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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,[1] 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.
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| Company type | Public |
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| Founded | January 30, 1982, in Mill Valley, California, U.S. |
| Founders | John Walker, Dan Drake |
| Headquarters | One Market Plaza, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Products | See § Products |
| Revenue |  US$5.01 billion (2023) |
Operating income | US$989 million (2023) |
Net income | US$823 million (2023) |
| Total assets | US$9.44 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$1.15 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | c. 13,700 (January 2023) |
| Website | autodesk.com |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of January 31, 2023[update][2] | |
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.
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- ^ "Autodesk, Inc. Annual Report (Form 10-K), Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2023". sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 14 March 2023.
- ^ "BIM and the Freedom Tower 2 (AEC Magazine)". 18 November 2005.
- ^ Brown, Steven E.F. (September 20, 2010). "Tesla shows off sedan at Autodesk gallery (San Francisco Business Times)".
- ^ "Autodesk – Digital Prototyping". Autodesk. 2008.
- ^ "Autodesk Revit Architecture". Autodesk. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Autodesk – Media & Entertainment". Autodesk. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-01-24.