AutoCAD Subscription

Autodesk Subscription is the easiest, most cost-effective way to ensure you always have the latest versions of your design tools. And there's more. As a subscription customer you gain exclusive usage rights, as well as unique training and license management features.
 

Overview Of Main Features

The features of Autodesk Subscription fall under six main headings:

  • product upgrades,
  • product extensions,
  • the right to use previous versions,
  • e-Learning,
  • web support,
  • exclusive community resources and privileges.

Before expiration of the subscription contract, you can renew subscriptions for an additional term. You may also decide to take a multi-year contract with fixed annual fees. Customers with multi-year contracts are eligible for price protection for the duration of the contract. Such price protection only applies to software under subscription. Please contact us for complete details.


Product Upgrades

Once you have enrolled with Autodesk Subscription you are eligible to receive any upgrades that become available for your products under subscription during the term of your contract. An upgrade is a commercial release of the software that enhances or improves the software and for which Autodesk normally charges a fee. Autodesk notifies Cadspec when upgrades are shipped. For some products, upgrades may be available by download. 

Product Extensions

As an Autodesk Subscription customer, you gain the right to download any extensions for your subscribed products made available during the life of your subscription contract. A product extension is a modular enhancement. It does not interfere with pre-existing commands or file format. Extensions do not change the way the software works with third-party add-on applications or user scripts and routines. Compatibility is maintained between users on the same product or version even if they are not using the same extensions.

Rights To Use Previous Versions

Once you become an Autodesk Subscription customer you are legally entitled to continue using previous software versions, even after installing an upgrade of those products. This is a unique legal entitlement reserved exclusively for Autodesk Subscription customers. 

e-Learning  

Every member of the Subscription Centre has access to the e-Learning that is available under their contract terms. The lessons feature hands-on exercises, software simulations, and data sets for trying within the user's own application. Access to your available e-Learning catalogues is via the e-Learning link in the Subscription Centre, or directly from your desktop via subscription-aware enabled products.
Note: e-Learning is not available for all products or languages. When you sign in to the Subscription Centre, your e-Learning catalogue will show the e-Learning that is available to you. 

Web support

Web support provides access to a secure website where you can submit technical questions to Autodesk support staff. Questions are routed to Autodesk technicians who respond via the web and email. The website also includes incident reporting and tracking tools to monitor the status of all questions asked by your organisation and all responses provided by Autodesk. Autodesk technicians will endeavour to respond to questions within four business hours of receipt. Initial response consists of an answer, a suggested resolution, or a request for more information necessary to provide a response.

Please note: Users do not have automatic access to the Subscription Centre - they must be invited by Contract Managers or Software Coordinators. Without this invitation they are unable to access the benefits of the Subscription Centre such as web support, e-Learning or product extensions. 
 

Products Covered By Subscription

The latest versions of the following products are available through subscription with Cadspec:

  • AutoCAD AutoCAD
  • AutoCAD LT
  • AutoCAD Map 3D
  • AutoCAD Architecture
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite
  • AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite
  • Revit Architecture
  • Revit Structure
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • AutoCAD Mechanical
  • Autodesk Inventor Professional
  • Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems Suite
  • Autodesk Inventor Simulation Suite
  • Autodesk Inventor Suite
  • Autodesk Vault Manufacturing
  • Autodesk Showcase
  • Autodesk Vault for Pro/ENGINEER
  • Autodesk Vault for SolidWorks
  • Streamline
  • Autodesk VIZ

Note: Autodesk Subscription can only be purchased with a new license or upgrade of an existing license. Not all Autodesk software products are available by subscription..

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