I just got Solidworks student 2017 from studica, but I was never given the option for a download instead of a cd. Does that mean I will have to wait for the cd to arrive to start using it, or is there some way to bypass the wait and get my serial, so I can download the program?
If you haven't got the serial already, no. You have to have the serial to be able to download it (And even then, i'm not sure if a CD serial can be used for the digital copy)