Stand alone installation

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Check this guide:SolidWorks Student Edition Install Guide

For further help, you can go to following link: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/education/6860_ENU_HTML.htm and select Student Support Request Form

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are you using the network version from where you teach?

if so you need VPN to get to the server that has the network license manager on it.

you also need the serial number and the port id.

it would be best to talk to your it department to see if this is allowed.

I work for Arizona State University and that is what i have to do.

I beleave SW won't give out stand alones if there is a network version, they may send you a student version but somethings are locked out, like all the translaters, pdm and toolbox.