The Design & Make Conference

AUTODESK

AU 2024: The Design & Make Conference | October 15–17

Join us at the conference where connections are forged, innovations are celebrated, and the future comes to life.

Amazing things are designed and made every day with Autodesk (video 1:32 min.)

What can you design and make with Autodesk? Discover the possibilities

Learn about innovations and new technologies with Design & Make with Autodesk—featuring original research reports, executive insights, and stories to inspire design and make leaders.

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Design and make anything with Autodesk software

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Design and build anything

Plan, design, construct, and operate better projects with our architecture, engineering, and construction software.


Two product designers in a shop compare a prototype to the design on a laptop.

Invent and manufacture anything

Design, engineer, and manufacture better products with our product design and manufacturing software.


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Create and visualize anything

Unleash creativity in 3D animation, visual effects, and production management with our media and entertainment software.



Design and make anything with Autodesk software

Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform helps you get everyone on the same page to plan, design, construct, and deliver better projects.

CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

Autodesk Construction Cloud connects teams and data from design to done

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS 

Find Autodesk software for architecture, engineering, and construction

Ready to buy with Autodesk?

Learn about purchase and payment options and how to manage your software subscriptions.


The façade of Boola Katitjin, an award-winning mass engineered timber building at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia
Image courtesy of Aurecon.

What is digital maturity? Engineering firm Aurecon navigates a path to transformation

Seven years into its digital transformation journey, Aurecon shares practices that drive innovation, sustainability, and new business opportunities—and make the company a leading example of digital maturity.

Design and make anything with Autodesk software

Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform helps you unlock innovation to design, engineer, and manufacture better products.

PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE

Design, engineer, and make anything with an integrated CAD/CAM platform

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

Find Autodesk software for product design and manufacturing

Ready to buy with Autodesk?

Learn about purchase and payment options and how to manage your software subscriptions.


A rendering of an articulated robot bending to navigate through a water pipe.
Image courtesy of ACWA Robotics.

ACWA Robotics’ autonomous robots chart a path to water resilience

Facing global water system strain, ACWA Robotics innovates with autonomous robots that navigate pipes to find leaks and optimize repairs. See how this French startup’s technology boosts sustainability and preserves resources.

Design and make anything with Autodesk software

Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform helps you unleash creativity with powerful tools for 3D animation, visual effects, and production management.

3D COMMUNITY

Learn 3D design skills and find inspiration with our online community, AREA 

Image courtesy of Nicolas Morel

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS 

Find Autodesk software for media, entertainment, and design visualization 

Image courtesy of Elizabeth Ku-Herrero

Ready to buy with Autodesk?

Learn about purchase and payment options and how to manage your software subscriptions.


Actors Owen Teague and Peter Macon sit by a campfire wearing motion capture suits and headgear with sensors in raw footage of a scene from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
Image © 2024 20th Century Studios, courtesy of Wētā FX.

How Wētā FX motion capture drives VFX character technology forward

Find out how visual-effects company Wētā FX has driven performance-capture methods to new levels of realism in blockbuster franchises such as The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, and Avatar.

See how Design and Make industry leaders are preparing for the future

Get insights from industry leaders on navigating change and building business resilience and digital maturity in our exclusive free report, the 2024 State of Design & Make.

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Prepare for success with free educational access to software

Access professional software and education resources to gain a competitive edge in your educational journey.

Teacher and students work with Fusion 360 in the CNC lab at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California.

COMPANY INFO

What is Autodesk?

Autodesk is a global leader in software for designers, engineers, builders, and creators. Our Design and Make Platform empowers our customers with the technology to create the world around us. #MakeAnything

Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost presents onstage at Autodesk University.

NEWS 

Discover the latest Autodesk news and views 

Read company news, stories from those who design and make, and perspectives on the future of making.

 

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