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Students and educators currently associated with an accredited university or educational institution are eligible for Graphisoft’s Education Program, as outlined in our End User License Agreement.

For faster approval, please register with your educational email address.

1. For students/educators
Please upload one of the following types of documents:

• Dated Student/Employee ID
• Class schedule
• Official letters
• Transcript

The uploaded document must include the following:

• Your full legal name
• The name of the educational institution at which you are enrolled/employed
• A date that falls within the current school term

The document should be in one of the following formats: JPG, PDF, or PNG. Please note that you can only upload one file

2. For educational institutions

• This program is for institutions that would like to implement Archicad in labs or integrate BIM methodologies into their course curriculum
• Use your organization email address to request the license
• The educational institution must be recognized as described in our End User License Agreement
• Provide accurate information about your institution on the request form

It can take up to 5 workdays for your request to be processed. You will receive an email as soon as your submission is approved or rejected. Make sure to check all of your email folders, including Spam/Bulk Folders!

If it has been more than five workdays and you have yet to receive an email, please get in touch with your local partner. You can find their contact information from your profile info, at the top right corner of the MyArchicad webpage » Get in touch.

We’re so pleased that you’re adding Graphisoft solutions to your education! Here are a few tips to get you started with the Education Program:

• Sign up for an EDU license: click here.
• Once you get your license (serial number), it’s time to download and install Archicad.
• Learn from Archicad specialists in the Learn Portal. Foundational courses are available for free, and you can also find bundles and certification opportunities tailored to students. Log in with your Graphisoft ID on the Learn Portal to get started.
• Check in to Community! Want to learn something specific in Archicad? Get the best tips & tricks from fellow Archicad users. Ask questions! Browse Sample projects. Whatever you’re looking for, Graphisoft Community is your place for answers. It’s also a hub for Graphisoft news, challenges, and much more – see for yourself!

Student/Educator Licenses are valid for 1 year. Educational institution licenses are valid for 2 years.

• The educational license is intended for non-commercial purposes, such as learning, teaching, or academic projects. It cannot be used for commercial or professional architectural projects.
• EDU files have an irremovable watermark in the top right corner of each view. This watermark will be present on all printouts.
• EDU project files can be opened with a commercial version of Archicad. When opened in the commercial version, Archicad switches to EDU mode, and the watermark appears.
• Users with the Archicad Education version cannot join Teamwork projects that were shared in the commercial version.
• Apart from ‘Open’, no other data exchange (e.g. copy, paste, merge, hotlink) will work between EDU and commercial project files.

Commercial Trial:

• Validity: 30 days (non-renewable)
• When the trial period expires, trial projects can be converted to commercial projects by purchasing a commercial license.
• Commercial Trial files can’t be converted to Education project files.
• Commercial trial files are encrypted and can only be opened on the computer they were saved on.
• Teamwork functionality is available but limited, as files can only be opened on the same computer they were saved on.

Educational License:

• Available only for students, educators, and educational institutions with valid proof of eligibility.
• Student/Educator Licenses are valid for 1 year. Educational institution licenses are valid for 2 years.
• EDU project files can be opened with any version of Archicad on any computer but have an irremovable “Education” watermark.
• Teamwork features are available for all projects shared in Educational mode, using either BIMcloud Basic or BIMcloud for EDU (BIMcloud for EDU is currently available through a pilot program with limited seats).

The Educational License gives users access to the Archicad Education version, including full modeling capabilities and collaborative Teamwork features with BIMcloud Basic and BIMcloud for EDU (Pilot program – limited spots available). Graphisoft Learn also continuously creates new offers and opportunities for EDU users – browse the course library and stay tuned for new additions!