Home Use License

[DrJan]

Maybe other people have read or heard about this too, but when you have a Subscription for Autodesk Software, you're allowed to use your license at home. There are a few conditions though.
You can read more about it in the Autodesk Subscription Center, but for those of you who aren't the Subscription Manager for their company:

Home Use of Your Autodesk Products

Autodesk Subscription customers can now request home use licenses for their employees. Home use licenses are governed by an Ancillary Service Agreement for Home Use (26k, PDF format).

• Eligible Product List (18k, PDF format). Home Use licenses are available only for the products listed in this document.
• Home Use FAQ (23k, PDF format). Frequently asked questions about the Home Use benefit for subscription customers.

How it works

A home use license is a stand-alone license based on a primary license. The primary license can be either a stand-alone or network license. A home use license based on a stand-alone primary license will have the same serial number as the primary license. A home use license based on a network primary license will have a different serial number, which you must obtain from Autodesk.

To request a Home Use license for stand-alone or network licenses, click the Continue button below. You will be directed to accept the Ancillary Service Agreement and provided with instructions for obtaining your Home Use license.

Of course, you can only use it for training and personal purposes and not for commercial uses and officially, your home PC has to be property of the company you work for... But who would know :P

A Home Use request can be done in the Subscription Center because there's a difference between the Stand-Alone and Network Licenses.

[JohnVK]

Of course, you can only use it for training and personal purposes and not for commercial uses and officially, your home PC has to be property of the company you work for... But who would know :P

That's not exactly how I read the EULA, the Home Use FAQ PDF and what has been said on the Autodesk forums?

1. You ARE allowed to install the product on a privately owned computer, doesn't necessarily have to be a company owned computer. The Home Use FAQ also clearly states:
   
   
   ... on a computer located at the home of your employees or on your employees' personal computers.
   
   
   The latter, employees' personal computers, doesn't refer to an actual 'Personal Computer' (or PC) as such but rather to a computer owned by the employee in person. Or at least, that's how I interpret this sentence
2. You can use it commercially, as long as it's related to work done for the company owning the license, i.e., continue working on a company project at home. You can't use it for private commercial projects (come to think of it.. I guess that's what you meant? )

Other than that, it's a great opportunity if you're on subscription. Thanks for the heads up

[Neilg]

It's not my bosses pc, but he did kinda pay for it, so...


I'd never do commercial work at home, but if this means I can use a decent package at home to practice with i'm all for it. So much stuff I want to learn that I dont get the chance to in work - theres only so much particle flow you can use in arch viz.

[DrJan]

That's not exactly how I read the EULA, the Home Use FAQ PDF and what has been said on the Autodesk forums?

1. You ARE allowed to install the product on a privately owned computer, doesn't necessarily have to be a company owned computer. The Home Use FAQ also clearly states:
   
   
   ... on a computer located at the home of your employees or on your employees' personal computers.
   
   
   The latter, employees' personal computers, doesn't refer to an actual 'Personal Computer' (or PC) as such but rather to a computer owned by the employee in person. Or at least, that's how I interpret this sentence
2. You can use it commercially, as long as it's related to work done for the company owning the license, i.e., continue working on a company project at home. You can't use it for private commercial projects (come to think of it.. I guess that's what you meant? )

Other than that, it's a great opportunity if you're on subscription. Thanks for the heads up

You're welcome
I haven't checked the Autodesk Forums, but I asked my reseller and he said that "officially" it had to be company property. But if Autodesk themselves say it doesn't have to be... who cares!
I gives me the opportunity to work with a "stable", legal package at home so I won't have to bother with some dodgy cracked version.
And the combination with my VRay License I don't have to worry about anything but can be assured of a stable, working environment!

When I found out about this, I thought it would be best to share it with as much people as possible so they too can get rid of the "not-so-legal" resources.

[thablanch]

When I found out about this, I thought it would be best to share it with as much people as possible so they too can get rid of the "not-so-legal" resources.

There is always the Portable License Utility, doing the same thing, only it is a pain when you do forget to transfer it, but the main idea, to use legal ressources.