Get to know your Design and Creation Suites 2014 Design and Creation Suites 2014 offer more tools and cloud services so you can take advantage of smoother workflows, better access to project information, and enhanced collaboration
Design and Creation Suites 2014 editions Products new to design suites for 2014 are highlighted in blue AutoCAD Design Product Design Factory Design Building Design Infrastructure Design Plant Design Entertainment Creation ULTIMATE plus Alias Design plus Alias Design Navisworks Manage 1 plus Inventor Professional Navisworks Manage 1 plus Inventor Navisworks Manage 1 Robot Structural Analysis Professional InfraWorks plus Navisworks Manage 1 Robot Structural Analysis Professional Revit 2 Roads and Highways Module for InfraWorks River and Flood Analysis Module 6 plus Inventor with Routed Systems Navisworks Manage 1 Maya ECS plus 3ds Max PREMIUM 3ds Max Design Inventor Professional Navisworks Simulate Electrical 3ds Max Design Inventor 3ds Max Design Navisworks Simulate Revit 2 3ds Max Design Navisworks Simulate Civil 3D 3ds Max Design InfraWorks Utility Design Revit Structure Geotechnical Module 6 Rail Layout Module 6 Plant 3D Navisworks Simulate Revit Structure Structural Detailing 3ds Max Design 3ds Max ECS Softimage Maya ECS Softimage Bridge Module 6 STANDARD Showcase SketchBook Mudbox Raster Design ReCap Inventor Mechanical Vault Basic Showcase SketchBook Mudbox Raster Design ReCap Architecture Mechanical Vault Basic Showcase Factory Design Utility Raster Design ReCap Architecture MEP Structural Detailing Showcase SketchBook Raster Design ReCap Map3D Navisworks Simulate Raster Design ReCap P&ID Showcase SketchBook Raster Design ReCap 3ds Max MotionBuilder Mudbox SketchBook Maya MotionBuilder Mudbox SketchBook AUTODESK 360 with Subscription Includes cloud credits 3 Store / View / Search / Collaboration capabilities 25 GB of storage Optimization for Inventor 4 Green Building Studio Optimization for Inventor 4 Green Building Studio Energy Analysis for Revit 4 Structural Analysis for Revit 4 Optimization for Inventor 5 InfraWorks 360 5 Green Building Studio 4 Structural Analysis for Revit 4 InfraWorks 360 4 1 Includes Navisworks Simulate Includes a version of Revit software that combines tools for architectural design, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering, and structural engineering in a single, comprehensive application 3 Cloud credits are required to perform rendering, simulation, optimization, and structural analysis tasks in 360 4 Requires or Edition 5 Requires Edition 6 Requires Subscription Structural Analysis for Revit 4 Optimization for Inventor 5
Design Suite What is Design Suite? AutoCAD Design Suite includes AutoCAD software, plus additional design software such as AutoCAD Raster Design, a powerful raster-to-vector conversion tool. AutoCAD Design Suite includes the most powerful AutoCAD software ever, plus tools to help you create and sketch extraordinary designs, capture design information from a variety of sources, connect with colleagues and stakeholders, and showcase your designs with impact. AutoCAD Design Suite includes everything in AutoCAD Design Suite, plus 3ds Max Design software. Create cinematic-quality and stylistic imagery and animation using your AutoCAD models. AutoCAD Design Suite includes everything in AutoCAD Design Suite, plus Alias Design software. Use highly popular surfacing tools along with one of the best modeling and concept exploration tools.
Product Design Suite What is Product Design Suite? Product Design Suite provides an advanced 3D design and drafting solution complete with support for electrical engineering, simulation, tooling, and project management. It can help you to: Drive innovation with integrated, discipline-specific tools built for Digital Prototyping Improve product quality with comprehensive simulation workflows and cloud* services Gain more control of your engineering data with integrated data management Communicate design ideas and market products using engineering data Integrate data from multiple sources to facilitate whole project review, scheduling, costing, visualization, and collaboration Product Design Suite provides designers and engineers a foundational 3D design and drafting solution to allow innovation and the creation of compelling designs. Product Design Suite includes the tools in Product Design Suite, plus it allows industrial designers and project managers to get specialist tools for project management and for incorporating industrial design aesthetics into 3D designs. Product Design Suite contains everything in Product Design Suite tools for mechanical and electrical engineers, providing the functionality for a complete Digital Prototyping workflow with integrated simulation, control systems, tooling, and visualization. * Some cloud services only available with Subscription.
Factory Design Suite What is Factory Design Suite? Factory Design Suite is a factory layout and optimization solution built specifically to help you design and communicate the most efficient layout by creating a digital factory model. It can help you: Increase layout design productivity and layout efficiency Reduce costs by analyzing and optimizing layouts before building Improve collaboration and win more business by visually communicating your layout designs in 3D Take advantage of cloud-based* factory asset resources and efficient factory asset creation workflows Which version is right for you? Factory Design Suite provides layout designers unique functionality in the familiar AutoCAD environment, helping to create factory layouts much faster than traditional workflows. Factory Design Suite contains everything in Factory Design Suite, plus specialized factory-specific tools that enable manufacturers and systems integrators to build digital factory models to improve communication and make more-informed decisions before any equipment is installed on the factory floor. Factory Design Suite contains everything in Factory Design Suite, plus advanced capabilities that can help machine and equipment builders, engineering service providers, and manufacturers to better design, visualize, and simulate factory layouts and equipment. * Some cloud services only available with Subscription.
Building Design Suite What is Building Design Suite? Building Design Suite is a comprehensive software portfolio that combines Building Information Modeling (BIM) and CAD tools to help you design, visualize, simulate, and build more efficiently. It allows you to: Design and construct better buildings Visualize designs and produce compelling visualizations to present your ideas more clearly Use integrated simulation and analysis to help inform design and construction decisions Create more consistent, higher-quality construction documentation Improve control over project outcomes with valuable insight across the building lifecycle Building Design Suite is for designers, drafters, and detailers who need to: Design, document, and share drawings in the DWG format Take advantage of versions of AutoCAD software specifically for the building industry Show ideas more effectively with tools for design illustration and graphic communication Building Design Suite is for architects and engineers who need to: Create better buildings with intelligent 3D model-based design Produce compelling visualizations to market ideas more successfully Use integrated simulation and analysis to help inform design and construction decisions Building Design Suite is ideally suited for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals who need to: Improve control over project outcomes Create more consistent, higher-quality construction documentation Produce more accurate models with constructability in mind More efficiently perform building material quantifications
Infrastructure Design Suite What is Infrastructure Design Suite? Infrastructure Design Suite is a comprehensive BIM for infrastructure software solution that combines intelligent, model-based tools to help you gain more accurate, accessible, and actionable insight throughout the project execution and lifecycle of transportation, land, water, and utility projects. With broad access to the portfolio both on the desktop and in the cloud* you can benefit from: Comprehensive workflows not possible with individual products alone An expanded toolset, industry-specific suites workflows, and a more consistent user experience More economical and convenient access Infrastructure Design Suite delivers infrastructure software that offers foundational planning, design, and coordination capabilities. Infrastructure Design Suite is a comprehensive BIM solution, providing model-based civil, structural, and utility design along with analysis and visualization capabilities. Infrastructure Design Suite is an advanced solution with specialized tools for roadway design; architectural design; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering; and structural engineering. * Some cloud services only available with Subscription.
Plant Design Suite What is Plant Design Suite? Plant Design provides comprehensive plant design, modeling, and review software in an economical package that enables you to design more efficiently and helps you stay on schedule and within budget. Building on the power of AutoCAD software and 360 cloud* services, the Plant Design Suite adds plant-specific content and functionality to help drive greater productivity and better project coordination. Plant Design Suite supports foundational drafting and P&ID plant design workflows, enabling process engineers and designers to utilize available AutoCAD expertise and resources to streamline layout, drafting, and piping and instrumentation diagram work. For piping designers, structural designers, and project managers, Plant Design Suite adds integrated modeling functionality for 3D piping design, structural design, isometric/orthographic generation, and project-wide model aggregation as well as advanced tools for visualization and construction simulation. Plant Design Suite builds on Plant Design Suite with additional capabilities for clash detection and Digital Prototyping of plant equipment and skids. Project managers and design teams can use it to improve coordination between disciplines, and mechanical engineers can turn to it to design equipment to specification. * Some cloud services only available with Subscription.
Entertainment Creation Suite What are Entertainment Creation Suites? Entertainment Creation Suites help provide an affordable end-to-end creation solution. Entertainment Creation Suites are packed with tools used by leading artists working in visual effects, 3D game development, and other 3D animation production. Integrated through singlestep interoperability workflows and common look and feel elements, Entertainment Creation Suites help increase pipeline efficiency, productivity, and provide enhanced creative opportunities. Entertainment Creation Suite editions are built around either Maya or 3ds Max software. They deliver digital entertainment creation (DEC) software that offers increased creative capabilities, productivity, and pipeline efficiency. Entertainment Creation Suite editions provide a comprehensive DEC solution for increased creative capabilities with specialized tools for creating believable characters, environments, and effects. Entertainment Creation Suite edition delivers an advanced solution for increased pipeline flexibility and specialized tools for creating believable characters, environments, and effects.
Subscription What is Subscription? Subscription helps you maximize the power of your design tools, providing access to the latest software releases, 360 cloud benefits, flexible licensing rights, and technical support. Why Subscription Subscription delivers a number of advantages: Find out more Learn more about Design and Creation Suites at www.autodesk.com/suites. Stay on top of the benefits of Subscription by visiting www.autodesk.com/subscription. Understand the benefits of 360 by visiting 360.autodesk.com. Software upgrades: stay current with immediate access to the latest software releases Cloud benefits: work anytime, anywhere and optimize designs with the virtually infinite cloud computing power of 360 Flexible licensing: work with previous versions of your software. Use it at home or in multiple locations Technical support: resolve issues and get back to work with help from product support specialists, AutoCAD, Alias, Inventor, Civil 3D, Green Building Studio, InfraWorks, Inventor, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Navisworks, ReCap, Revit, Robot, Showcase, SketchBook, Softimage, and 3ds Max are registered trademarks or trademarks of, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. 2013, Inc. All rights reserved.