Creating An Autodesk Student Account 

This document will detail how 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. 

7. Click Create Account

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

9. Click the Verify button within the Autodesk emai

10. 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

3. Select the product you want to access.  

4. Choose Student from the available options: Student, Educator, or School IT Administrator

5. Scroll down to the Educational Role section and select Student

6. Enter your date of birth and click Continue. 

7. Enter the following address for Fox Valley Technical College: 1825 N Bluemound Dr, Appleton, WI 54914  

8. Scroll down to the School Information section: 

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

2. Under Name of Educational Institution, type “Fox Valley Technical College.” 

3. Under School Website, type "fvtc.edu." 

9. Enter your anticipated graduation date

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

11. 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)" 

12. Click Submit. 

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

Part 3: Gaining Access to Additional Software 

1. Navigate to Autodesk Education Software

2. Scroll through the library until you find the software you need. Click Select. 

3. Under Student, click Select. 

4. Click Submit

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

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) 

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

3. Select "Sign in" 

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

5. Type in your password for your Autodesk account  

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