Autodesk | Creating An Autodesk Student Account

Students can sign up for Autodesk Education Access in order to use Autodesk products while enrolled at FVTC.

Part 1: Creating an Autodesk Account

  1. Open your preferred web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). 

  2. Navigate to Autodesk Registration.

  3. Enter your legal first and last name. 

  4. Enter your FVTC email (e.g., jane.doe1234@fvtc.edu).

    Note: If you do not have an FVTC email, it is okay to use a personal email (example: @yahoo.com, or @gmail.com email).
  5. Create a password (This password can be different from your FVTC student password). 

  6. Check the box to agree to Autodesk’s Terms of Service. 

  1. Click Create Account

AutodeskCreateAccountPage

  1. Open your FVTC email and locate the Autodesk verification email. 

  1. Click the Verify button within the Autodesk email.

VerifyAutodeskButton

  1. Your Autodesk account has now been successfully created. 

Part 2: Getting Educational Access to Autodesk Software 

  1. Open your preferred web browser.

  2. Navigate to Autodesk Education Software

    AutodeskEducationPage

  3. Select the product you want to access.  

  4. Scroll down to the Educational Role section and select Student
    autodeskedurole

  5. Enter your date of birth and click Continue. 

  6. Enter the following address for Fox Valley Technical College:
    1825 N Bluemound Dr
    Appleton
    Wisconsin
    54914 

    FVTCAddress

  7. Scroll down to the School Information section: 

    • Under Institution Type, select University/Post-Secondary. 

    • Under Name of Educational Institution, type Fox Valley Technical College.

    • Under School Website, type fvtc.edu.

  8. Enter your anticipated graduation date
    GraduationDateImage

  9. Check the box to confirm that the information provided is accurate.

  10. You should see a green check mark with the message: "You’ve been successfully verified as a Student at Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton, WI)"
    GreenCheckMarkAutodesk

  11. Click Submit.

  12. You should now see the Access Products button and the products you selected
    AccessProductsButton

Part 3: Gaining Access to Additional Software 

  1. Navigate to Autodesk Education Software

    AutodeskEDUSoftwarePage
  2. Scroll through the library until you find the software you need. Click Select.
  3. Under Student, click Select.
    StudentImageAutodesk
  4. Click Submit
    SubmitButtonAutodesk
  5. You should now see the Access Products button and the products you selected
    AccessProductsButton

 

Part 4: How to Sign in to Autodesk Software Running on Windows 

  1. Launch the Autodesk software of your choice (example: Inventor, AutoCAD, or Revit) 

  1. In the top bar of the Autodesk Software, click the arrow down. 

  1. Select Sign in 

  1. Type in the email you used to create your account in Part 1 of this document 

  1. Type in your Autodesk account password

  1. You should now be signed in & the software will be licensed and accessible for use 

Still Need Assistance?

Contact our IT Helpdesk at helpdesk@fvtc.edu or 920-735-5644



Keywords:
autocad, revit, autodesk education, inventor, student software access, inventor, autocad electrical, 
Doc ID:
128884
Owned by:
Kyle J. in FVTC
Created:
2023-06-08
Updated:
2026-08-11
Sites:
Fox Valley Technical College