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Autodesk

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Public

  • Software
  • media & entertainment
  • manufacturing & industrial
  • bioscience

January 30, 1982 (1982-01-30), in Mill Valley, California, U.S.

John Walker, Dan Drake

One Market Plaza, San Francisco, California, U.S.

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Increase US$5.01 billion (2023)

Increase US$989 million (2023)

Increase US$823 million (2023)

Increase US$9.44 billion (2023)

Increase US$1.15 billion (2023)

c. 13,700 (January 2023)

autodesk.com

Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartered in San Francisco, California,[2] and has offices worldwide. Its U.S. offices are located in the states of California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its Canada offices are located in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta.


The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, who was a coauthor of the first versions of AutoCAD. AutoCAD is the company's flagship computer-aided design (CAD) software and, along with its 3D design software Revit, is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures. Autodesk software has been used in many fields, and on projects from the One World Trade Center[3] to Tesla electric cars.[4]


Autodesk became best known for AutoCAD, but now develops a broad range of software for design, engineering, and entertainment—and a line of software for consumers. The manufacturing industry uses Autodesk's digital prototyping software—including Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, and the Autodesk Product Design Suite—to visualize, simulate, and analyze real-world performance using a digital model in the design process.[5] The company's Revit line of software for building information modeling is designed to let users explore the planning, construction, and management of a building virtually before it is built.[6]


Autodesk's Media and Entertainment division creates software for visual effects, color grading, and editing as well as animation, game development, and design visualization.[7] 3ds Max and Maya are both 3D animation software used in film visual effects and game development.

In 1992 Autodesk acquired Micro Engineering Solutions (MES) Inc., a developer and marketer of manufacturing CAD / CAM software.[26][27]

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In 1993 Autodesk acquired Ithaca Software, a 3D computer graphics company founded by Autodesk's former CEO Carl Bass and Garry Wiegand.[29]

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In December 1996, Autodesk announced its plan to acquire Softdesk, a developer of architecture, engineering and construction software.

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In 1998 Autodesk acquired assets of Genius CAD-Software to strengthen the functionality of its core mechanical products.

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In August 1998, Autodesk agreed to acquire Discreet Logic Inc. for about $520 million in stock.

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In 1999, Autodesk acquired VISION* Solutions, a vendor of enterprise automated mapping/facilities management/geographic information systems (AM/FM/GIS) from MCI Systemhouse Corp.

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In January 2001, Autodesk acquired Gentry Systems, a supplier of specialized software tools and services in the electric utility industry. The asset was used to strengthen Autodesk's position in the utility industry.

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In September 2001, Autodesk acquired Buzzsaw.

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In February 2002, Autodesk acquired Revit Technology Corporation, a developer of parametric building technology for building design, construction, and management.

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In August 2002, Autodesk acquired CAiCE Software Corporation, a developer of surveying and engineering applications for transportation agencies and consultants; the product was released in 2003 as "Civil 3D".

In December 2002, Autodesk acquired the assets of truEInnovations, Inc. to create the application .[36]

Autodesk Vault

In 2003 Autodesk acquired Linius Technologies, Inc. and purchased certain assets of a third software company—VIA Development Corporation.

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In 2004 Autodesk acquired MechSoft, Inc., the developer of the MechSoft product.

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In 2005 Autodesk acquired the assets of COMPASS systems GmbH, to strengthen Autodesk's position in the European product data management market.

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In 2006 Autodesk acquired , with its automotive styling and digital content creation applications such as FBX file format.[39]

Alias

On August 6, 2007, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Skymatter Inc, developer of .[40]

Mudbox

On August 9, 2007, Autodesk completed the acquisition of NavisWorks Limited.

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On August 20, 2007, Autodesk announced that it completed the acquisition of technology and product assets of Opticore AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. Opticore is specialized in real time visualization primarily for the carmakers industry.

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On August 28, 2007, Autodesk announced the acquisition of PlassoTech, developers of applications.[43]

CAE

In January 2008, Autodesk completed the acquisition of Robobat, a France-based developer of analysis applications.[44][45]

structural engineering

In February 2008, Autodesk announced that it completed the acquisition of the assets of Carmel Software Corporation.

On May 1, 2008, Autodesk announced it agreed to acquire , a leading provider of injection molding simulation software.[46]

Moldflow Corporation

On May 7, 2008, Autodesk announced that it completed the acquisition of SA, the privately held maker of Kynapse artificial intelligence middleware.[47] Paris-based Kynogon specialized in video game middleware and simulation.

Kynogon

On May 7, 2008, Autodesk also announced the acquisition of REALVIZ S.A. REALVIZ's flagship products are "Stitcher" software for the creation of panoramas and 360 degree virtual tours, and "ImageModeler" software to produce 3D models from photographs.

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In June 2008, a press release announced the acquisition of Square One Research and its flagship product, .[49]

Ecotect

In October 2008, Autodesk announced the acquisition on Avid's business, developers of 3D application Softimage (formerly Softimage|XSI).[50]

Softimage, Co.

On December 15, 2008, Autodesk announced the acquisition of BIMWorld, plans to combine BIMWorld with Autodesk Seek.

On December 17, 2008, Autodesk agreed to acquire ALGOR, Inc. for approximately $34 million.

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In December 2009, Autodesk announced the acquisition of VisualTAO (also known as PlanPlatform), an Israeli start-up that developed cloud-based web and mobile applications that enable users to view and edit AutoCAD files online. VisualTAO became part of PSEB, and the product was released during 2010 as "AutoCAD WS".

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In 2010, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Illuminate Labs, the maker of (a global illumination middleware) and Turtle (a global illumination plugin for Maya) used for video game development.[53]

Beast

In February 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., a leading provider of simulation software.

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In March 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of , a UI middleware for video games.[55]

Scaleform

In July 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Pixlr, online photo editing and sharing service.

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On August 1, 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of , a website and platform where users can share their ideas and collaborate with a variety of do-it-yourself projects.[57]

Instructables

On August 25, 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Numenus, which optimizes CAD and construction processes by using technology.[58]

NURBS

In November 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Grip Entertainment, which develops behavior control systems for computer-controlled characters in video games.

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In December 2011, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Horizontal Systems, a provider of cloud-based BIM (Building Information Modeling) collaboration solutions for the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) industry.

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In 2012, Autodesk announced the acquisition of Qontext, Inc., an enterprise social collaboration platform to accelerate Autodesk's ongoing move to the cloud and expansion of social capabilities in the Autodesk 360 cloud-based service.

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On March 19, 2013, Autodesk completed the acquisition of Firehole Technologies, a developer of design and analysis software for .[62]

composite materials

On May 18, 2013, announced it had been bought by Autodesk.[63] Tinkercad is a browser-based 3D solid modeling tool for rapid prototyping known for its simple interface and entry-level ease of use.[64]

Tinkercad

In October 2013, Autodesk signed an agreement to acquire structural fabrication and detailing software- Advance Steel from Graitec.

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In February 2014, Autodesk completed the acquisition of , a UK based supplier of advanced CAD/CAM software for the manufacturing industry.[66]

Delcam

In March 2014, announced it had been bought by Autodesk.[67] Creative Market is a platform for handcrafted, mousemade design content from independent creatives around the world.

Creative Market

In May 2014, Autodesk acquired Nei Nastran, one of three versions of Nastran, the FEA solver.

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In May 2014, Autodesk acquired Within Technologies, a company founded by Siavash Haroun Mahdavi.

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In June 2014, announced that it had been acquired by Autodesk.[70] Shotgun Software are the publishers of the popular "Shotgun" project tracking software for media and entertainment content creation.

Shotgun Software

In July 2014, Autodesk acquired Topolabs Technology, a company founded by James Page which pioneered the use of 3D toolpaths for FDM/FFF additive manufacturing systems.

In August 2015, Autodesk signs agreement to acquire SeeControl.

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In April 2016, Autodesk announced that it had acquired SolidAngle, creator of the Arnold rendering software.

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In June 2016, Autodesk acquired , creator of the PCB design software EAGLE, from Premier Farnell.[73]

CadSoft Computer GmbH

In July 2018, Autodesk announced that it had acquired Assemble Systems.

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In November 2018, Autodesk announced that it would acquire , a San Francisco-based provider of construction productivity software.[75]

PlanGrid

In December 2018, Autodesk announced that it would acquire BuildingConnected, a San Francisco-based construction bid-management platform.

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In April 2020, Autodesk announced that it had invested in to Bolster Construction Technology Offering for Owners. Aurigo provides a full lifecycle cloud software to plan, design, build and operate construction assets.[77]

Aurigo Software

On July 14, 2020, Bridgit Inc. announced that Autodesk had raised $9.4 million in venture capital to take an ownership stake in the Canadian company which makes Bridgit Bench, an online construction work force and resource planning software.

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On July 22, 2020, Autodesk announced that it would acquire Pype, a -based provider of cloud-based solutions for automating construction project management workflows.[79]

Bengaluru

In November 2020, Autodesk announced that it would acquire Spacemaker, a cloud-based platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and generative design to rapidly create, optimize, iterate, and evaluate design alternatives for buildings.

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In February 2021, Autodesk announced that it would acquire Innovyze, a provider of smart water infrastructure modeling and simulation technology, for $1 billion.

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In December 2021, Autodesk announced that it would acquire ProEst, a cloud-based construction estimating product.

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In January 2024, Autodesk announced that it would acquire Payapps, a cloud-based construction claim software.

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Autodesk Certified User- Verifies entry-level skills in key Autodesk products. Designed for students and instructors who wish to demonstrate basic proficiency. Curriculum, courseware, and exams offered for independent study or institutional integration.

Advanced Certified Professional- Validates more advanced skills, including complex workflow and design challenges. Designed for students seeking a competitive advantage in a specific product area.

Sustainability[edit]

Autodesk CFD (formerly Autodesk Simulation CFD) includes modeling and thermal modeling tools for architectural and MEP applications. Common applications for environmental sustainable design include mechanical ventilation, external flow (wind loading), natural ventilation, and occupant comfort. Other energy applications include analysis for building energy, solar load, advanced energy and heating and cooling.[212][213] Autodesk introduced C-FACT, an open-source, science-driven approach to setting greenhouse gas reduction targets, which calls for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions to be made in proportion to a company's gross domestic product (GDP). Unlike other carbon accounting methods, Autodesk's C-FACT measures carbon dioxide emissions that are proportional to a company's global GDP contribution.[214] Autodesk will derive its own targets using this approach through 2020.


In 2006, Autodesk sponsored a PBS program named e² Design,[215] which focused on green building design around the world, describing the leaders and technologies that drive sustainable design.

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