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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="adsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodUsedLineItems" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsMethodUsedLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="adsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesToBeIssuedUponExerciseOfOutstandingAwards" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesToBeIssuedUponExerciseOfOutstandingAwards" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <xsd:element id="adsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOtherIncreasesDecreasesInPeriodPercentageCalculation" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOtherIncreasesDecreasesInPeriodPercentageCalculation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="adsk_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedAveragePrice" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedAveragePrice" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="adsk_ShareBasedCompensationSharesGrantedtoShareIssued" name="ShareBasedCompensationSharesGrantedtoShareIssued" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="adsk_TechDataMember" name="TechDataMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element id="adsk_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReconciliationTableTextBlock" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReconciliationTableTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>