The most critical technical aspect of the educational watermark is its ability to spread. If you copy an object, symbol, or layer from an educational file and paste it into a legitimate commercial file, the with the educational watermark. Vectorworks implements this strict measure to prevent users from bypassing commercial licensing fees by building assets in free student versions. Irreversibility via Standard Tools
The watermark is designed to prevent the commercial use of files created under a free student license. If you have accidentally contaminated a professional file by importing a student-created object, the entire file will become watermarked. Official Methods for Removal
Several important points to understand: