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Eligibility Link: Autocad Student Version

| ID | Requirement | | :--- | :--- | | | The system must accept educational email addresses and flag non-educational domains (Gmail, Yahoo) for manual review. | | FE-02 | The system must display a "Verifying..." status indicator while checks are in progress. | | FE-03 | Upon successful verification, the user account role shall update from "Trial" to "Educational License." | | FE-04 | The system must block access to the student license if the user has previously been flagged for commercial misuse. | | FE-05 | The license expiration date must be set to 1 year from the date of verification, with a reminder sent 30 days before expiration. | | FE-06 | Users must be presented with a "Renew Eligibility" button 90 days before their current license expires. |

For educators, a letter from the school confirming current faculty status.

To qualify, you must belong to one of the following categories at a (accredited by a government agency): autocad student version eligibility

Third, the license is granted strictly for . This includes completing coursework, participating in research projects, learning new design techniques, or developing a portfolio for job applications. Any use of the student version for commercial, professional, or for-profit work—even by a student—is a direct violation of the End User License Agreement (EULA).

At its foundation, eligibility for the AutoCAD Student Version is defined by three pillars: , institutional affiliation , and primary purpose of use . | ID | Requirement | | :--- |

Perhaps the most critical practical aspect of the student version is its embedded technical limitation: a persistent digital watermark. Any drawing, model, or plot (print or PDF) generated with the student version will display a banner around the border stating, "PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT." When such a file is opened in a commercial version of AutoCAD, a warning notification is permanently attached to the file.

Autodesk Education | Admins and Institutions | Confirm Eligibility | | FE-05 | The license expiration date

Must clearly show your name, the school name, and a current date or expiration date.