• Rapid iteration of designs—With best-in-class interoperability with the AutoCAD®, Revit®, and Autodesk® Inventor® software product families, 3ds Max Design enables users to experience non-destructive workflows when upstream changes occur. The software also supports more than 30 2D and 3D data formats.
• Accurate daylight analysis—3ds Max Design is one of the tools validated by the CNRC for the simulation and analysis of indirect and daylight effects. In addition, direct lighting can be explored in real-time in the viewport.
• High-impact visuals—Technology proven in the entertainment industry enables designers and visualization specialists to create cinematic-quality imagery using:
  • An industry-leading polygon modeling toolset
  • Out-of-the-box animation, character, and effects tools
  • Unlimited network rendering with mental ray

AutoCAD Electrical includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, plus a complete set of features designed specifically for electrical controls designers. Comprehensive symbol libraries and tools for automating electrical engineering tasks can help you increase drafting productivity and gain a competitive edge.

AutoCAD® Mechanical design and drafting software is AutoCAD® software for manufacturing. Part of the Autodesk® solution for Digital Prototyping, it includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, one of the world's leading 2D CAD design software, plus comprehensive libraries of standards-based parts and tools for automating common mechanical CAD tasks and accelerating the mechanical design process. AutoCAD Mechanical design software helps save hours of design time, so you can spend time innovating rather than drafting.

AutoCAD® Map 3D mapping software is a model-based infrastructure planning and management application that provides broad access to CAD and GIS data. With intelligent industry data models and tools, you can apply regional and discipline-specific standards. These technologies help you improve data quality, support productivity, and better manage infrastructure assets.

AutoCAD® MEP software is the version of AutoCAD® software for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) designers and drafters. Experience more accurate drafting and documentation of building systems in a familiar AutoCAD environment. Automated drafting tasks and interference detection helps you increase productivity and reduce errors. Support building systems design during construction and throughout the project lifecycle with authentic, reliable DWG™ technology.

Autodesk® Navisworks® project review software products help architecture, engineering, and construction professionals gain control over project outcomes. Integrate, share, and review 3D models and multiformat data with all your project stakeholders. A robust set of integration, analysis, and communication tools helps teams better coordinate disciplines, resolve conflicts, and plan projects before construction or renovation begins. Navisworks supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) for building and infrastructure, as well as 3D model-based design for process and power plants.

Integrate, analyze, and communicate design and construction information with Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate software for design simulation and project review. With a view of your whole project, you can make better decisions.

Autodesk® Vault Collaboration software includes all of the functionality in Autodesk Vault Workgroup and adds an advanced toolset that provides administrators with the scalability needed to manage large workgroups.

AutoCAD LT drafting and detailing software is the professional choice, because we focus on boosting your productivity. You can more accurately and efficiently create, document, and share your drawings. Genuine DWG files provide stability and compatibility. Packed with powerful features, AutoCAD LT is built for drafting.

• Deform and pose models quickly and easily to change their design, access occluded regions, present them for approval, or prepare them for map extraction.
• Selectively edit and manipulate existing paint and photo-based layers with new image adjustment brushes.
• Transfer models and scene information between Mudbox 2011 and Maya 2011with a single click.
• Extract maps using a new Vector Displacement method and represent displacements that do not simply follow the normal: for example, forms with appendages, undercuts, folds and bulges.
• Import and export multiple layers in PSD files to leverage the Adobe® PhotoShop® toolset on more demanding projects.

Autodesk® Showcase® real-time 3D presentation and rendering software offers architects, designers, engineers, and managers the ability to quickly and easily transform digital prototypes or architectural designs into compelling imagery, movies, and real-time presentations. With Showcase, creating high-value, interactive design reviews, stunning marketing materials, and convincing sales pitches is as simple as a few clicks.

Explore design concepts and produce stunning artwork with Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer illustration software. In addition to the sketching capabilities and quality results that professionals have come to expect from Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro software, SketchBook Designer enables professional designers and artists to use a hybrid paint and vector workflow for concept design illustration and graphic design. Within the intuitive SketchBook creative environment, even new users can be productive within minutes.

Autodesk® SketchBook® Pro paint and drawing software enables you to transform your desktop computer, laptop, or tablet PC into the ultimate sketchbook. With professional-quality sketching capabilities and an intuitive interface, even new users can be productive within minutes.

Make the most of rasterized scanned drawings, maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery, and digital elevation models. With powerful raster editing and raster-to-vector conversion tools, AutoCAD® Raster Design software helps you to easily clean up, edit, enhance, and maintain scanned drawings and plans in a familiar AutoCAD® environment for use in AutoCAD®, AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® Civil 3D®, AutoCAD® Electrical, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Mechanical, AutoCAD® MEP, AutoCAD® P&ID, and Autodesk® Topobase™ software.

Autodesk® Alias® industrial design software powers your creative design process with industry-leading surfacing capabilities supported by best-in-class sketching, modeling, and visualization tools that help you create innovative designs—faster than your competition. Built especially for industrial designers and creative professionals, Autodesk Alias products—Autodesk® Alias® Design, Autodesk® Alias® Surface, and Autodesk® Alias® Automotive software—provide the advanced capabilities you need, from concept design for consumer product development to Class-A surfacing for automotive design.