AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

The AutoCAD 2018 version was released on March 2017.

We need to first sign-in to download the AutoCAD software. The official website of AutoCAD is autodesk.in or autodesk.com.

We need to sign-in as an educator or student to avail the benefits of the free version. The license for the free version is valid for 3-years.

If we want to use AutoCAD commercially or for other purposes, we can download the free trial available for 30 days.

The AutoCAD 2018 version was further updated with some features to 2018.1.

The steps to download the AutoCAD 2018 free version are listed below:

1. Open the browser or any other search engine.

2. Use the URL: https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad. The Sign-in window will appear as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

3. We need to sign-in using the same email-id and password, as we have used while creating the account in Autodesk.

4. Enter the email-id and password.

5. After the sign-up, the screen will look like the given image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

6. Select the 'AutoCAD 2018' version from the drop-down list of the Version category. The operating system and the Language will appear according to the selected version.

The drop-down list for Version category will look like the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

7. Now, we need to choose the Operating system, as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

We can select the Windows 32-bit or 64-bit according to our system requirements.

8. Now, we need to select the language from the drop-down list, as shown below:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

After selecting the above categories, a popup window will appear. Consider the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

9. The serial number and the product key are required further during the installation of the AutoCAD.

10. Click on the 'INSTALL NOW' option at the bottom of the page. It will appear as:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

11. The screen for Autodesk Download Manager will appear. Accept the license and click on the 'Install' button, as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

12. Specify the location, and the downloading will now start. It will appear like the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

We need to wait until the downloading process is complete.

13. As soon as the downloading is completed, click on the Install button to start the installation process as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

14. The AutoCAD window will appear. Click on the 'Install' option as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

15. The Autodesk License window will appear. Accept the license and click on the Next button at the bottom, as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

16. Now, click on the Install button, as shown in the below image:

AutoCAD 2018 Free Download

17. The installation process will now start. Wait until the installation process to complete.

18. After the process is completed, click on the Finish button at the bottom.

19. The AutoCAD software is now ready to use.

20. We can open the AutoCAD software and can start creating drawings.






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