Not an engineer, architect, etc., I’m looking to gain knowledge of the processes and industry - and make a move into it.

Hoping the ACU will position me better in the business side of engineering. For reference, MBA in Cybersecurity and Risk Management. Background mainly in HigherEd marketing and IT/EdTech, with some other sales and marketing background. Undergrad in MIS.

I’ve seen a lot about Revit; but this seems more like what the people doing the actual design work use? Fusion 360; seems like the best “overall” thing for me - but not sure as I’ve seen posts saying companies aren’t even using it. Maya seems like it’s specific to Game Design etc, which isn’t exactly the field I’m looking for.

So should I just do Revit to show I can use the software or is Fusion 360 the best bet? Is Maya worth it? Do you suggest another certification?

مرحبا لما بدأت استخدم اوتوكاد 2025 لاحظت شيء غريب جدا لما بستخدم الأوامر command aliases ومش بيجيب نفس الأمر حد عنده حل ؟

I am working on getting my Fusion 360 certification from the Coursera website. The course I am currently working on is "CAD and Digital Manufacturing." This is the fourth course of the five in the specialization. About halfway through the course, the Coursera website stopped working. When I tried to get to the course, the website would send me to a 404 page. I don't know if the course has been shut down as when trying to get to the other courses in the specialization they would also send me to a 404 page. Any information regarding the matter would be greatly appreciated.

who’s at autodesk university? i’m a student and it’s my first time going to one of these. what’s a must see type of class for an architecture grad student?

edit: i should add i’ve been going to classes mainly related to AI, adaptive reuse, and carbon sequestration

As the title says, how can we successfully move into an enteriprise license agreement instead of our following situation? When does it become economical vs all this other nonsense I need to do?

We have user based license management and are buying licenses for users in different countries and having multiple portals, different renewal dates and different 1yr/3yr terms, users hired and leaving, projects starting and stopping has become unmanageable. We cannot use cross-border licenses between our countries and it is just a fricking headache.

Is it a dollar amount? $100,000 USD or 1,000,000 USD annual spend? Is it user based? 100 or 1,000 users? Do I just ring-up corporate in San Rafael, CA? Do we need to know someone? Is it Revenue based? I cannot find any concrete information online, so I am starting with one of my resellers in one of the countries we have a presence and seeing if they can get some answers. I would also like to qualify for some volume pricing as well!

We primarily use AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, and dabble in other apps like 3DS, etc. We also need BIM Collaborate Pro too for certain projects, which is an additional cost and subscription.

I’m looking for some online resources to learn Forma, I currently don’t have access to the software but will soon will and I want to prepare by learning the software’s basics. My past experience is limited to Revit and AutoCad with a bit of Civil 3D.

Hello! i just need help understanding why does my Autodesk CFD 2024 interface looks different from the tutorials I watch? it doesn’t have the results tab where i should have access to Global, Planes, and Traces. Any help would be appreciated please thank you soo much!

Im using a students license btw.

NEED HELP! My installation hangs on "Preparing..." while installing an Autodesk 3dsmax 2023.
I've tried all the solutions in https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Installation-hangs-on-Preparing-while-trying-to-install-3ds-Max-2021-on-Windows-Server.html but it doesn't work.
I using Window 11 btw

Hello, I'm trying to install 3ds Max on a Windows 11 Laptop, but I keep getting the following error message:

"Error 1303. The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\Retopology3dsMax202 5. The installation cannot continue. Log on as an administrator or contact your system administrator."

I tried logging in as an administrator and retry installing it, but I kept getting the same error.

Any ideas on how I can fix this?

I'm doing an electronic cooling analysis using Fusion. In the results, there are these symbols which marked the internal heat sources and heatsinks. It's really annoying and blocking my view on the components. I tried to find how to disable those symbols but couldn't found it. How do I disable these symbols?

https://imgur.com/a/qsZyN6b

(I tried posting in r/Fusion360 but got no replies, so I'll try my luck here)

I'm a seasoned CAD guy with AutoCAD Electrical and a few years with Inventor. I'm a veteran but it doesn't look like Autodesk does any discounts for that. Just quit my job and working on building my LLC. Just trying to figure out my best approach for being able to do 3D CAD layouts and renderings along with electrical schematics.

I'm also a student going back for my bachelors but I'm assuming they put some meta data in the files if you use the student products.

Hello everyone

I am having trouble loggint into my Fusion 360 account. It says

This email or username is not recognized
CREATE ACCOUNT INSTEAD

My account was registered before they created the "hobbyist" account, back when it was free to use for non-commercial purposes, then it was changed to hobby with software limitations. It all worked well, but yesterday I tried to log in and I can't.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Could this be an issue at Autodesk? Was my account deleted?

Thank you

I am new in autoform and trying to run formability analysis in Auto form. Can some help me out in the whole procedure like what are module I need to use for stamping analysis from start till the end?

So I try to install Revit 2025, I click the .exe file, it asks for permission, and after a few seconds of loading, nothing happens. No installer pops out.

Important to clarify that my PC meets all the requirements to install Revit 2025, and before that I had installed Revit 2024, where the installation was completely fine and everything worked just fine.

additional info:

windows 10, 40 GB free space

So I try to install Revit 2025, I click the .exe file, it asks for permission, and after a few seconds of loading, nothing happens. No installer pops out.

Important to clarify that my PC meets all the requirements to install Revit 2025, and before that I had installed Revit 2024, where the installation was completely fine and everything worked just fine.

additional info:

windows 10, 40 GB free space

I have trouble logging into my Autodesk account. I changed the operating system on my laptop, and when I went to log in to my existing account, it needed to be updated. The problem I have is that for the update to be done, you need to either scan a QR code through the app (which I cannot access) or get a code on, you guessed it, the app. The problem is that to log in to the app, I need to verify my account on a web browser, which, as already said, I cannot log into without updating it through the app.

Basically, it's a never-ending loop at this point, and I do not know what to do or if I am the only one with this problem. If anyone knows or has any idea what I can do, please tell me because I need it to finish a project for a final grade. Thanks a lot.

I have a somewhat strange question. I have an .stl file for knife handles that I want to add some texture to for better grip. They'll be printed in PETG.

Anyone have any pointers/tips on the best way to apply a texture in Fusion 360?

Full story: Autodesk augments Maya and Flame with AI at SIGGRAPH 2024

But here's a Tl;dr for everyone in a hurry!

• Maya's new  ML Deformer creates fast, machine-learned approximations of complex character deformation systems, allowing artists to work interactively and switch back to the original for final polish.
• Flame adds ML Timewarp, generating intermediate frames for clip retiming, offering high-quality renders and eliminating costly file transfer workflows.
• Flow Generative Scheduling accelerates production planning by comparing multiple scenarios, evaluating tradeoffs, and creating resource-optimized schedules for complex projects.

I have a client who uses Autodesk Alias .wire files and I’m trying to import them into Onshape so that I can modify them into 3D printable files on my end. Any ideas on how to do so? It doesn’t look like .wire is supported in Onshape

Hey all,

This is a dumb question but I’m just getting started with AutoCAD (previously I used SolidWorks through college) and I am not having fun getting used to AutoCAD for my job. I’m a refrigeration engineer and I’m trying to indicate on a drawing the locations of the supply and return ducts (marked by a rectangle) but dimensioning =/= moving like in SW. how do I indicate that I want the register for the duct to be 5’ from a wall? I’m getting tired of trying to eyeball the location. Please help. Thanks.

Is there any way to permanently disable any sort of self-update feature of the DWG TrueView app? We had an incident where several users installed DWG TrueView at one site, and almost immediately the installed app performed some sort of self-update that almost crashed the local WAN pipe - so we'd like to simply prevent that from happening by turning off that update feature, either via registry/policy or maybe in a config file or setup command line. There's very little in the way of documentation for DWG TrueView, I already found the 'silent' install instructions, but those do not include anything about the self update feature (I think it's called ODIS or Access, in any case, ODIS installs, but does not register in programs and features.)

I'm an IT Admin investigating a users issues with Civil, particularly the speed in which it opens drawings. We've re-created user profile in Windows and that seemed to be the start of the problems. The application would no longer open as it was looking for some installer that wasn't there. Later uninstalled and went to download it again and re-install, having got the download from Autodesk.

It is Civil 2023 that is reporting acad2023.cfg is missing on launch. It won't open the application for end user but it does for myself. I've tried running installer again, but no joy. I did see online there is a way to run a secondary installer, but again, has not worked either.

I've done a fresh start on the Windows 11 machine as well and just ran the installer of Civils like I would any other installer. Any idea anyone? Pulling my hair out with this one.

Other applications, such as Revit seem to open just fine so think it is exclusive to Civil. Also installed the UKIE Country Kit for Civil in this case. I don't know if that matters.

I have been selected for Autodesk software audit process. we have already bought license from other cad companies but not autocad and i have already formatted my hard drives and reinstalled windows and the cad software. do i need to worry about anything? what are the things that are checked?

And if Autodesk does not provide these, what is the path for account recovery if a user can no longer log into the website to access support?

I am 1.5 years into a 3 year contract that I pay annually. Autodesk is not cutting it for me as a concrete subcontractor. My rep is telling me there is nothing I can do, I am in it until the end of 2025. Anyone know if there is a way out? I thought I was able to opt out every year :/

I am going to be using MoldFlow as a major portion of my MASc thesis/project. I was wondering what the real difference between MoldFlow Advisor and MoldFlow Insight were? I have searched around online and it seems that Insight simply has more capabilites than Advisor.

I will be working on injection molded thermolpastics, and looking at taking temperature and pressure profiles from MoldFlow to use in another software. It seems that Advisor can handle just that but if I want to vary processing conditions, such as the mold material, than I would need Insight. I am currently waiting on a price quote for the premium and ultimate versions of both, but I am assuming Insight will be more expensive.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience using the two and why one may be preferable?

Hello. Today I get a notification from an antivirus program and It's saying xtradev.cm file at this address: C:\Users\Pc\AppData\Local\Autodesk\webdeploy\production\35a60349b112668a59dd7bbcc68b2622875103f4\Applications\Electron\LibEagle\ngspice\lib\ngspice was a trojan file. So I created this post. Is this really a malware or just a Autodesk file?

I just bought AutoCAD LT and Autodeak wants me to verify my email. I received the order confirmation so I know my email is correct but I'm not getting the verification email. I have had it resent, waited an hour, and checked my spam folder. Nothing. I tried contacting support but everything directs me to another support page and tells me to sign in which I can't do. I feel like I'm caught in a loop of help pages and AI support.