Issue:
When you start Fusion 360, a countdown clock is displayed for a trial. You want to know how to select the free Start-up/Enthusiast or free Educational licensing option.
Solution:
Important License Information:
To activate Start-Up or Educational licensing, you must download and install Fusion 360 from the Autodesk website or the Autodesk Education Website.
- The free Start-Up/ Enthusiast licenses allow you to access Fusion 360 with a yearly subscription after the trial period has ended. You can use this license if you are a small business making less than $100,000 per year (or equivalent). Also, if you're a hobbyist using Fusion 360 for non-commercial purposes.
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Educational licenses come in two versions. The Educational license shown in the first section below is an individual license. Educational institutions may prefer to use the group lab installation. If you are an educator or administrator and want to install Fusion 360 at your school, visit the second section for the lab installation instructions.
Start-Up or Educational licensing is not available through the Mac Apple Store. If you have installed Fusion 360 through the Mac Apple Store, perform a clean uninstall of Fusion 360. Then reinstall directly from the Autodesk website or the Autodesk Education website.
Activation - Individual Licenses
To activate Start-Up or (individual) Educational licensing:
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Select Trial Counter in the upper toolbar of Fusion 360.
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In the next dialog box, indicate what you plan on using Fusion 360 for. The "Continue" option will be allowed after selecting a primary use.
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After clicking "Continue," you will see the dialog box below. To purchase Fusion 360, click "Buy Now." This will route you to the Fusion 360 website.
To sign up for a free license, click on "See if you qualify."
- After clicking "See if you qualify," you will see the screen below. Select the license type you would like to apply for.
- After selecting your license type, Fusion 360 will route gather the appropriate information. For an individual/hobbyist license, you will see the dialog below:
Filling in the required information will allow you to click the continue button, which will complete the process of signing up for a personal/hobbyist license.
If you selected the start-up license in step #4, you will see the dialogue below:
Filling in the required information will turn the "Continue" button blue, which will allow you to complete the process of signing up for a start up license.
After completing the student or start-up procedures, you will see the dialog below. This will show which license you have signed up for and clicking "Start Using Fusion 360" will bring you back to the program.
If you selected the Student/Educational option in step #4, you will be routed to the Education portal.
Once you are there, follow the steps below to create an educational account, register, and download Fusion 360.
To activate Fusion 360 as an administrator for an educational institution:
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Create an educational Autodesk account if you don't already have one, or log in into Autodesk Education Community if you do: http://www.autodesk.com/education/ .
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Review the installation instructions.
For detailed installation information, see: Fusion 360 Lab Installation Instructions (PDF).
Education-to-Commercial license conversion
If the email address or name used in an Autodesk Account has been previously used with any education license, that information cannot be reused in a Fusion start-up or commercial Fusion license. You need to provide new account information. If you want to maintain the login information associated with an existing account, contact the Education Support Team so they can remove all associated education licenses first.
To ensure that you qualify for Startup or Educational licensing, see the Eligibility Requirements:
Startup and Educational Terms of Service for Cloud Products
