Editing Autodesk (section)

{{Short description|American software company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Autodesk, Inc.
| logo = Autodesk Logo 2021.svg{{!}}class=skin-invert-image
| logo_upright = 1.25
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NASDAQ|ADSK}}|[[Nasdaq-100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1982|1|30}}, in [[Mill Valley, California]], U.S.
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|[[John Walker (programmer)|John Walker]]| Dan Drake}}
| hq_location = [[One Market Plaza]], {{nowrap|[[San Francisco, California]], U.S.}}
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Crawford W. Beveridge]] ([[chairman]])|[[Andrew Anagnost]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = [[Software]]
| products = [[#Products|See § Products]]
| revenue = {{nowrap| {{Increase}} {{US$|6.13&nbsp;billion|link=yes}} (2025)}}
| operating_income = {{nowrap| {{Increase}} {{US$|1.35&nbsp;billion}} (2025)}}
| net_income = {{Increase}} {{US$|1.11&nbsp;billion}} (2025)
| assets = {{Increase}} {{US$|10.8&nbsp;billion}} (2025)
| equity = {{Increase}} {{US$|2.62&nbsp;billion}} (2025)
| num_employees = 15,300 (2025)
| website = {{url|https://www.autodesk.com/|autodesk.com}}
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|2025|01|31|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref name=10K>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/769397/000076939725000019/adsk-20250131.htm |title=Autodesk, Inc. Annual Report (Form 10-K), Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2025|publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]|date=March 6, 2025|website=sec.gov}}</ref>
}}

'''Autodesk, Inc.''' is an American  [[multinational corporation|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]],<ref name=hq>{{cite web |url=https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/autodesk-shifts-headquarters-to-san-francisco |title=Autodesk Shifts Headquarters To San Francisco |date=August 19, 2022 |work=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |first=David |last=Harris}}</ref> and has offices worldwide. Its U.S. offices are located in the states of California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Michigan,  New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its Canadian offices are located in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta.

The company was founded in 1982 by [[John Walker (programmer)|John Walker]], who was a co-author 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]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=35/| title=BIM and the Freedom Tower 2 (AEC Magazine)| date=18 November 2005}}</ref> to [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla electric cars]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/09/20/daily9.html | title=Tesla shows off sedan at Autodesk gallery (San Francisco Business Times) | first=Steven E.F. | last=Brown | date=September 20, 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autodesk.com/digitalprototyping|title=Autodesk – Digital Prototyping|publisher=Autodesk|year=2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usa.autodesk.com/revit-architecture/|title=Autodesk Revit Architecture|publisher=Autodesk|year=2011|access-date=2011-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026114839/http://usa.autodesk.com/revit-architecture/|archive-date=2011-10-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Autodesk's [[Autodesk Media and Entertainment|Media and Entertainment]] division creates software for visual effects, color grading, and editing as well as animation, game development, and design visualization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autodesk.com/mediaandentertainment|title=Autodesk – Media & Entertainment|publisher=Autodesk|year=2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110124153137/http://www.autodesk.com/mediaandentertainment|archive-date=2011-01-24}}</ref> [[Autodesk 3ds Max|3ds Max]] and [[Autodesk Maya|Maya]] are both 3D animation software used in film visual effects and game development.