Transferring My Student Account to a Maker Account

Summary: Tyler Griffith, recently graduated with a degree in aerospace, is seeking advice on transitioning from a student software account to a maker account. They are concerned about retaining access to files in their full functionality, particularly maintaining the feature tree history and editability when converting SLDPRT files to STEP files. They are also inquiring whether they can transfer their existing account to a personal email and billing or if a new maker account needs to be created. Tyler welcomes any advice on the transition as they adjust to moving beyond the supportive university environment.

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Hi everybody,

I recently graduated undergrad with a degree in aerospace. My university (CWRU in Ohio) paid for me to have the student version for the last 4 years. Now I am looking to transition to a maker account. After looking into this a bit, it seems that the SLDPRT and other file types that I have made might only be accessible from a student account. If I were to convert them into STEP files, I would lose the feature tree history and a lot of the configurability and editability of the files as far as I am aware.

What are the best practices for making this transition so that I still have access to all my files in their full functionality? Can I transfer my account to my personal email and billing or do I have to create a new unaffiliated maker account?

Any advice is more than welcome as I am only recently venturing out from my university bubble with it's own internal frameworks so even seemingly obvious information might be very helpful.

Thanks,
Tyler

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