AutoCAD C3D & Revit for Home Use?

[doni49]

I'd like to develop some add-ins at home.  But this of course requires that I have C3D and Revit at home.

Are they available for home use?  Even if I can't actually plot/print/save the dwg/rvt files (or export to other formats), that would be fine with me.  Is this possible?

[dgorsman]

There's a couple of options that I'm aware of.  The first is the "Home use" provision of the licensing, effectively giving the license holder a second off-site install for each license.  Not used a whole lot in the corporate environement, as its difficult to tell if employees are actually working, no access to standard tools/resources used in the office, guaranteeing return/uninstall if employee leaves/gets fired, etc.

The second is through ADN membership, which (as I understand it) can provide development-only software under the higher membership levels.

[doni49]

Thanks.  Do you have any idea where I can find info on the Home Use provision?  I'd like to point my supervisor to it so that he'd provide me with the installers.  I have no interest in remote access or anything like that so that won't be an issue for me -- I just want to be able to add the references in Visual Studio and test my apps.

EDIT:  Never mind.  After posting, I found something here:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=17292987&linkID=9240617

[dgorsman]

Good.  Just remember - although the licensing agreement does allow it, it doesn't force your employer to permit it.  If they say "NO", then thats that.