Autodesk Subscription Benefits
Autodesk Subscription helps improve your organisation’s productivity by ensuring your staff always have the latest versions of their Autodesk design tools. It gives you a unique entitlement to keep on using previous software versions even after you have installed the latest upgrades. The program boosts your staff’s design skills via online tutorials and web support, simplifies administration, license management and allows for predictable technology budgeting.
With Autodesk subscription, you’ll benefit from:
Cost Savings & Predictable Budgeting
Autodesk subscription provides you access to the latest software versions at a lower cost than buying upgrades, and ensure your software never "retires! (ie becomes outside of Autodesk support and upgrade pricing).
Along with your subscription you gain additional savings through the other programme benefits which can save time and improve quality.
One fee ensures your software is kept up to date - and by choosing a multi-year subscription you fix the costs for longer and can gain a further reduction. |
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Product upgrades
You will be eligible to receive any upgrades that become available for the products under subscription during the term of your contract. An upgrade is a commercial release of the software that enhances the software and for which Autodesk normally charge a fee.
Product Extensions
Product extensions are modular enhancements to some Autodesk software, they provide new functionality, are fully compatible with the base product and are easy to learn. Extensions are exclusively available to subscription customers. They can be downloaded from the Subscription Centre. |
Autodesk Impression
With Autodesk Impression you can create compelling, presentation-ready graphics straight from CAD drawings. You are entitled to this innovative software if you have Autodesk Subscription with a wide range of Autodesk software and can download a copy of Impression from the Autodesk Subscription Centre. |
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The Right To Use Previous Versions
This is a unique legal entitlement reserved exclusively for Subscription customers.
You will be legally entitled to continue using previous software versions, even after installing an upgrade of those products. This simplifies both upgrading to the latest version while continuing to work on current projects and makes collaboration with project partners easier.
The Right To Install Software At Home
Autodesk Subscription customers have an exclusive ‘Home Use’ right. This means that as the licensee of the software you may install a second copy of the software at another location away from your usual office or place of work. ‘Second location’ includes computers located at your employees’ homes, or on your employees’ personal computers. This Home Use right is only valid for as long as the software in question is under subscription, and is valid only for the number of licenses covered by your subscription contract. |
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Autodesk e-Learning
e-Learning features self-paced, interactive lessons for some Autodesk products. Every registered member of the Subscription Centre has access to the e-Learning facility that is available under their contact terms. Each lesson is 15-20 minutes in length. Lessons are organised in product catalogues. Each catalogue contains 15-20 lessons and new lessons are added periodically. The lessons feature hands-on exercises, with an option to utilise a simulation instead of the software application. Users also have the ability to take a pre-test to identify skills gaps. A post-test can help users gauge their progress. |
Autodesk Knowledgebase
The Autodesk Knowledgebase (KB) offers a unified search millions of solutions through a single search engine.
It provides users with robust search technology, a personalized experience, and segmented content categories that now encompasses solutions, forums, data, downloads, learning resources, and product help files.
Web Support
Web support provides access to a secure website where Autodesk Subscription customers can submit technical questions to Autodesk support staff. Questions are routed to Autodesk Technicians who provides responses through the web and email. The website includes incident reporting and tracking tools to monitor the status of all questions asked by the customer’s organisation and all responses provided by Autodesk. Autodesk Technicians endeavour to respond within 4 hours of receipt.
Subscription Centre
The Subscription Centre is a password-protected online resource where subscription members access program benefits, downloads, exclusive community content (including industry white papers) and subscription administration where you can view your subscription coverage reports and maintain your contact information.
Exclusive community resources
As an Autodesk Subscription customer, you gain access to community resources and exclusive, subscriber-only privileges. These includes: early access to new technology, invitation-only webcasts, and preferred subscriber status at Autodesk University and other worldwide corporate events.
Excitech's Extra Benefits
In addition to the benefits provided with Autodesk Subscription, Excitech provides extra benefits to its customers. With Excitech Subscription, you gain exclusive access to a range of additional benefits including:
Excitech UK Content
Excitech Subscription customers benefit from a UK content library of materials for use with Autodesk software, saving time and money when designing that next project.
Excitech e-Learning
Upgrade your skills with Excitech tutorials designed to lead you through the new and improved features of AutoCAD. These tutorials will also be useful for users of AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD P&ID. |
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Web Seminars Library
Excitech's web seminars provide free product reviews, presentations and even case studies which you can participate in from the comfort of your desk; and participating in the live event allows you to interact by posing questions. Excitech customers with Autodesk Subscriptions can also view the recording of these webinars allowing them to be studied in more detail, allowing access to one you missed or maybe arranging to present one to your colleagues.
White Papers Library
With Excitech subscription, you can access a number of white papers covering features of Autodesk Software, best practices and industry focussed tips and techniques.
Subscription Management tools
Autodesk Subscription Contract Managers and Software Co-ordinators are entitled to view their contract details, including information on number of seats, product type, contract start and end dates and general company information. Also, Contract Managers will be able to view the list of users registered with Excitech.
To find out more and get a quote from Excitech complete the enquiry form at the top of this page, request a phone call or call us on 0845 370 1444. |
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