Autodesk: Difference between revisions - Consumer_Action

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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

*~~Autodesk Fusion - 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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== 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: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
-*Autodesk Fusion - 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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+== 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:Autodesk]]