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50 FY 00 Autodesk, Inc.
Report of Ernst & Young LLP,
Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Autodesk,Inc.
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of
Autodesk,Inc.,as of January 31,2000 and 1999 and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stock-
holders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended January 31,2000. Our audits
also included the financial statement schedule listed
in the Index at Item 14(a). These financial statements
and schedule are the responsibility of Autodesk’s man-
agement. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements and schedule based on
our audits. We did not audit the financial statements
of Discreet Logic Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary
acquired in March,1999,which statements reflect total
assets constituting 16% of the related consolidated
financial statement totals, and which reflect net
income constituting approximately 9% of the related
consolidated financial statement totals for the two
year period ended January 31,1999.Those statements
were audited by other auditors whose report has been
furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates
to data included for Discreet Logic Inc., is based solely
on the report of the other auditors.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstate-
ment. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements.An audit also includes assess-
ing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management,as well as evaluating
the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits and the report of other auditors
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of
other auditors, the consolidated financial statements
referred to above present fairly,in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of Autodesk, Inc.at
January 31, 2000 and 1999, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended January 31, 2000,
in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States. Also, in our opinion, the
related financial statement schedule, when consid-
ered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the
information set forth therein.
/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
February 18, 2000
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with
Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.