Instructions for obtaining PTC software including Creo and Vuforia Studio
The first thing students need to do to get the software is create a free (academic) account at https://support.ptc.com
From the login window, select Create a new account
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On the next page, be sure to select the education tab and then fill out the form and the hit the create account button.
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Once you have confirmation that the new account is created you can go to the link below to request free licenses to the offered PTC software:
https://support.ptc.com/appserver/auth/it/esd/academicFree.jsp
At this page you will login with you PTC education account, and then after agreeing to export rules, you will be taken to the downloads page where you can download the software.
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