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Autodesk primarily develops and maintains computer-aided design (CAD) software used globally across many engineering and design industries. Autodesk's vast array of proprietary software allows their programs to interoperate, allowing for cloud-based building information management (BIM) collaboration between owners, architects, engineers, and contractors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014051/https://www.autodesk.com/products/bim-collaborate/overview?plc=COLLRP&term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription "Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro: Create, collaborate, and stay up to date"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref>

Modern versions of Autodesk Products, such as Inventor or AutoCAD, have been known to operate via [[Digital rights management#Always-online DRM|always-online DRM]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014417/https://www.autodesk.com/support/download-install/admins/network-deploy/install-licensing-software "Install network licensing software"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref> and have served to provide significant inconvenience for consumers if their internet goes out or their license verification servers are offline for maintenance. <!-- I personally remember taking a class that used Inventor, and the spotty internet connection some computers in the industrial building would have on occasion would make it HELL for me to do classes since if the internet went out and I did not save before then, I had to start from scratch!

Modern versions of Autodesk Products, such as Inventor or AutoCAD, have been known to operate via [[Digital rights management#Always-online DRM|always-online DRM]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014417/https://www.autodesk.com/support/download-install/admins/network-deploy/install-licensing-software "Install network licensing software"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref> and have served to provide significant inconvenience for consumers if their internet goes out or their license verification servers are offline for maintenance

~~LITERALLY forced me to drop my class halfway through because of this, and I did not get my money back for it!~~

~~- JamesTDG -->~~

==~~Popular products~~==

== Consumer impact summary ==

*AutoCAD - Autodesk's ~~flagship CAD software, used for freeform 2D and 3D design.~~

{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

*Revit - 3D design software that is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures.

* User Freedom

*Autodesk Inventor - 3D digital modeling

* User Privacy

*~~Fusion 360 - 3D digital modeling~~

* Business Model

*~~Civil 3D - 3D design focused on civil infrastructure~~

* Market Control}}

*~~3ds Max - 3D Animation~~

*~~Maya - 3D Animation~~

==Controversies==

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|HSMWorks End of Life

|2028

|In 2012, Autodesk acquired HSMWorks, a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) product for programming Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, with the intention of integrating the technology into their own software and cloud services.<ref>https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-acquires-hsmworks-technology</ref> HSMWorks could continue to be purchased with a perpetual license until 2016, when Autodesk announced that all Autodesk products, including HSMWorks, would ~~transistion~~ to a subscription model, ending support and maintenance plans for perpertual licenses. <ref>[https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software. https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software.]</ref> In 2019, Autodesk transitioned HSMWorks subscribers to Fusion 360 subscribers with entitlement to download and use HSMWorks. <ref>https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/tsarticles/ts/4ZktnaH9yvV8DxOnwA0LCv.html</ref> In ~~2028~~, Autodesk sent an email to Fusion 360 subscribers that HSMWorks entitlement would no longer be included on new subscriptions after March 25, 2025. and entitlement would end March 25, 2028. "''At that point you will no longer be able to download, access '''or use''' HSMWorks.''"<ref>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-support-forum/hsmworks-end-of-life-march-25th-2028/td-p/13297431</ref>

|In 2012, Autodesk acquired HSMWorks, a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) product for programming Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, with the intention of integrating the technology into their own software and cloud services.<ref>https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-acquires-hsmworks-technology</ref> HSMWorks could continue to be purchased with a perpetual license until 2016, when Autodesk announced that all Autodesk products, including HSMWorks, would transition to a subscription model, ending support and maintenance plans for perpertual licenses. <ref>[https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software. https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software.]</ref> In 2019, Autodesk transitioned HSMWorks subscribers to Fusion 360 subscribers with entitlement to download and use HSMWorks. <ref>https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/tsarticles/ts/4ZktnaH9yvV8DxOnwA0LCv.html</ref> In February 2025, Autodesk sent an email to Fusion 360 subscribers that HSMWorks entitlement would no longer be included on new subscriptions after March 25, 2025. and entitlement would end March 25, 2028 for all subscribers. "''At that point you will no longer be able to download, access '''or use''' HSMWorks.''"<ref>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-support-forum/hsmworks-end-of-life-march-25th-2028/td-p/13297431</ref>

|<u>'''Projected aftermath:'''</u>

Because HSMWorks was subscription only, or entitlement through Fusion 360 subscription only, from 2016 onward, any person or organization who used up-to-date versions of HSMWorks since then will cease to have access to all data associated with HSMWorks, despite the data being locally stored and HSMWorks being installed ~~but~~ unusable.

Because HSMWorks was subscription only, or entitlement through Fusion 360 subscription only, from 2016 onward, any person or organization who used up-to-date versions of HSMWorks since then will cease to have access to all data associated with HSMWorks, despite the data being locally stored and HSMWorks being installed (albiet unusable). HSMWorks data is not compatible with Fusion 360 nor Inventor CAM (products that share some technology with HSMWorks), thus no solution exists to bridge user's data to actively supported software.

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== Products ==

*AutoCAD - Autodesk's flagship CAD software, used for freeform 2D and 3D design.

*Revit - 3D design software that is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures.

*Autodesk Inventor - 3D digital modeling

*Autodesk Fusion - 3D digital modeling

*Civil 3D - 3D design focused on civil infrastructure

*3ds Max - 3D Animation

*Maya - 3D Animation

==References==

~~[[Category:Software companies]]~~

[[Category:Autodesk]]

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 Autodesk primarily develops and maintains computer-aided design (CAD) software used globally across many engineering and design industries. Autodesk's vast array of proprietary software allows their programs to interoperate, allowing for cloud-based building information management (BIM) collaboration between owners, architects, engineers, and contractors.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014051/https://www.autodesk.com/products/bim-collaborate/overview?plc=COLLRP&term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription "Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro: Create, collaborate, and stay up to date"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref>
-Modern versions of Autodesk Products, such as Inventor or AutoCAD, have been known to operate via [[Digital rights management#Always-online DRM|always-online DRM]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014417/https://www.autodesk.com/support/download-install/admins/network-deploy/install-licensing-software "Install network licensing software"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref> and have served to provide significant inconvenience for consumers if their internet goes out or their license verification servers are offline for maintenance.  <!-- I personally remember taking a class that used Inventor, and the spotty internet connection some computers in the industrial building would have on occasion would make it HELL for me to do classes since if the internet went out and I did not save before then, I had to start from scratch!
+Modern versions of Autodesk Products, such as Inventor or AutoCAD, have been known to operate via [[Digital rights management#Always-online DRM|always-online DRM]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250130014417/https://www.autodesk.com/support/download-install/admins/network-deploy/install-licensing-software "Install network licensing software"] - archive.org - archived 2025-01-29</ref> and have served to provide significant inconvenience for consumers if their internet goes out or their license verification servers are offline for maintenance
-LITERALLY forced me to drop my class halfway through because of this, and I did not get my money back for it!
-- JamesTDG -->
-==Popular products==
+== Consumer impact summary ==
-*AutoCAD - Autodesk's flagship CAD software, used for freeform 2D and 3D design.
+{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
-*Revit - 3D design software that is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures.
+* User Freedom
-*Autodesk Inventor - 3D digital modeling
+* User Privacy
-*Fusion 360 - 3D digital modeling
+* Business Model
-*Civil 3D - 3D design focused on civil infrastructure
+* Market Control}}
-*3ds Max - 3D Animation
-*Maya - 3D Animation
 ==Controversies==
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 |HSMWorks End of Life
 |2028
-|In 2012, Autodesk acquired HSMWorks, a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) product for programming Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, with the intention of integrating the technology into their own software and cloud services.<ref>https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-acquires-hsmworks-technology</ref> HSMWorks could continue to be purchased with a perpetual license until 2016, when Autodesk announced that all Autodesk products, including HSMWorks, would transistion to a subscription model, ending support and maintenance plans for perpertual licenses. <ref>[https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software. https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software.]</ref> In 2019, Autodesk transitioned HSMWorks subscribers to Fusion 360 subscribers with entitlement to download and use HSMWorks. <ref>https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/tsarticles/ts/4ZktnaH9yvV8DxOnwA0LCv.html</ref> In 2028, Autodesk sent an email to Fusion 360 subscribers that HSMWorks entitlement would no longer be included on new subscriptions after March 25, 2025. and entitlement would end March 25, 2028. "''At that point you will no longer be able to download, access '''or use''' HSMWorks.''"<ref>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-support-forum/hsmworks-end-of-life-march-25th-2028/td-p/13297431</ref>
+|In 2012, Autodesk acquired HSMWorks, a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) product for programming Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines, with the intention of integrating the technology into their own software and cloud services.<ref>https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-acquires-hsmworks-technology</ref> HSMWorks could continue to be purchased with a perpetual license until 2016, when Autodesk announced that all Autodesk products, including HSMWorks, would transition to a subscription model, ending support and maintenance plans for perpertual licenses. <ref>[https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software. https://scottandscottllp.com/recent-developments-in-autodesk-licensing-and-audits-part-i/#:~:text=Autodesk%20introduced%20subscription%20plans%20in,previous%20versions%20of%20perpetual%20software.]</ref> In 2019, Autodesk transitioned HSMWorks subscribers to Fusion 360 subscribers with entitlement to download and use HSMWorks. <ref>https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/tsarticles/ts/4ZktnaH9yvV8DxOnwA0LCv.html</ref> In February 2025, Autodesk sent an email to Fusion 360 subscribers that HSMWorks entitlement would no longer be included on new subscriptions after March 25, 2025. and entitlement would end March 25, 2028 for all subscribers. "''At that point you will no longer be able to download, access '''or use''' HSMWorks.''"<ref>https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/hsm-support-forum/hsmworks-end-of-life-march-25th-2028/td-p/13297431</ref>
 |<u>'''Projected aftermath:'''</u>
-Because HSMWorks was subscription only, or entitlement through Fusion 360 subscription only, from 2016 onward, any person or organization who used up-to-date versions of HSMWorks since then will cease to have access to all data associated with HSMWorks, despite the data being locally stored and HSMWorks being installed but unusable.
+Because HSMWorks was subscription only, or entitlement through Fusion 360 subscription only, from 2016 onward, any person or organization who used up-to-date versions of HSMWorks since then will cease to have access to all data associated with HSMWorks, despite the data being locally stored and HSMWorks being installed (albiet unusable). HSMWorks data is not compatible with Fusion 360 nor Inventor CAM (products that share some technology with HSMWorks), thus no solution exists to bridge user's data to actively supported software.
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+== Products<!-- I personally remember taking a class that used Inventor, and the spotty internet connection some computers in the industrial building would have on occasion would make it HELL for me to do classes since if the internet went out and I did not save before then, I had to start from scratch! LITERALLY forced me to drop my class halfway through because of this, and I did not get my money back for it! - JamesTDG --> ==
+*AutoCAD - Autodesk's flagship CAD software, used for freeform 2D and 3D design.
+*Revit - 3D design software that is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures.
+*Autodesk Inventor - 3D digital modeling
+*Autodesk Fusion - 3D digital modeling
+*Civil 3D - 3D design focused on civil infrastructure
+*3ds Max - 3D Animation
+*Maya - 3D Animation
 ==References==
 <references />
-[[Category:Software companies]]
 [[Category:Autodesk]]