SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    WHAT:     Autodesk Inventor Personal Learning Edition
              Building on the success of Autodesk(R) Inventor(TM) software
              --the world's best selling 3D mechanical design application
              -- Autodesk has developed a release specifically for personal 
              learning use: Autodesk Inventor Personal Learning Edition (PLE).

    WHEN:     October 2006
              Autodesk Inventor PLE will be available from Authorized Autodesk
              Resellers beginning October 2006. To find your local Authorized
              Autodesk Reseller please visit www.autodesk.com/resellers

    WHY:      A Design Tool for Non-Commercial Use
              Autodesk Inventor Personal Learning Edition is designed for
              personal enrichment and hobby use and is not intended for
              commercial use. Autodesk developed this release in response to
              customer requests for a way to explore Autodesk Inventor and 3D
              tools in a non-commercial capacity.

    DETAILS:  Engineering professionals and students will be granted a license
              for 180 days to use the software and sharpen their skills on
              personal projects before the license times out. During that
              time, users will have access to all functionality in the core
              Autodesk Inventor product that ships with Autodesk(R)
              Inventor(TM) Series software. Included free of charge on the
              Inventor PLE DVD, is the Autodesk Official Training Courseware
              title Introduction to 3D Design, which usually sells for
              US$47.99. Please note that Inventor PLE users will not have
              access to specialized Autodesk(R) Inventor(TM) Professional
              functionality, or the Autodesk(R) Vault or AutoCAD(R) Mechanical
              software applications.

    CONTACT:  For more information about Autodesk Inventor Personal Learning
              Edition, please contact Carly Herrig at Edelman PR: 312.233.1356
              or carly.herrig@edelman.com.

About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 company, wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage, become more productive, streamline project efficiency and maximize profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

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NOTE: Autodesk, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, and Inventor are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

SOURCE Autodesk, Inc. 10/30/2006


CONTACT: Carly Herrig of Edelman PR,
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