What is the difference between student license and standard license ???

[Anonymous]

Is there any limitation in student license ?? some of my friends are saying that some features are not available for student license ???

can I get full features of autodesk products via student license ???

[Mark.Lancaster · Accepted solution]

There's no difference between a paid or student license.   Student version is good for 3 years, can only be used for learning/training and you must be attending a qualified educational institution in order to obtain a free license.

[Darin.Green · Accepted solution]

@Anonymous

@Mark.Lancaster is correct, the software is the same across the board. The only limitation is its usability and function. You can only use it if you're a qualified student and for learning. @natasha.l from Autodesk has a posting that you should read for setting up your student account. 

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

Yep I second the above...AUTODESK is so generous and kind to let students download and use their products for free (as long as it's not for commercial use/profit)

[TravisNave · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Is there any limitation in student license ?? some of my friends are saying that some features are not available for student license ???

can I get full features of autodesk products via student license ???

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As the above gentlemen stated, there is no difference between the student and full version.  You can get the student version if you qualify, but you can only use it for educational purposes.  No work done in the educational version can be used in any commercial version or commercial version files.  Doing so can get the company or companies involved in a lot of legal trouble.  So keep that in mind.  Any work you create in the student version cannot be reused years later at your job.  You would have to redo the work.  FYI.

[natasha.l]

Hello @Anonymous,

Welcome to the community!  As everyone mentioned students receive full versions of Autodesk product, the tools and features of the software are the same for commercial versions. Educational users most be eligible to use the product, students have access to product for 3years.

Thanks, @Darin.Green I have created a post that will help assist you with Steps for Setting-Up Student Software. 

Please let us know if you are able to set this up and how it goes. Thank you for posting. 

[Anonymous]

My son is 13, he's in 7th grade and wants to get into Mechanical Engineering.  Well, he wants to get into roller coaster designing and I advised him that Mechanical Engineering is the path to take.  I'm in Civil Engineering (more specifically, Right of Way, office Land Surveying) and have advised him to start learning this.  Being he's 13, the "term limit" will expire when he's 16.  What happens after the term limit expires?  Will he be able to renew for another term? 

Thank you for any advice you have.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous 

If the student is still attending a qualified educational institution https://knowledge.autodesk.com/customer-service/account-management/education-program/who-can-join/eligibility-edu-institutions the student can request a newer version and get a new 3 yr license.

[Anonymous]

Thanks!  That's great news!