ArcGIS Pro
Free student license
- Students can get a free license for ArcGIS Pro to install on a personal computer.
- The student license remains in effect until you graduate–no need to renew it each year like in the past.
- You can use the license on up to three personal computers.
- Use your NetID credentials to sign in to ArcGIS Pro once it's installed. You can also sign in to ArcGIS Online.
- When installing ArcGIS Pro on your computer, it may complain that Microsoft .NET 6 x64 is missing. Here is a direct link to the .NET installation file. After you install .NET, try to install ArcGIS Pro again.
Updating to the latest version
- To update to the latest version, visit the free license page link above to obtain the newest installation files.
ArcGIS Online
- ArcGIS Online can be used through a web browser by signing in with your NetID credentials.Â
Using ArcGIS Pro in the arch computer labs
- ArcGIS Pro is available in the computer labs.
- When you start the program, it will prompt you to sign in. Use your NetID credentials.
How to access the Living Atlas data source
If you try to add a data source under Living Atlas and get prompted to login, do the following steps:
3D Analyst & Data Interoperability Tools
- Open ArcGIS Pro and start a Map project.
- Click the Analysis tab.
- Click the Tools button.
- On the right side of the window, the Geoprocessing panel should appear.
- Within the Geoprocessing panel, click the Toolboxes tab. 3D Analyst Tools and Data Interoperability Tools should appear on the list.
Tips
- If you need to open .e00 files, ArcGIS Pro cannot open them directly. Here is one method to convert them:
- Use Autodesk 3d Map, which is also installed on the lab computers. You can also install the software on your personal computer by obtaining it from the Autodesk Education site.