AUTODESK Inc. Is a leader in the development of advanced 2D and 3D technologies in the field of modeling, visualization, and analysis of developed structures in the early stages of design. Founded in 1982, headquartered in San Rafel, California.

The first product of the company was the computer-aided design system developed in 1982 - AutoCAD. In the early 1990s, Autodesk began to actively develop specialized versions of AutoCAD for various industries, including architecture, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. In the 2000s, the company also added a number of non-AutoCAD-based products to its portfolio, such as the Revit building information modeling system and the Inventor digital prototype technology foundation. Today, Autodesk develops and maintains several hundred software systems for different areas and industries.