Autodesk merupakan salah satu pengembang software yang sangat populer di dunia pendidikan. Melalui Autodesk Education Community, mereka menyediakan lebih dari 30 software-nya gratis untuk mahasiswa, pengajar atau tenaga di kampus / universitas, termasuk beberapa program populer seperti Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® Maya®, AutoCAD® dan lainnya.

Semua program yang disediakan ini mempunyai fitur yang sama persis dengan versi professional (full version), dan program yang disediakan adalah untuk versi terbaru dan 2 versi sebelumnya. Tetapi ada beberapa perbedaan penggunaan di versi gratis ini dengan yang berbayar, yaitu khusus untuk penggunaan personal atau educational ( non-commercial). Selain itu hasilnya ada watermark atau informasi yang menyatakan bahwa itu menggunakan versi Educational.

Berikut daftar program atau software yang disediakan :

  • AutoCAD
  • AutoCAD for Mac
  • Autodesk Inventor Professional
  • Autodesk Revit Architecture
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • AutoCAD Architecture
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • AutoCAD Map 3D
  • AutoCAD Mechanical
  • AutoCAD MEP
  • AutoCAD P and ID
  • AutoCAD Raster Design
  • AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite
  • AutoCAD Structural Detailing
  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design
  • Autodesk Alias Automotive
  • Autodesk Alias Design
  • Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
  • Autodesk Green Building Studio
  • Autodesk Impression
  • Autodesk Inventor Publisher
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Advanced
  • Autodesk MotionBuilder
  • Autodesk Mudbox
  • Autodesk Navisworks Manage
  • Autodesk Quantity Takeoff
  • Autodesk Revit Structure
  • Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
  • Autodesk Showcase
  • Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics
  • Autodesk SketchBook Designer
  • Autodesk SketchBook Pro
  • Autodesk Smoke for Mac OS X
  • Autodesk Softimage

Meskipun terdapat watermark, tetapi jika hanya untuk media belajar tentu program ini sangat bermanfaat, terutama bagi yang belajar di bidang teknik, mesin, animasi atau design, karena sotware semisal autoCAD sudah digunakan oleh berbagai perusahaan besar dan populer di dunia. Berikut catatan penting sebelum mendaftarkan diri untuk mendapatkan berbagai software tersebut :

The Autodesk Student Version software incorporates all the functionality of our professional licenses, but includes a print banner making the software inappropriate for professional, commercial, or for-profit purposes. Autodesk Student Version software may not be used in the classroom or lab for instructional purposes, or for commercial or for-profit purposes. Annual licenses of Autodesk student software are not eligible for product upgrade or transfer to a commercial license. View print banner sample.

To participate in the Autodesk Education Community, you must agree to and comply with the applicable Terms of Use and also satisfy the following eligibility requirements. You must be one of the following: (a) a faculty member; or (b) a student; or (c) an Autodesk Assistance Program participant.

A faculty member is an employee at a primary or secondary educational institution or any degree-granting or certificate-granting educational institution or any learning, teaching or training facilities and who upon request by Autodesk is able to provide proof of such status.

A student is an individual enrolled at a recognized degree-granting or certificate-granting educational institution for three (3) or more credit hours in a degree-granting or certificate granting education program or in a nine (9) month or longer certificate program, and upon request by Autodesk is able to provide proof of such enrollment.

An Autodesk Assistance Program participant is either a veteran or unemployed individual who has (a) previously worked in the architecture, engineering, design or manufacturing industries, has completed the online registration for the Autodesk Assistance Program, and upon request by Autodesk is able to provide proof of eligibility for that program.

Untuk mendapatkan lisensinya, kita tinggal mendaftarkan diri melalui halaman pendaftaran autodesk ( mengisi beberapa form, seperti membuat email), selanjutnya berbagai program tersebut bisa didapatkan melalui halaman download Center.

Ditulis oleh Ebta Setiawan (pada hari Senin, 08 Agustus 2011)

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