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The Link below is to the page on the AutoDesk website where you can download the free student version of the AutoCAD MEP program. Click on the link, and follow the prompts on the web page

Follow the link to the Autodesk Student Download page

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

Once you have created an account using your email address, and a password sign in, and fill out the fields as shown below

System requirements for AutoCAD MEP 2019 Operating 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 Space12.0 GBBrowserGoogle Chrome™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® 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2008 R2 Server editions.

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

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.