SolidWorks Student License Program:  Summer/Fall 2008

Welcome Students!

The new SolidWorks Student Design Kit for the 2008-2009 academic year is now available to students and educators including:

• students and educators at schools that meet certain requirements
• students and educators who have purchased selected textbooks and robotic kits that are provided with the Student Design Kit download offer card
• students who participate in design competitions where the SW SDK is offered

SolidWorks student products may only be used by students and educators on their own computers. Intended uses include completing homework assignments, student design projects, preparing course materials, learning more about SolidWorks, and other educational purposes.

This SolidWorks Student Design Kit offer provides a limited (non-renewable/non-extendable) license.   After installation, the product will run for the stated period of time as specified in your download offer.  This product will cease to function at the end of this period or will terminate on November 30, 2009, whichever comes first.

Students may then purchase the new SolidWorks Student Edition (2008-2009) if they
wish to continue using SolidWorks student software.

This product is fully compatible with data created using 2008-2009 academic year versions of the SolidWorks Education Edition, Student Edition, and Student Design Kits.

PLEASE NOTE:  the SolidWorks Student Student Design Kit (SW SDK) is a very large download ~ 3.1 GB (3100 MB) the following are REQUIRED:

• a broadband internet connection
• a cable connection between your PC and your internet connection hardware (e.g. router, cable modem, etc.)
• at least 8 GB of available disk space to download, install, and begin using the product effectively

NOTE ALSO:  Always back-up any data you may have stored inside any existing SolidWorks student product prior to installing the Student Design Kit. Prior to installing this new SolidWorks product, it is strongly recommended to uninstall any older versions of SolidWorks to save disk space.

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