Autodesk Education

Make It Heal: Your future in construction starts here

Autodesk is challenging students to imagine structures that help communities move forward after transformative events by asking: What if the built environment could be part of the healing?

 

Scholarship prizes total $75,000 and will support educational expenses such as tuition, books, room and board, transportation, and childcare.  Contest deadline: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT

Autodesk is proud to be the Official Design & Make Platform of the New England Patriots

Design & Make it Real with Joshua Dobbs

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See how design becomes a force for healing

Follow New England pro football quarterback and aerospace engineer Joshua Dobbs as he visits wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and digital construction labs in Boston—exploring how the next generation is shaping more resilient communities with Autodesk tools.

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Landscape of change

Josh shares how climate events are reshaping our sense of home—and how healing begins with thoughtful, human-centered design.

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Ideas rise from ashes

At CSUN’s Autodesk Technology Engagement Center, students join The Foothill Catalog Foundation to design wildfire-resilient homes rooted in community needs.

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Engineered for recovery

At Autodesk’s Technology Center in Boston, Josh explores how AI, robotics, BIM, and digital twins are helping builders plan for a rapidly changing world.

Built to belong

Josh joins DPR Construction and young tradespeople to see how immersive tools, including VR, are improving collaboration and expanding career pathways in construction.

Student resources to support your Design and Make skills

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Make It Heal Contest Starter Kit: Tools to begin

Access a Tinkercad kit of parts inspired by real wildfire recovery efforts. Learn how to move to Forma to build out site plans and test climate-resilient ideas.

 

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Explore the story behind the challenge

Discover how students, builders, and educators are shaping climate-resilient communities—and learn how Autodesk and the ACE Mentor Program are expanding pathways for students entering the building trades.

 

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Join the Autodesk Design & Make Ambassador program

Become part of a national community of student designers and builders. Ambassadors grow leadership skills, share their work, and inspire peers to explore Design and Make careers.

 

Learning resources for AECO and digital construction skills

Revit learning resources

Develop in-demand BIM skills used by architects, engineers, and construction professionals to design and document resilient buildings.

 

Fusion learning resources

Learn the engineering and fabrication workflows that connect design, manufacturing, and construction with Autodesk Fusion.

 

Forma learning resources

Use Autodesk Forma to analyze climate impacts, explore early-stage design options, and improve resilience from the start.

 

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Fusion

Cloud-based product design software for manufacturing, 3D modeling, electronics, simulation, and data management

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud's unified solutions connect teams, workflows, and data across every stage of construction.

Revit

Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling.

Tinkercad

Simple 3D design and 3D printing app

3ds Max

3D modeling, animation, and rendering software for games and design visualization

Advance Steel

3D modeling software for steel detailing

Alias AutoStudio

Automotive conceptual design, technical surfacing, and visualization.

Arnold

Global illumination rendering software

AutoCAD

Software for 2D and 3D CAD. Subscription includes AutoCAD, specialized toolsets, and apps.

AutoCAD Architecture

AutoCAD software for Architects, including features for architectural drawing, documentation and schedules, and for automating drafting tasks.

AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD for electrical controls designers, purpose-built to create and modify electrical control systems.

AutoCAD LT

Cost-effective 2D CAD software for drafting, drawing, and documentation

AutoCAD LT for Mac

Cost-effective 2D CAD software for drafting, drawing, and documentation

AutoCAD MEP

AutoCAD with features to help you draft, design, and document MEP building systems in an AutoCAD environment.

AutoCAD Map 3D

AutoCAD Map 3D software provides access to GIS and mapping data to support planning, design, and data management.

AutoCAD Mechanical

AutoCAD design and drafting software for manufacturing.

AutoCAD Plant 3D

Enables plant designers to create and edit P&ID’s, 3D models, and extract piping orthographics and isometrics more efficiently and accurately.

AutoCAD Raster Design

AutoCAD Raster Design software helps you easily edit, enhance, and maintain scanned drawings and plans in a familiar AutoCAD environment.

AutoCAD Web

Draft, annotate, and add field data to your drawings online via your web browser or mobile device. Access and edit DWG files, and quickly collaborate with AutoCAD users on designs.

AutoCAD for Mac

Software for 2D and 3D CAD

Autodesk CFD Ultimate

Computational fluid dynamics simulation and solid body motion analysis software.

Autodesk Flow Studio

AI-powered mocap, camera tracking, animation & compositing tools for stunning VFX. All users of this product must be age 18 or older.

Civil 3D

Civil engineering design and construction documentation

Cloud Worksharing

Cloud-based co-authoring in Revit, Civil 3D. Note: Requires subscription to authoring tool, Revit or Civil 3D, and Autodesk Construction Cloud.

Fabrication CADmep

MEP detailing and fabrication software

Fabrication CAMduct

Fabrication CAMduct helps control ductwork manufacturing production through a combination of innovative tools to more efficiently produce and install building services systems.

Fabrication ESTmep

Fabrication ESTmep helps MEP specialists win more work by creating more accurate, competitive bids based on comprehensive user-defined project factors.

Factory Design Utilities

Conceptualize, plan, and validate manufacturing facilities

Flame

High-performing tools for 3D visual effects, compositing, advanced graphics, color management and more.

Flow Production Tracking

A review and production tracking toolset for VFX, games, and animation teams

Forma Site Design

Cloud software that offers powerful, easy-to-use, AI-powered tools for pre-design and schematic design. Making the right decisions in the planning phase has never been easier.

Fusion with FeatureCAM

Autodesk Fusion with FeatureCAM gives you access to FeatureCAM Ultimate, PartMaker, Autodesk Fusion, and Fusion Team.

Fusion with Moldflow Adviser

Thermoplastic injection molding simulation tool for part and mold designers. Optimize designs for molded part manufacturability.​

Fusion with Netfabb

Additive manufacturing and design plus metal additive process simulation software to help with all stages of the 3D printing process.

Golaem

Crowd simulation plug-in for Maya to populate worlds with characters from a few to thousands

Grading Optimization for Civil 3D

Civil 3D extension to automate terrain grading design workflows.

InfoDrainage

Design and audit drainage systems quickly, easily, and confidently.

InfoWater Pro

Optimize planning, design, and operations of your water distribution network for ArcGIS Users

InfoWorks ICM Ultimate

Model 1D and 2D hydraulic networks quickly, accurately, and collaboratively.

InfoWorks WS Pro

Comprehensive and collaborative water distribution analysis and modeling

InfraWorks

Geospatial and engineering BIM platform for planning, design, and analysis

Inventor

Powerful product design and engineering tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization and documentation

Inventor CAM Ultimate

Inventor CAM Ultimate is an integrated 2.5- to 5-axis CAD/CAM programming solution for Inventor.

Inventor Nastran

CAD-embedded finite element analysis software

Inventor Nesting

True shape nesting software for Inventor to optimize yield from flat raw material

Inventor Tolerance Analysis

Inventor Tolerance Analysis software is designed to understand the cost impact of dimensional variation.

Maya

3D animation, modeling, simulation, and rendering software for film, games, and TV

Moldflow Adviser Ultimate

Thermoplastic injection molding simulation tool for part and mold designs. Optimize designs for molded part manufacturability.​

Moldflow Insight

Injection and compression molding simulation tools for engineers and analysts. Customized automation tools minimize production delays (includes solver and pre/post processor).

Moldflow Insight Ultimate

Solvers for injection and compression molding simulation tools for engineers and analysts. Customized automation tools minimize production delays.

Moldflow Synergy

Pre and Post processor for Injection and compression molding simulation tools for engineers and analysts.

MotionBuilder

3D character animation software

Mudbox

Digital painting and sculpting software

NavPack Core

Toolkit to train and apply prediction models for real time simulation and analysis

NavPack Design

Access and apply real time performance predictions and design optimizations

Navisworks Manage

Integration, analysis, and communication tools help teams coordinate disciplines, resolve conflicts, and plan projects before construction or renovation begins.

Netfabb Premium

Additive manufacturing and design software

Point Layout

Construction layout software. Requires AutoCAD, Revit, or Navisworks

PowerInspect Ultimate

Inspect complex, free-form surfaces across a range of hardware devices

PowerShape Ultimate

Use Powershape Ultimate CAD modeling software to prepare molds, dies and other complex parts for manufacture

Project Explorer for Civil 3D

Civil 3D extension for navigation, interrogation, and reporting on design models.

ReCap Pro

Reality capture and 3D scanning software and services

Robot Structural Analysis Professional

Advanced BIM-integrated structural analysis and code compliance verification tool

Structural Bridge Design

Structural bridge analysis software

VRED Professional

3D virtual prototyping software for automotive design

Vault Professional

Advanced enterprise product data management software that connects distributed teams with multisite, multi-CAD collaboration and delivers valuable insights.

Vehicle Tracking

Vehicle swept path analysis software

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