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Fuel your coursework and project-based learning with software tools that breathe life into theoretical concepts, accelerate your product design skills, and make you real-world-ready.
The Altair Student Edition bundle contains numerous products that span across Altair's extensive technology portfolio – all easily accessed through a single license/ activation key. Here are just some of the product categories of the Altair Student Edition bundle.
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Detailed Product Descriptions
For a bit more information about each product included in our Student Edition bundle, browse this article in the Altair Community and search it for specific categories or generic applications (such as “structures” or “power electronics”).
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The updated Student Edition process now leverages Altair One and uses a streamlined process to provide you with the free Altair Student Edition. Altair One is the one-and-only place to download all Altair Software, access the Altair community, learning resources, support, and much more!
Follow the steps below to access and use the free Altair Student Edition.
1. Create Account 👉 2. Obtain License Key 👉 3. Download and Install Software 👉 4. Activate Software
- Go to the Altair One registration page and enter your email address, assigned to you by your educational institution (e.g., yourname@youruniversity.edu)
- Select either "Students" or "Faculty" and enter your details, then enter the verification code sent to your provided email address to create your account.
NOTE: In most cases, Altair One will automatically recognize your university using your email domain and link your user account with your university's account. If your email domain is associated with more than one university account you will be prompted to select the applicable one from a list. If your university is not listed you must add it manually by clicking on “Not Listed?”.
View detailed instructions for How to Create an Altair One Account- Log into Altair One and go to the "Marketplace".
- Click on the "Student Edition License" card.
- Select the "Licensing" tab in the panel that opens on the right side and click on "Get License". Your unique license activation key will appear.
NOTE: If instead of the license activation key a "pending verification" message appears, please wait 2-3 business days and check your email to be notified when your credentials are verified. Once the verification is complete you can go back and finish this step.
View detailed instructions for How to Obtain your Student Edition License Key- Log into Altair One and navigate to the Altair Marketplace.
- Make sure the "Student Edition Bundle" checkbox is selected in the "Suites" filter on the left.
- Select one of the 40+ software tools included in the Altair Student Edition bundle and download it.
- Install the software on your computer by double-clicking the downloaded .exe file and following the installation instructions in the installation wizard.
- In your File Explorer, navigate to the installation folder of your installed Altair Software (e.g., System (C:) > Program Files > Altair > 2023 > security > bin > win64 > GUI)
- Locate and double-click the file "almutil_gui.exe"
- The "Altair License Utility" window will open up
- Select the "Activation" tab and paste your license activation key (obtained in Step 2) in the field then click on "Activate".
NOTE: You only have to complete this step for the first Altair software product that you download and install from the Student Edition bundle.
View detailed instructions for How to Activate your Installed Products using your Student Edition License KeyPlease see these additional steps required for AI Studio, especially when activating it in MAC
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Student |
Professional Edition |
Academic |
Personal |
Licensed to |
Students currently enrolled in an academic institution |
Companies, government organizations, commercial R&D |
Academic institutions |
Anyone |
Permitted Usage |
Self-learning; No commercial use |
Commercial use including non-published research |
Course instruction, project-based learning, thesis work, and published research; No commercial use |
Learning and evaluation; No commercial use |
Architecture |
Windows, MAC (for AI Studio and Inspire Studio etc.) |
Windows; |
Windows; |
Windows |
Cost |
Free for installation on the student’s personal computer |
Annual subscription for installation on company-owned computers |
Discounted annual subscription for installation on university-owned computers |
Free |
Products |
All |
All |
Altair Inspire, Altair Compose, Altair Twin Activate, Altair Embed, Altair AI Studio, Altair SLC |
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Licensing |
1-year Activation Key Renewable |
Standard Altair licensing options |
Altair Units enable access to Altair's entire portfolio of software as an all-in-one bundle |
1-year node-locked license for instant download and use |
Download and Access |
Request your Student Edition software |
Create an account in the Altair One Marketplace |
Request your Academic Edition software |
Instant download and activation |
Most of the products in the Altair Student Edition bundle do not have any limitations, but for those that do, we've described them in this section.
The are NO model or problem size limitations for the following products:
- Inspire, Inspire Cast, Inspire Form, Inspire Extrude Metal, Inspire Extrude Polymer, Inspire Mold, Inspire Polyfoam, Inspire Render and Inspire Studio.
- AI Studio (Formerly RapidMiner Studio) and Knowledge Studio
- Twin Activate , Compose , Embed
- Esacomp
- Flux, FluxMotor , Feko WinProp, PollEx
- Thea Render
- SimLab
- S-Frame Products
General limitations for all products included in the Student Edition
- The Student Edition can only be requested online
- The license is valid for 12 months but renewable until the student’s degree work is completed.
- The Altair Student Edition may NOT be used for commercial purposes.
- The Student Edition is not available for banned countries: CUBA, SYRIA, IRAN, NORTH KOREA, and SUDAN or for students who are banned for other reasons and are included on US Government lists of banned parties.
HyperMesh and Altair Solver Limitations
Install HM (desktop exe) and Mechanical Solvers to the same installation folder
Solver Limitations
- Solutions are node-limited
- OptiStruct: 100,000 nodes
- Radioss; 100,000 nodes ; Radioss runs are restricted to 4 cores (-nt4)
- AcuSolve: 100,000 nodes
- MotionSolve: 200 bodies
- License Error 9 and 6 are printed in the solver window due to the initial license checks before the student license check, this is despite solving successfully. These errors can be ignored; results will be output correctly.
- Solvers cannot be started from a command line (only from within the Analysis tool from within the Graphical User Interface)
- Import: IGES, SolidWorks and STEP
- Export: IGES, STEP
- HyperMesh Import / export: Only Radioss, OptiStruct user profiles are supported for import/export and is limited to 100,000 nodes.
- HyperMesh Model File can be Saved but limited to 100,000 nodes
- HyperMesh CFD limitations are the same as HyperMesh Limitations
- Feko
- HyperXtrude
- HyperMold
- HyperWeld
- Non-Altair Solvers (for import and export although the interface is mentioned in the file > open window GUI)
Post-Processing
- HyperView Reads H3D files only with the maximum allowable model size of 100,000 nodes
- MotionView reads graphics H3D files with the maximum allowable model size of 100,000 nodes
HyperStudy
- HyperStudy with the new interface is not supported in 2024 version, the classic interface is supported.
- Platforms: Windows 7/10
- Architecture: x86_64
Altair Monarch Limitations
- Activation is supported via the Altair License Management System licensing method only.
- Monarch Automation is not available.
- 10 rows can be exported in Monarch Classic and Data Prep Studio.
Altair EDEM Limitations
- 10,000 particle limit
- 2 x CPU max (no GPU)
- Disabled functionality on CFD Coupling Interface, MBD coupling interface, Heat Transfer Module, and Field Data Import.
Altair PSIM Limitations
- Altair PSIM Student Edition does not include Code Gen and Co-simulation features.
If your university doesn't accommodate its students with assigned email addresses, you will unfortunately not be able to use a free Altair Student Edition license.
Please reach out to your university to see if they can create an email address for you. If not, have your professor fill the Information Request form here and acquire an Academic License. With an Academic License, your professor can give their students access without requiring a school-issued email address.