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Design Solutions Segment
The Design Solutions Segment consists of the following divisions: Platform Technology Division and Other,
which includes our general design products, AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, and Autodesk Consulting and Autodesk
Collaboration Services; Manufacturing Solutions Division; Infrastructure Solutions Division; and Building
Solutions Division.
For the Manufacturing Solutions Division, our focus is to enable our customers to rapidly adopt 3D design,
create designs in a simple 2D/3D environment, manage design data for additional business processes and share
design data across the enterprise with the supply chain. Our primary solution offering is the Autodesk Inventor
Series, which delivers Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, based on AutoCAD software, and Autodesk Inventor.
For the Infrastructure Solutions Division, our focus is to enable our customers to compile, analyze and
maintain digital design information, design and manage physical infrastructure projects and distribute geospatial
information on the web. Our primary product offerings are Autodesk Map 3D for precision mapping and
geographic information system analysis in the AutoCAD environment, Autodesk Civil 3D and Autodesk Land
Desktop. We believe customers in the web mapping market are demanding more frequent software releases,
faster support for new standards, faster access to new data sources, and lower cost of ownership for their web
mapping solutions.
For the Building Solutions Division, our focus is to enable our customers to create high quality designs and
documentation, accurately estimate project costs and manage project workflows. Our primary product offerings
are: Autodesk Architectural Desktop for architects and Autodesk Building Systems for Mechanical, Electrical,
Planning (“MEP”) engineering firms, both based on AutoCAD software; and a complete suite of design software
built on the Autodesk Revit platform for building information modeling (“BIM”). These include Autodesk Revit
Building for architects and Autodesk Revit Structure for structural engineers. We plan to release additional
products on the Revit platform in the future, including Revit Systems for the engineering of building mechanical
and electrical systems. In December 2005, we acquired a line of products from Applied Spatial Technologies for
facility management, supporting our strategy of extending the value of digital information further into the
building lifecycle.
For the PlatformTechnology Division, our focus is on providingCAD design tools and technologies that allow
our customers in multiple markets to create, manage, and share design data. Our primary product offerings are
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
To address the emerging lifecycle management opportunities, we have released the following products:
•Autodesk Buzzsaw — a project collaboration service that allows users to manage multiple projects and
communicate project information among all team members. Autodesk Buzzsaw provides viewing
technology, customized views, and reporting features that provide a clear status of the entire project
portfolio.
•Autodesk DWF Composer — helps to reduce errors, cycle times and costs by keeping the entire design
review process digital. DWF Composer also helps facilitate team communication and productivity with
tools built specifically for reviewing, marking up, and measuring 2D and 3D designs without the original
design creation software. The DWF file format is purpose-built to share complex design information while
maintaining its integrity with file sizes that are often 1/10 the size of other file formats. Autodesk also
provides a free DWF Viewer for users to view and print 2D and 3D designs published in the DWF format.
•Autodesk Productstream — automates the release management and change order management
processes, allowing members of the extended team to access, review and add supporting data without
overwriting the design data itself.
•Autodesk Streamline — a hosted project management service that enables manufacturing companies to
manage design and project data and share it with customers and suppliers anywhere in the world.
Media and Entertainment Segment
The Media and Entertainment Segment serves the digital media sector. Our strategy is to build powerful
and sophisticated solutions for high-value digital content creation. These solutions enable our clients to realize
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