How to obtain free software:
1. Revit Architecture 2009, Revit Structure 2009, Revit MEP 2009, AutoCAD Architecture 2009, Autodesk 3D Studio Design, and Autodesk Impression.
As a matriculating student you may download for free a 14 month full copy of most Autodesk software programs. This is a tremendous savings. For example, Revit retails in the USA for about $3,000.00.
Open Internet Explorer at your own personal computer (not one at Triton College)
Go to http://students.autodesk.com
Register on this "Student
Engineering and Design Community" web site as a student.
To do this you must have a Triton email address such as "yourname@triton.edu"
To obtain an email address, go to the Welcome Center on the first floor of the
A Building. You are eligible to be issued a Triton email address if you are
enrolled in one or more courses at Triton College.
Under “How do I sign up” on the left side of the page, click on “new member registration page.”
Fill out the online form and click “submit”
You will receive a registration confirmation email from Autodesk. Use the information contained within the email to complete the registration process. They are just checking to make sure that the email address is yours by sending you a test email.
Click on
the "Download Software" link on the upper right corner of the screen.
Select the software you want to download.
Select "Download using the Autodesk Student Community Downloader."
Follow directions.
You are allowed only one download per computer per student per year. The free program will expire after 14 months. If you continue to be a student after the program has expired, you may download a fresh copy.
2. Adobe Acrobat
To obtain a free copy of
Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to http://www.adobe.com
Note that the publisher which allows you to create Adobe PDF files from your
file is not free (it costs $449.00 from Adobe), although as a matriculating
student you are eligible to purchase it from one of the student discount software
sites for $149.00. The student discount software companies are Academic Superstore
(http://www.academicsuperstore.com/),
and JourneyEd (http://www.journeyed.com)
There are others out there as well and all have very competitive prices.
3. Sketchup
To download a free copy
of Google Sketchup, go to http://sketchup.google.com
You do not need a Triton email address for this.
Follow directions.
4. Google Earth
To obtain software to enable you to view the earth's surface in detail, go to http://earth.google.com/
Follow directions.
5. Paint Shop Pro
Paint Shop Pro started out being a Photoshop competitor, but has morphed into a picture-editing tool with their latest edition, PSP11. PSP8 is the last classic version and a trial version can still be downloaded for free - go to http://www.paintshoppro8.com/Paint_Shop_Pro_8_Download.htm
It is good for 30 days. Cost for a licensed version of Paint Shop Pro 8 is only about $29.00. It does everything that Photoshop can do.
As a student, you can purchase the latest version of Paint Shop Pro 11 for $99.99 or Photoshop for $299.98 from JourneyEd (http://www.journeyed.com) .
6. Microsoft Office:
To obtain for $59.00 (almost free) the Microsoft Ultimate 2007 Office package (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook and a few more) go to: http://www.microsoft.com/student/discounts/theultimatesteal-us/default.aspx#
You will need a Triton email address.