AutoCAD Web App Access Instructions en

Access Instructions
for desktop, laptop and Chromebook
Step 1 Create an Account
Go to the Education Community.

Go to the Education Community products page and
click “Get Started” on the AutoCAD® product tile.
Sign in to your account or create an

Autodesk account.
When you create a new account,

identify your role.
Enter the country in which your school is located, identify
whether you’re a student or an educator, and confirm your
institution type.
Note: It is important to correctly select your institution type, since
this informs the school list from which you’ll need to confirm the
name of your school later in the process.
Enter your full name, email, and a
password to create an Autodesk
account.
Note: Your Autodesk account first and last names need to match
your school registration or employment details so that we can
confirm your eligibility for free educational access to Autodesk®
software and services.
For example: If your school ID says “Susan Smith,” please enter this
as your name instead of “Sue Smith.”
Check your email and verify your

email address.
Your Autodesk account has been verified.

Step 2 Confirm your eligibility
Tell us about your school and how

you’ll use our products.
Click “Continue.”
Check that your information is correct

and click “Confirm eligibility.”
Congratulations. If SheerID is able to
immediately confirm your eligibility,
you will see this screen. If not, please
read the following section regarding
additional documentation.
You may be required to upload a

document confirming your enrollment or
employment status. It is essential that
the documentation you provide fulfills
the three criteria shown on the left.
Once your document has been submitted, it may take up
to 48 hours for your eligibility status to be determined by
SheerID, our third-party verification services provider..
Note that you have up to 14 days to upload a suitable document,
and you will not be able to access Autodesk products and
services through the Education plan until your eligibility has been
confirmed. You have a maximum of three attempts to provide
acceptable documentation. Examples of documentation that may
be suitable include:
• Registration receipt
• Tuition receipt
• Student ID (A photo is not required and can be excluded. Dates
must be included.)
• Official letter from the educational institution (See here for an
example of the student template, faculty template, and IT/ lab
administrator template.)
• Transcript
• Employee ID or link to faculty listing on school website (A
photo is not required and can be excluded.)
Step 3 You will receive an email confirming
your eligibility status
When your eligibility for educational access to Autodesk

software and services is confirmed, you will receive a
confirmation email.
Get product
Once your educational access

has been approved, return to the
Education Community and click “Get
product” on the AutoCAD tile.
Click “INSTALL or DOWNLOAD” on the

AutoCAD product card
Note: You do NOT need to fully download or install AutoCAD,
but clicking “INSTALL” is what triggers your entitlement
of all the products in the AutoCAD bundle. Once you’ve
clicked “INSTALL,” you can either cancel the download and
installation, or choose to continue with installing AutoCAD to
your computer.
You can then login directly at https://web.autocad.com/ or to
confirm your entitlement, you can log in to the Account page
and there you will see AutoCAD web with your education
entitlement.
Note: This can take a few minutes for it to appear in your account.
If you choose to download AutoCAD,

a download prompt will appear.
If the install does not automatically start, please click the
link to try again.
Set up AutoCAD
Once the download file is opened,

AutoCAD will go through a setup
process, and you will be presented
with an installation bar
Note: When the install completes, AutoCAD will launch
automatically. This may take a few minutes.

Sign in to AutoCAD using your Autodesk
account with education profile
credentials.
Note: Sign in to AutoCAD using the same account details you used
to confirm your eligibility for free educational access.
From your Autodesk account, in the

drop-down menu select “All products
and services.”
Click “View items.”
Next, select “Access now” on the

AutoCAD web application
The AutoCAD web app will open

up in your browser at
https://web.autocad.com/acad/me
Get started
Once you have signed in, you can start designing

in the AutoCAD web application. To help you learn,
you can access the following free tutorials and
curriculum. Project-based, step-by-step AutoCAD
is available on the Autodesk Design Academy.
If you need additional support,

visit the Support page.
Key links:
• For helpful resources on verification, read the
Student Verification FAQs and/or Educator Verification FAQs.
• Questions about verification? Contact our verification
service provider at customerservice@sheerID.com.
Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and compliance with the terms and conditions of the software license agreement or terms of use that accompany such software or cloud-based
services. Software and cloud-based services subject to an Educational license or subscription may be used solely for Educational Purposes and shall not be used for commercial, professional, or any other for-profit purposes.
To create an account on the Autodesk Education Community, you must be age 13 or older, agree to its terms of use and also satisfy all eligibility requirements, including being: (a) a faculty member; (b) a student; (c) a qualifying
educational institution; or (d) an Autodesk-sponsored design competition competitor or mentor.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, and AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or
trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document. © 2020 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

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for desktop, laptop and Chromebook

Step 1 Create an Account

Go to the Education Community.

Sign in to your account or create an

When you create a new account,

Check your email and verify your

Your Autodesk account has been verified.

Tell us about your school and how

Check that your information is correct

You may be required to upload a

When your eligibility for educational access to Autodesk

Once your educational access

Click “INSTALL or DOWNLOAD” on the

If you choose to download AutoCAD,

Once the download file is opened,

Note: When the install completes, AutoCAD will launch

automatically. This may take a few minutes.

From your Autodesk account, in the

Click “View items.”

Next, select “Access now” on the

The AutoCAD web app will open

Once you have signed in, you can start designing

If you need additional support,

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