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SW Student Version

(OP)
Does anybody know if you have to be a student to be able to purchase the student version of SW?  Particularly if it is NOT going to be used for commercial purposes?

Rick

RE: SW Student Version

(OP)
Thanks for the info.  I am currently waiting for a reply back from a local reseller on the issue.  He thinks there might be a problem because I'm not a student so we'll see.

rick

RE: SW Student Version


Hello Rick,

Just in case.. there also is a Personal Edition of SolidWorks that is free and not for commerical purposes. You can contact your reseller to learn more about it. Here is a link with more info:

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/news/3DSkills.html

Regards,

Joseph

RE: SW Student Version

My understanding is that for academic pricing, you either have to be a student or a school faculty/staff member, plus you can't use the software for commercial purposes.

RE: SW Student Version

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I just found that out but you can purchase it if you have a child in K-12 but you need all kinds of documentation proof that is a real pain to get together.  So I will get a free personal edition from my reseller tomorrow that will last for 3 months.  Plus I found a bunch of free crash course seminars that are 4 hours long and they give you a free personal edition as well.

rick

RE: SW Student Version

Sounds like (from your posts in your other thread) you're using this as a personal learning tool anyway, so I think that rules out commercial use.  Good luck.  (I'm self-taught, so you can do it too.)

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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