01-28-2009, 01:30 PM
Here is a list of around 25 free softwares for students from Autodesk. They can be downloaded directly from the manufactures website.
Registration is free!
All you need is a valid, school-issued email address or an invitation from a faculty member.
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk® Inventor TM software provides a comprehensive and integrated set of tools for learning 3D mechanical design; including dynamic simulation, stress analysis, and design visualization.
Autodesk AliasStudio
The Autodesk® AliasStudio™ product line provides a comprehensive set of tools for conceptual design and design realization. AliasStudio provides industry-leading surface description capabilities supported by best-in-class sketching and visualization tools that help students capture and communicate design intent.
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD® Electrical software is purpose-built to create and modify electrical controls systems, AutoCAD Electrical delivers the tools needed to design electrical controls faster and more accurately than ever before.
Autodesk Showcase Professional
Autodesk® Showcase Professional software creates accurate, highly realistic representations from 3D CAD data, enabling informed decision making on digital prototypes.
Autodesk SketchBook Pro
Free your creativity with Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro software. A paint and drawing application designed specifically for use with digitized pen tablets and tablet PCs, SketchBook Pro offers a streamlined user interface that is fast and intuitive.
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD® Architecture software is better for architects. Efficient creation of construction documents is enhanced through easy-to-use features for architectural drafting and design.
Did you know that Revit Architecture software mirrors the real world of architecture and enables you to realize your ideas in 3D?
AutoCAD Civil 3D
AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software is a comprehensive application that enables civil engineering students to better understand engineering design and analysis while quickly communicating design intent.
Civil 3D Updates
Country Kits and Extensions
Civil 3D Country Kits
Survey Link Extensions for Civil 3D
Storm Water Design and Analysis Extensions
AutoCAD Map 3D
The leading engineering GIS platform for creating and managing spatial data.
AutoCAD Mechanical
AutoCAD® Mechanical software is AutoCAD® for manufacturing—purpose-built to accelerate the mechanical design process while preserving the AutoCAD user experience.
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP® is the version of AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) designers. Creating and sharing construction documents is made much more efficient with intuitive system drawing and design tools that, together with the built-in design calculators, help increase accuracy and accelerate design.
AutoCAD Raster Design
Unlock the value of scanned drawings and maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models using Autodesk® Raster Design.
Autodesk 3ds Max
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Bring 3D film effects to the big screen. Generate realistic characters for a top-selling game. Create rich and complex design visualization. Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9 3D animation, rendering and modeling software lets game developers, design visualization professionals, and visual effects artists maximize their productivity and tackle challenging animation projects.
Autodesk Impression
Create compelling, presentation-ready graphics straight from CAD drawings with Autodesk® Impression.
Autodesk Maya
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Autodesk Maya is used by film and video artists, game developers, design visualization professionals, and students to create engaging, lifelike digital images, realistic animation, and extraordinary visual effects.
Autodesk MotionBuilder
The foremost productivity suite for 3D character animation, with real-time tools that let you take on the most demanding, high-volume animation projects.
Autodesk Mudbox
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Autodesk® Mudbox® has a highly intuitive user interface that empowers artists, modelers, and students to quickly create highly detailed organic and inorganic assets that can easily be used with popular 3D animation software such Maya and 3ds Max. Designed by veteran industry professionals, Autodesk Mudbox is a premier digital sculpting application for today’s film, games, television, and design projects.
Autodesk Navisworks Manage
Deepen your understanding of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and experience your entire project, from design, engineering, planning, and project management to construction by using Autodesk Navisworks Manage software.
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
With Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional, engineering students can do more analysis and design with building information modeling (BIM). Students can calculate complex structures and analyze many different types of structures such as buildings, bridges, and civil and specialty structures.
Autodesk VIZ
Create 3D visualizations of your design with flexible modeling tools and the ability to easily import data from leading design applications.
Please note that some materials and content from earlier versions of Autodesk® VIZ software are not included in the Autodesk® VIZ 2008 software download. They can be downloaded at no additional cost from http://www.autodesk.com/viz2008-contentpack
Green Building Studio
The Autodesk® Green Building Studio web-based service can help aspiring architects and designers to perform whole building energy, water and carbon analysis, optimize efficiency, and understand how to work toward carbon neutrality earlier in the design process.
Revit Architecture
With Revit® Architecture building information modeling (BIM) software, students master design, better communicate design intent, and explore analysis while building skills for a sustainable future.
Revit MEP
Revit® MEP is an intuitive design tool that helps you think like an engineer. Minimize coordination errors between mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering teams using building information modeling (BIM) workflows.
Revit Structure
With Revit® Structure building information modeling (BIM) software, students explore structural modeling and design while learning sophisticated analysis techniques, helping prepare them for careers in structural engineering.
So there you go...
Registration is free!
All you need is a valid, school-issued email address or an invitation from a faculty member.
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk® Inventor TM software provides a comprehensive and integrated set of tools for learning 3D mechanical design; including dynamic simulation, stress analysis, and design visualization.
Autodesk AliasStudio
The Autodesk® AliasStudio™ product line provides a comprehensive set of tools for conceptual design and design realization. AliasStudio provides industry-leading surface description capabilities supported by best-in-class sketching and visualization tools that help students capture and communicate design intent.
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD® Electrical software is purpose-built to create and modify electrical controls systems, AutoCAD Electrical delivers the tools needed to design electrical controls faster and more accurately than ever before.
Autodesk Showcase Professional
Autodesk® Showcase Professional software creates accurate, highly realistic representations from 3D CAD data, enabling informed decision making on digital prototypes.
Autodesk SketchBook Pro
Free your creativity with Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro software. A paint and drawing application designed specifically for use with digitized pen tablets and tablet PCs, SketchBook Pro offers a streamlined user interface that is fast and intuitive.
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD® Architecture software is better for architects. Efficient creation of construction documents is enhanced through easy-to-use features for architectural drafting and design.
Did you know that Revit Architecture software mirrors the real world of architecture and enables you to realize your ideas in 3D?
AutoCAD Civil 3D
AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software is a comprehensive application that enables civil engineering students to better understand engineering design and analysis while quickly communicating design intent.
Civil 3D Updates
Country Kits and Extensions
Civil 3D Country Kits
Survey Link Extensions for Civil 3D
Storm Water Design and Analysis Extensions
AutoCAD Map 3D
The leading engineering GIS platform for creating and managing spatial data.
AutoCAD Mechanical
AutoCAD® Mechanical software is AutoCAD® for manufacturing—purpose-built to accelerate the mechanical design process while preserving the AutoCAD user experience.
AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD MEP® is the version of AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) designers. Creating and sharing construction documents is made much more efficient with intuitive system drawing and design tools that, together with the built-in design calculators, help increase accuracy and accelerate design.
AutoCAD Raster Design
Unlock the value of scanned drawings and maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models using Autodesk® Raster Design.
Autodesk 3ds Max
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Bring 3D film effects to the big screen. Generate realistic characters for a top-selling game. Create rich and complex design visualization. Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9 3D animation, rendering and modeling software lets game developers, design visualization professionals, and visual effects artists maximize their productivity and tackle challenging animation projects.
Autodesk Impression
Create compelling, presentation-ready graphics straight from CAD drawings with Autodesk® Impression.
Autodesk Maya
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Autodesk Maya is used by film and video artists, game developers, design visualization professionals, and students to create engaging, lifelike digital images, realistic animation, and extraordinary visual effects.
Autodesk MotionBuilder
The foremost productivity suite for 3D character animation, with real-time tools that let you take on the most demanding, high-volume animation projects.
Autodesk Mudbox
30-day Free Trial Version Only
Autodesk® Mudbox® has a highly intuitive user interface that empowers artists, modelers, and students to quickly create highly detailed organic and inorganic assets that can easily be used with popular 3D animation software such Maya and 3ds Max. Designed by veteran industry professionals, Autodesk Mudbox is a premier digital sculpting application for today’s film, games, television, and design projects.
Autodesk Navisworks Manage
Deepen your understanding of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and experience your entire project, from design, engineering, planning, and project management to construction by using Autodesk Navisworks Manage software.
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
With Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional, engineering students can do more analysis and design with building information modeling (BIM). Students can calculate complex structures and analyze many different types of structures such as buildings, bridges, and civil and specialty structures.
Autodesk VIZ
Create 3D visualizations of your design with flexible modeling tools and the ability to easily import data from leading design applications.
Please note that some materials and content from earlier versions of Autodesk® VIZ software are not included in the Autodesk® VIZ 2008 software download. They can be downloaded at no additional cost from http://www.autodesk.com/viz2008-contentpack
Green Building Studio
The Autodesk® Green Building Studio web-based service can help aspiring architects and designers to perform whole building energy, water and carbon analysis, optimize efficiency, and understand how to work toward carbon neutrality earlier in the design process.
Revit Architecture
With Revit® Architecture building information modeling (BIM) software, students master design, better communicate design intent, and explore analysis while building skills for a sustainable future.
Revit MEP
Revit® MEP is an intuitive design tool that helps you think like an engineer. Minimize coordination errors between mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering teams using building information modeling (BIM) workflows.
Revit Structure
With Revit® Structure building information modeling (BIM) software, students explore structural modeling and design while learning sophisticated analysis techniques, helping prepare them for careers in structural engineering.
So there you go...