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Guide to the AutoDesk Student download process for AutoCAD

As a registered student you are eligible to download Student versions of many Autodesk software titles including the latest version of AutoCAD. This is a three year license at no cost to you. To insure that the student versions of this software are not used for commercial purposes, work that is printed will have a watermark at the in the border that says "THIS WORK CREATED WITH A STUDENT VERSION". This is a full version of the program, and will greatly accelerate your learning curve.

Here is a link to the Autodesk student download web page, and below are the system requirements for AutoCAD 2019

https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad

This is a large program, and it can take a while to download it depending on the processor speed of your computer

System requirements for AutoCAD 2019 including Specialized ToolsetsOperating System

Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 with Update KB4019990 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 8.1 with Update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update (64-bit only) (version 1607 or higher)

ProcessorBasic: 2.5–2.9 GHz processor
Recommended: 3+ GHz processorMemoryBasic: 8 GB
Recommended: 16 GBDisplay ResolutionConventional Displays:
1920 x 1080 with True Color

High Resolution & 4K Displays:
Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 supported on Windows 10, 64 bit systems (with capable display card)Display CardBasic: 1 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 4 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliantDisk Space6.0 GBBrowserGoogle Chrome™ (for AutoCAD Web)NetworkDeployment via Deployment Wizard.

The license server and all workstations that will run applications dependent on network licensing must run TCP/IP protocol.

Either Microsoft® or Novell TCP/IP protocol stacks are acceptable. Primary login on workstations may be Netware or Windows.

In addition to operating systems supported for the application, the license server will run on the Windows Server® 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 editions.

Citrix® XenApp™ 7.6, Citrix® XenDesktop™ 7.6.Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.7

System requirements for AutoCAD for Mac 2019Operating SystemApple® macOS® Mojave v10.14 or later; High Sierra v10.13 or later; Apple macOS Sierra v10.12 or laterModelApple Mac Pro® 4,1 or later; MacBook Pro® 5,1 or later; iMac® 8.1 or later; Mac mini® 3.1 or later; MacBook Air® 2.1 or later; MacBook® 5.1 or laterCPU Type64-bit Intel CPU (Intel Core Duo CPU, 2 GHz or faster recommended)Memory3 GB of RAM (4 GB or above recommended)Display Resolution1280 x 800 display with true color (2880 x 1800 with Retina Display recommended)Disk Space3 GB free disk space for download and installationPointing DeviceApple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft-compliant mouse.PrinterMac OS X-compliant printerMediaDownload and installation from DVDBrowserApple Safari® 5.0 or laterOS LanguageAll Mac OS X supported language operating systems

Additional Requirements for large datasets, point clouds, and 3D modelingMemory8 GB RAM or moreDisk Space6 GB free hard disk available, not including installation requirementsDisplay Card1920 x 1080 or greater True Color video display adapter; 128 MB VRAM or greater; Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater; Direct3D®-capable workstation class graphics card.

Note: 64-bit Operating Systems are recommended if you are working with large datasets, point clouds and 3D modeling and required if you are using Model Documentation or Point Clouds.