Autodesk

Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology, offering solutions across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, and entertainment. The company’s mission is to empower people everywhere to design and make anything. Through its integrated Design & Make Platform, Autodesk supports users in visualising, simulating, and fabricating ideas in 3D, while promoting sustainability and collaboration.

Autodesk powers everything from skyscrapers and infrastructure to electric vehicles and blockbuster films. Its flagship tools—including AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion (formerly Fusion 360), Maya, 3ds Max, and Arnold—serve professionals spanning multiple industries, fostering creativity and efficiency.

The company continues to innovate in emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and extended reality (XR), integrating them into products like Fusion, BIM Collaborate Pro, and Autodesk Build to support immersive design reviews, generative design, and data-driven workflows.

Autodesk also fosters impact through its Autodesk Foundation, backing sustainability and social innovation, and via its global Technology Centres, which bridge digital design and physical fabrication in collaborative research environments.

Autodesk
  • Country
    United States
  • Technological area
    AI / ML
    Augmented Reality
    Blockchain/DLT
    Cloud / Edge
    Data Spaces, Data Lakes, etc.
    Digital Twins
    Extended Reality (XR)
    Robotics
    Standards
    Virtual Reality
    Virtual Worlds
  • Value Chain Segment:
    Full solutions supplier (e.g., supplier of a virtual world product)
    Software provider
  • Products and/or services:

    Autodesk offers a diverse portfolio of software and cloud solutions:

    • AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D for architecture, engineering, construction and building information modelling (BIM).
    • Inventor, Fusion, and other CAD/CAM/CAE tools for product design, manufacturing, and digital prototyping.
    • Maya, 3ds Max, Arnold, and related tools for 3D animation, VFX, rendering, and media/entertainment production.
    • Autodesk Build, BIM Collaborate Pro, Autodesk Industry Cloud, and mobile apps for construction management, design collaboration, and project workflows.
    • AI-augmented features in Fusion and Forma, generative design, simulation and extended reality tools for immersive design review and spatial computing.
    • Autodesk Foundation grants, technical training, and ecosystem support for social and environmental innovation.
    • Technology Centres offering advanced fabrication, robotics, additive manufacturing, and immersive collaboration spaces in Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, and others