Autodesk 3dsMax for Free Legally

[H4tchetman 21]

Im a full time single stay at home father so Ill have to sit this one out, have fun guys ill keep using BAT n Gmax for however long its still functional I jus don't feel rite in lying about being a student... maybe If I et my sis to use her email lol shes a student

[Hiandby4 1]

OK, just checking, I'm not in uni and I'm far from it because I'm in year 8 but I still do have an email that ends in edu so am I able to have this offer even though I'm much younger. Also, do you think my school would be okay with it because obviously they will find out about it. Thanks in advance.

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Three years now? Holy cow! That is longer than I have had the three different versions of max I have ever used combined! Certainly long enough for Autodesk's design cycle to produce some new versions.

H4tchetman: go for it, I can't imagine you will be fighting with your sister over who gets to play with 3ds Max!!!

Edit: Hiandby4: A student is a student, so it is worth a try. I don't see why your school would argue about you getting free software. Hell, back in high school I used to do CAD work in MSPaint (and was damn good at it)! I would have killed for this deal back then.

[Hiandby4 1]

Awesome, thanks, I will surely try it.

[jdenm8 362]

All fine and dandy, but thanks to an annoying website bork, I can't get the new Serial Number they say I need and there's no (findable) support from Autodesk.

Fantastic.

[Xyloxadoria 1,098]

Originally posted by: Hiandby4

OK, just checking, I'm not in uni and I'm far from it because I'm in year 8 but I still do have an email that ends in edu so am I able to have this offer even though I'm much younger.quote>

Autodesk doesnt care how old you are as long as you are a student. They want as many people to learn their software as possible so they will get customers that pay to use it and make money with it in the future. 

[H4tchetman 21]

I signed up wid australia.edu an am downlaoding 3ds max as we speak (type) one parts 0.99 gig the other 3gig just a heads up to everyone your going to need a good 5 gig of hdd space free, I'M SO EXCITED lol I got the hang of Gmax good now lighting an animation is quiet simple once you get the hang of it (few hours of trial and error) so I rekon I'm goin to love 3ds Max now that I'm not intimidated lol an theres also tons of text/video tutorials on the autodesk website too. A Big thanks to Xyloxadoria for letting us all know about this most Awesome offer

[Xyloxadoria 1,098]

Originally posted by: H4tchetman

 A Big thanks to Xyloxadoria for letting us all know about this most Awesome offer quote>

It was actually Cockatoo that PMed me about the 3 year offer I just posted an update becsue i made this post initally

[H4tchetman 21]

Lol in that Case I thank Cockatoo, Simfox, Xyloxadoria, Simtropolis website, and Autodesk anyone Ive forgotten I am sorry but its like 7pm and Im a few minutes away from the download of part to to be complete so Im like WAHHHH rite now.

[Colonel Cleg McLeg 0]

I've obviously come really late to this, but regardless, my jaw just dropped. Thanks for bringing this to my attention guys!

[Wile.E.Coyote 19]

I Not Student

[nick13 194]

so is this only available for college students? because i'm in high school, and do i need this program to use BAT4Max because i really want to start batting and gMax seems out of date.

[DCMetro34 577]

Originally posted by: nick13

so is this only available for college students? because i'm in high school, and do i need this program to use BAT4Max because i really want to start batting and gMax seems out of date.quote>

I'm in high school, and my school email didn't work, so I just got a teacher to approve me.

[Munchiez 74]

I got mine however I have to use mac, which makes it very hard! Needs Leapord 10.5

[Ceafus 88 1,929]

Where Can I Set Up An .edu email?

[Xyloxadoria 1,098]

Where Can I Set Up An .edu email?

There are sites that will let you do it but its only legal to do if you are a actual student somewhere who doesnt have a working student e-mail

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

You can just use your regular email to get 3ds max. Mine end in @yahoo.com

[Ceafus 88 1,929]

Thank You, I Will Get Right Too Work On It, Cause I Only Have Gmax, And I Wanted Too Upgrade Finnally Too 3dsMax, And Use BAT4Max.

[Sim shady 12]

Autodesk has formally released its 3DS Max 2012 edition on its website. As always, students can download it for free with an .edu email address.

New features in 2012 includes enhanced uvw map unwrapping, new modeling techniques, and perhaps most exciting to me is a comprehensive procedural texturing system.

[RipRap 4,400]

Guys, Thanks for saying that it is free for students and educators...

Since finding out the free software, I contacted my drafting teacher. When she found out, she was really happy... We will download the latest AutoCAD as well as other free software there...

I'll be producing my BATs once I mastered AutoCAD

[SimFox 804]

I think you're a bit confused about the needed software. You can't make BATs with AutoCAD - you need 3ds Max

[RipRap 4,400]

I think you're a bit confused about the needed software. You can't make BATs with AutoCAD - you need 3ds Max

LOL I can use my AutoCAD skills on my 3ds max ...

I'm not confused, I'm a drafting student , I have been saving money to buy Autodesk software, including 3ds max

I'll be working with you next time, after I finish tutorials on 3ds max

[SimFox 804]

Well Than I'm sure the community would be very happy and grateful for having you here!

[2farnorth 26]

Oh my goodness.

I need to get my glow (Scottish schools network) details NOW!

I hope they allow me to download, I can access glow on my home computer, but the Scottish school system loves blocking things on the internet.

Thank goodness I saw this because I was probably just going to download gmax tomorrow.

[2farnorth 26]

Great, I don't qualify for it. Just going to have to use GMAX

[harishna 847]

does anyone knows if the license needs to be re-activated every year?

[simcity4deluxe 95]

Oh, my! They are out of serial keys and product keys.

[XDS Team 1]

I read agreement carefully.<br>Unemployed people had also permission by U. S. outside licence to use Autodesk software for non-commercial purposes.

<br>That means, if you're not a student, and you're not working, you can use these products.<br>

  Edited December 14, 2011 by XDS Team  

[penguin1634 43]

Ha! Awesome! I qualify! This might be a good opportunity go get into BATing.

[goodyou 0]

I tried it and it worked, it seems that all you need is a real university email address.