Alternative Place to Download Autodesk Software

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Alternative Ways to Download Autodesk SoftwareAutodesk has made a big push to get users to sign up for their Subscription service in recent years. Subscription has many benefits for users, including the promise of being able to download your software through the Subscription Center website. Autodesk has made it a point to get users to download their software rather than deal with physical media. Perhaps this is to try and save on packaging and shipping costs. Whatever the case, it is important to note that downloading software through subscription center is not always easy. This can especially be the case if you are a school on subscription that has a lot of different users. Subscription Center requires permissions to be put into place for each user. Often times the contract manager has full permissions but new users do not. Since Autodesk typically assigns the CM role to the person who purchased the software, the end-users often get stuck with no permissions to download and must rely on the CM to give them permissions. In a lot of school settings, this is not an ideal situation. There are alternatives to help you download autodesk software.

Alternative Method to Download Autodesk Software

So, if you are having trouble accessing Subscription Center to download your software, I have a workaround. First of all, go here. Once on that page, click on “Downloading and Installation” → Software Download Links → I need to redownload my product →You will be shown a list of the different Autodesk products broken down into categories. If you need to download the Autodesk Design Academy, for instance, you would choose the “Autodesk Suites” link. Or if you just need AutoCAD, you would choose the “AutoCAD” products link. These links will bring you to another page which gives you a list of products specific to that category. Choose the item that you need and it will show you the downloads that are available. Keep in mind that some products, like the suites, are very large and require you to download multiple parts. Be sure to download all of the parts to the same directory so that they execute properly when you run Part 1.

Keep in mind that there is nothing different about the software that you download through this page. As long as you use your serial # and Product Key that you purchased to install the software, everything will work properly. Thanks for reading and have fun with your new software!

Author: Mark Philipp

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