Hello
I am in charge of a mechanical design office under solidworks, and I would like to be able to take on an Intern (6 weeks).
I don't necessarily have a PC to provide him but he would have his own with an educational version.
My question is, could I then convert files that he would have created with his educational version into a regular file with us?
Thank you in advance.
Unfortunately no, the only one who can unlock files under educational licenses is Dassault.
It accepts to unlock certain files under conditions and proof but it's not easy.
See this link among others, which talks about a subject that unfortunately hasn't evolved since:
https://forum.mycad.visiativ.com/t/convertir-des-fichiers-appartenant-a-une-licence-education/105406/8?locale=fr&lang=fr
Otherwise it is possible to cheat with Solidworks by going through an assembly, save it as a part and then use FeatureWorks to rebuild the component...
procedure described here:
But it's a lot of work for those who stay after the intern leaves 
Careful! Removing the watermark does not mean removing the basic info of the room.
The only way is to transfer non-native formats.
Natively it's impossible or you have to expect to receive the traditional formal notice...
If it is possible @lionel_amieux_3 but only on justification and individual piece or 2-3 room max but justifying it which is complicated.
For a part that was used a lot (library), I had managed to get the version unlocked by Dassault (via Visiativ). But it's not easy.
For a complete project, they will never agree to unlock anything!
At worst, leave the drawing on the student version and " if " the design is good and accomplished, redraw the draft project on the official version.
Hi everyone.
Thank you for all your answers.
Clearly, I prefer to avoid all of this with everything I can read.
Kind regards
take a trial version, other software does it, I don't know if SW does it
In the past, I had the opportunity to take a license with a duration of 3 months. Maybe your provider can offer you one?
Hello
This year at the Mycad in Lyon, it seems to me that they said that it was possible to have a license for a trainee for 3 or 6 months under certain conditions.
Maybe to check/dig on the side of visiativ.
Kind regards.
Hello
Indeed, I know that it is possible to have loan licenses, we had already had the case before acquiring the fixed license.
In my case, it is a 6-week intern only and the period is far too close.
Thank you for all your answers, the subject is closed on my side.
Kind regards
Bah! You have to weigh the pros and cons, he's only an intern, and even if he (or she) does his or her best, the chances that he or she will have to return to work afterwards are still important...
(sorry, bad " Intern 
" experience in the past... )
Hello
You can always try to install an official SW version.
At the time you had 1 month of use without a license before blocking (probably painful pop-ups at startup each time): which allowed you to use SW while Dassault/your reseller gave you your license number.
I am unable to know if this one-month period is still relevant.
In my time we started on autocad 2D, it's a good school to start with 
, like freeCAD
Carry out the layout, import 2D views of the trace part, and when a license from the design office is available, model 
Well I'm old now