Individual Licenses

AutoCAD 2014 and Prior

Vendor Autodesk

A software application for 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting.

The licensing used by these versions of AutoCAD has been replaced by Autodesk's free Education Community licensing.

License Information

This product is generally distributed as a network site license. This means that this title is available to any Clemson user but you must be connected to an on-campus license server to use the software.

Versions of this software are available on: Windows, Mac OS. You may have to check with the vendor about the availability of other versions.

License server: license4.clemson.edu   Port: 28001

If you cannot enter license server name and port separately in the application, you may need to enter them in the format: port@server.

Purchasing AutoCAD 2014 and Prior

Licenses for this software are available without purchase if you meet any license restrictions.

Install Media - How to Access AutoCAD 2014 and Prior

Installing On Windows

  • Option 1: Students can download and install CCIT Software Center here. AutoCAD 2014 and Prior will be available in the list of installable applications once CCIT Software Center is installed and has initialized. Note: The initialization process can take some time and will continue in the background once CCIT Software Center is launched. Applications will show up in the list of available software as this background initialization proceeds.
  • Option 2: All users can open Windows Explorer (My Computer) and copy \\software.clemson.edu\software\Autodesk into the address bar. If prompted for a username and password, try "campus\username" (no quotes; note the backslash), where username is your Clemson University username. Use your Clemson password. Once connected, check the Documentation folder for additional installation information, like license server names and port numbers. Note: If you are off campus, you will have to be logged into VPN before you will be able to connect to the Software Repository.

Installing On Mac OS

  • Option 1: Use an SMB mount by clicking on Finder → Go → Connect to Server... and copying smb://software.clemson.edu/software/Autodesk into the Server Address field. If prompted for a username and password, use your Clemson University username and password.
    Check the Documentation folder for additional installation information.

Getting Help

If you have any additional questions about the availability, cost, or install procedures for this software, you can either visit the CCIT Support Center on the 2nd floor of Cooper Library or send an email to ithelp@clemson.edu.

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