Software for students
Adobe software in the computer labs
In order to start Adobe software, such as Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign, you first need to create an account with Adobe. You can register this in the dialog box that appears when you start the software.
- Open an Adobe software
- If you want to link your Adobe ID to Facebook or Google, simply click on one of the options and follow the instructions to log in. If you want to register an account linked to an email address instead, continue with step 3 below.
- Select Get an Adobe ID
- Fill in the form that appears and select Sign up.
- Follow the instructions in the email Adobe sent you to verify your email address.
- After clicking on the link in the email, you are done with the account registration and are automatically logged in with your account.
Affinity for students- Photo editing, illustrations and layout
Affinity is a series of programs for image and photo editing as well as vector graphics.
• Affinity Photo - Professional photo editing with retouching and image processing tools
• Affinity Designer - Powerful vector graphics tool
• Affinity Publisher - Intuitive layout tool for everything from posters and magazines to reports or your CV.
LTU has a comprehensive site license agreement with Serif for the Affinity software, which means that you can install it free of charge on your own computer.
- Affinity product key External link, opens in new window.
Requires a valid student user at LTU
- Download Affinity Photo 2 for Windows External link, opens in new window.
- Download Affinity Designer 2 for Windows External link, opens in new window.
- Download Affinity Publisher 2 for Windows External link, opens in new window.
- Download Affinity Photo 2 for macOS External link, opens in new window.
- Download Affinity Designer 2 for macOS External link, opens in new window.
- Download Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS External link, opens in new window.
Autodesk
Students at LTU have access to Autodesk software for personal, non-commercial use during their studies if you use your student mail address at LTU when creating an account with Autodesk.
NX
NX is a CAD software used in teaching and is installed in several of our computer rooms. Here you can download and install NX on your own computer.
- Download NX 1899, patch 1911 External link, opens in new window.
Requires student users. - Installation instructions for NX External link, opens in new window.
PDF document
Contact Håkan Lideskog for questions about NX.
Jack
A simulation and analysis tool from Siemens PLM.
After downloading and installing the software, you must also download and place the license file under C:\Program Files\Siemens\Jack_9.0\license. Please note that you need to run VPN to use the university's license off campus.
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