PTC Education Free Software

Explore offerings available from PTC Education, including free software and educational resources, for both educators and students from K-12 to the collegiate level.

PTC Education


Our mission at PTC Education is to empower students and educators to succeed in the next generation of industry where physical and digital worlds converge.

The PTC Education software offerings on this page prepare students to design, manufacture, operate, and service things for an increasingly smart, connected world.

Free CAD software for education

PTC Education provides a variety of free CAD packages to students and educators at any school level. Explore the tabs below to find the CAD package that is right for you.

Free Creo for students and educators

PTC Education is proud to offer Creo for free to students and educators in grade school/K-12. Click the button below to learn more and download Creo. Learn More

Free Creo for college and university

College and university students and educators get access to Creo—free of charge. Click the button below to learn more and download Creo. Learn More

Creo for K-12 educators

If you are a grade school/K-12 educator and have unique installation requirements for Creo, choose from the options below:

Creo Educator Lab Edition - This license pack includes a unique product code for deployment by an IT professional and installation on the local school server. Request product code.

Creo Educator Standalone Edition - This license is intended for advanced users and includes a unique product code for one computer. Request product code.

Onshape

Onshape is a professional-grade, cloud-native CAD platform that students and educators can access for free on any device, anywhere, anytime. Head to our Onshape site to learn more and sign up. Learn More

PTC Mathcad

Mathcad Express for students

Calculations are at the heart of engineering. PTC Mathcad is math software that lets students perform, analyze, document, and share their calculations easily. Head to the Mathcad site to learn more and get started.

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Mathcad Prime for educators

PTC Education provides grade school/K-12 educators with free access to Mathcad. This license includes all the features educators need to teach both simple and advanced engineering math calculations in their classrooms.

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FIRST® Robotics

PTC has a number of software offerings available specifically for FIRST robotics participants, teams, and their mentors. Head to our FIRST page to learn more and get started.

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Collegiate teams

PTC offers sponsorship opportunities to eligible collegiate design/racing teams, such as Formula Student, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Rocketry, and more. Click to learn more about getting a PTC sponsorship.

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PTC Education community

If you have questions about any PTC Education software, run into any issues during installation, or need help with something else, visit the PTC Education Support Community Forum.

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