer]

Hi!

There might be a difference between

"is it OK" or "who cares if the software is used a few months longer, of course only for learning-purposes"

and

the terms.

I can give you only the information from the terms provided by Autodesk and the definition of a student is "An individual person enrolled as a student".

[redeyes222QCXV5 · Accepted solution]

Got ya! Thank you for helping out. 

I went ahead and contacted them through a live chat again because of your answer to help with the confusion, just to be sure. Here is the correct answer, in case you wanted to help anyone in the future. This is quoted from the live chat session, 

"Since you requested your Maya software while you are enrolled in school you can use it until 3/6/2023, we will not deactivate your license. You CAN NOT request a new license if you are not enrolled in school your request will be declined. You can use it until 2023 "

This was after confirming my graduation during the license period. And they still said it is ok to do. 

So basically, you need to be a current graduate in order to obtain the license, however, you can use it until its expiration after graduation. You just can't renew it once you are no longer a student. Which obviously makes sense. 

Both Autodesk staff I talked to said the same thing, so I believe it is accurate. 

[cancontactbernard]

Thanks, helped a lot.

[mdavis22569]

@cancontactbernard 

Things have changed since this ticket was started. You not longer get the software on 3 yr licensing. It's only good now for 1 yr at a time. So you have to renew it each year.     M

[robertharders01]

Hi,

I purchased a standalone educators Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2014 years ago back in 2014. It still runs on my Windows 10 machine. Am I entitled to have it continue running on a new machine running Windows 11? It installs but tells me I need an activation code? However, I don't know what that is and following the provided steps takes me only to an Autodesk site that states Maya 2014 is no longer supported. My undersstanding at the time was that the software license was perpetual. Was I wrong? Thanks.

[Simon_Weel]

My undersstanding at the time was that the software license was perpetual.

Yes, where perpetual is defined by Autodesk as: As long as we (Autodesk) see fit. This basically means you can run the software indefinitely on the hardware / software you installed it ten years ago.

You could check if there's a 'license transfer utility' somewhere in the Autodesk folder.

[mdavis22569]

@robertharders01 

For: . Am I entitled to have it continue running on a new machine running Windows 11?

You can run it on Windows 7, however it won't work on Windows 11