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As members of Autodesk Design Academy, students and educators can access free design software, along with free educational resources in manufacturing, construction, and production—including self-paced online courses, guided webinars, tutorials, industry contests, class projects, and curriculum for all levels.
Learn how to design and make a better world.
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As an Autodesk Student, you can use the same CAD software that professionals use. Not some watered-down “student” version, but the exact same CAD software that professional designers, engineers, machinists, architects, builders, and construction managers use every day on the job.
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Members enjoy access to free tutorials, webinars, and online courses—that are published here before they’re available anywhere else. As you learn our software and sharpen your skills, we’ll be with you every step of the way.
Take the inside track
Learn about the latest Autodesk events and challenges, share your work with others, and build your network through our Student Expert program.
Join today, design for tomorrow
Check out these students' collaborative design of a Ferrari F1 steering wheel, using Fusion 360.
Browse free courses
Get deeper practice in your studies, develop your professional skills, and prepare for your career while learning Autodesk software. Check out our free online courses, find the one that’s right for you, and enroll today.
Engineering
Fusion 360: Foundational Concepts
Before we begin modeling and prototyping our designs, we’ll review several foundational concepts that will help us anticipate necessary modifications to our designs, during the...
Engineering
Introduction to 3D Modeling
Good designers and engineers know how to explore and iterate their designs. Thankfully, computer aided design (CAD) allows you to do just that—explore and iterate your design—...
Engineering
Fusion 360 for FIRST Robotics Competitions
To truly collaborate, it must be easy for the entire team to offer input and leverage the digital design. Autodesk® Fusion 360™ has collaboration at its core, so the entire...
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering: Introduction to CAD
Introduction to CAD for Engineers is a critical step in the right direction for any user learning CAD for the first time or just getting into Autodesk® Fusion 360™. This course...
Engineering
Fusion 360 Simulation: Working with Imported Geometry
In this course, we focus on the Autodesk® Fusion 360™ tools that allow us to import and edit geometry from other CAD applications to prepare it for analysis. Model prep and...
Engineering
Design a Race Car for F1 in Schools using Fusion 360
The digital manufacturing process is rapidly changing how things get made and how teams work together. Integrated design and manufacturing systems and collaboration tools are...
Learn CAD and digital manufacturing
Practice your CAD/CAM/CAE skills and learn industry trends, all while creating your own drone in Fusion 360. Check out the CAD and Digital Manufacturing Specialization developed by Autodesk, in partnership with Coursera.
Download the right tools
Looking for the right 3D modeling tool?
Learn how to make anything with the first 3D design and modeling tool of its kind—connecting CAD, CAM, and CAE. Fusion 360 is easy to use for school projects, and it works on both Mac and PC.
Looking for industry leading architecture tools?
Architecture careers start with free Autodesk Revit software training—no experience required.
Resources for educators
Download projects, lesson plans, and datasets to incorporate Autodesk software into your classroom.
Autodesk Education Experiences
Tomorrow's challenges will be solved by today's students.
That’s why Autodesk gives students, educators, and educational institutions free access to our design software, creativity apps, and learning resources through Design Academy, as well as Tinkercad and Instructables.
Tinkercad is a simple, online 3D design and 3D printing app for everyone.
Tinkercad is used by designers, hobbyists, teachers, and kids, to make toys, prototypes, home decor, Minecraft models, jewelry–the list is truly endless!
Explore. Share. Make.
Learn how to make anything with Instructables. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions, online classes, and a vibrant maker community.
About Autodesk
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