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As a building model creator and editor, you'll need a laptop computer with:
4 GB of RAM
30 GB of free disk space
Windows 64-bit operating system (for example, Windows 11)
All students in Global AEC should complete the following checklist of stepsĀ IN THIS ORDERĀ to set up their laptop computers with the Building Modeling Environment components:
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Sign up for a student Autodesk ID
This Autodesk ID is required in order to download the software tools and use cloud services.Ā
If you already have a student Autodesk ID from another class, youāre all set.
If you havenāt created a student Autodesk ID (or if youāre currently using one that created for your workplace), sign up for a new student Autodesk ID by following these steps:
Scroll down to the Request or Renew Access section of the page.
Click theĀ Select Product button.
Scroll down the list of products available to the Revit tile, then click the Select button.
Click the Select button in the Student tile to request a student subscription plan.
Complete and submit the registration form.
Be sure to check your email for a message from Autodesk and click the confirmation link to finish activating your new Autodesk ID by providing information about the school you attend.
Notes about Autodesk IDs
Most students use their school email address as their Autodesk ID.
If you already have a student Autodesk ID from another school, you can continue to use it or sign up for a new one.
You can create as many Autodesk IDs as you like -- but if you use an email address that is not recognized as being from an educational institution, Autodesk may ask you to provide additional documentation of your student students (for example, an image of your student ID) to confirm that you are eligible for their free education offerings.
If you need to create a second Autodesk ID, you can create an alias to your Stanford email address and then use this alias to create another Autodesk ID.
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Email your Autodesk ID to the Global AEC teaching team
After you create your Autodesk ID (the email that you used to sign up at Autodesk, send it to Renate and the course assistant.
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Install the Building Creator software environment
Set Up Your Computer to Run Windows
The steps will depend on the type of computer you are setting up:
IMPORTANT: This is not optional.Ā If you have a prior version of Revit installed on your computer, you can keep it.Ā But you must also install Revit 2026.
