Option 1: Register at Autodesk and download software there.
You are licensed directly through AutoDesk using a serial number.
Use this option if you plan to use a lot of their software on one computer.
Option 2: Use the network license.
Use this option if you are on campus network (including VPN) and don't want to register at Autodesk.
No commercial research
No facilities use - Designing, constructing, and maintaining an educational institution's campus physical structures and infrastructure is not permitted.
More information regarding restrictions at Autodesk
Follow the "Free Software" link.
Use your @uci.edu email address
You'll be asked to provide documentation to verify your status
Students - you can use a confirmation letter, tuition receipt, student ID, or transcript
Staff and faculty - go to UC Path and download employment verification
Autodesk Academic licensed software is for instruction and academic use only. Non-commercial research.
Facilities use: Designing, constructing, and maintaining an educational institution's campus physical structures and infrastructure is not permitted.
NO FACILITIES WORK IS ALLOWED!!
Autodesk software from this download CANNOT be used for any type of campus or department facilities or facilities management. This type of use is in violation of our license and requires a paid commercial license. No commercial research.
More information regarding restrictions at Autodesk
Use your UCI Google Apps account
Downloads & licenses available for
Autocad
Autodesk Map
Autodesk Civil 3D
Autodesk Plant 3D
Advance Steel
Structural Bridges
Inventor
Netfabb Premium
Meshmixer
Recap Pro
HSMWorks Pro
Contact labs@eng.uci.edu if there's software you need not on this list
AutoDesk license server - contact your instructor or labs@eng.uci.edu
Download and unzip files.
To install software, right click on setup.exe, select "Run as Administrator".
After installing the software, start it.
You will be prompted to input network license.
Select “Use a network license”, single license server
Type in license server (obtain this from labs@eng.uci.edu).
To manually enter license server or change license:
Go to AutoDesk help (?) select the drop down list.
Select “About Autodesk”
Click “Manage licenses”
Click “Change license type” if you want to change the type you license.