Autodesk occasionally retires or discontinues new sales of certain products and services to invest resources in areas that better meet changing customer needs. A product or service is retired in two phases to ensure you have sufficient time to transition to a new tool.
Important:
The following is a list of discontinued or retired products and services, and alternative software solutions. Please refer to the terms and conditions (US site) of your subscription agreement for complete information regarding changes to offerings.
| Products & Services | New Sales Discontinued | Product or Service Retired | Alternative Products & Services | Additional Information |
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| 1-year subscriptions with multi-user access | August 7, 2020 | February 6, 2023 | Annual subscription with single-user access. | Purchase additional seats for multiple users. |
| 2-year subscriptions | March 27, 2019 | April 7, 2021 | Monthly, annual, or 3-year subscriptions | Autodesk is no longer selling or renewing 2-year subscriptions. Subscription Term Length Changes |
| 2- and 3-year subscriptions with multi-user access | February 29, 2020 | February 29, 2020 | 3-year subscription with single-user access | Autodesk is no longer selling or renewing 2-year subscriptions. Purchase additional seats for multiple users. |
| 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Media & Entertainment Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Entertainment Creation Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
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| A360 Desktop | June 19, 2018 | Autodesk Desktop Connector | A360 Desktop Retirement - June 19th, 2018 What will replace A360 Desktop after its retirement? |
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| A360 Drive | May 2020 | September 25, 2020 | Autodesk Drive | Starting March 25, 2020, A360 Drive files will be read-only. All data will be removed on September 25, 2020. |
| Advance Concrete | January 31, 2017 | Autodesk Revit | Advance Concrete End of Life Autodesk Advance Concrete is no longer available (US site) |
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| Alias Design | July 6, 2019 | Alias Concept | Alias SpeedForm and Alias Design discontinued | |
| Alias SpeedForm | July 6, 2019 | Alias Concept | Alias SpeedForm and Alias Design discontinued | |
| ArtCAM | July 7, 2018 | November 1, 2018 | Fusion 360 | Autodesk ArtCAM Software End-of-Sale & End-of-Development FAQs |
| AutoCAD Design Suite | February 1, 2016 | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Architectural workflows - Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection Conceptual design workflows - Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection |
AutoCAD Design Suite new seat sales to be discontinued Industry Collections If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| AutoCAD P&ID | May 7, 2017 | February 7, 2018 | AutoCAD Plant 3D Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection |
AutoCAD P&ID is no longer available |
| AutoCAD Structural Detailing Suite | August 2016 | December 2017 | Advance Steel (US site) for steel detailing workflows. Revit for concrete workflows including rebar detailing. Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection |
AutoCAD Structural Detailing discontinued |
| AutoCAD Utility Design | February 7, 2017 | Autodesk partnered with Spatial Business Systems, Inc. to continue development under the name Automated Utility Design. | Autodesk and Spatial Business Systems Strategic Alliance Frequently Asked Questions for Customers | |
| BIM 360 Team | April 9, 2018 End-of-renewal: September 2021 (3-year; eStore recurring), January 2023 (1-year; EBAs) |
December 31, 2023 | Autodesk Docs | Please see the Autodesk BIM 360 Team EOL Frequently Asked Questions (US site) for more information including details on how to download or move your files. |
| Boxed software | July 1, 2021 | Purchase from the Autodesk store or a reseller. | Physical media for Autodesk products is not available starting with version 2022. | |
| Building Design Suite | August 7, 2016 | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Building Design Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| Buzzsaw and Buzzsaw Professional | October 7, 2016 | January 31, 2019 | BIM 360 Docs (US site) | Buzzsaw is no longer available (US site) |
| CAD Doctor for Autodesk Simulation | March 27, 2018 | Elysium CADdoctor for Autodesk Moldflow, available from Elysium Co Ltd. | Discontinuation of CADdoctor for Autodesk Simulation | |
| CFD Flex subscription with single-user access | March 21, 2016 | CFD Flex (US site) subscription with multi-user access Existing subscribers will be automatically upgraded to a multi-user subscription. |
Simulation subscription offerings discontinued and migrated to equivalent multi-user subscriptions | |
| Character Generator as a stand-alone product | August 7, 2021 | Character Generator will continue to be available as an entitlement through: 3ds Max Maya Maya LT MotionBuilder (US site) Mudbox and Media & Entertainment Collection |
Changes to Character Generator FAQ | |
| Configurator 360 | May 7, 2020 | May 7, 2023 | Forge Design Automation API - web-based product configurator for Inventor on GitHub. Forge System Integrators - partner developed applications for web-based configurators. |
See the FAQ for more information. |
| Constructware | October 31, 2021 | Autodesk Construction Cloud | Constructware was discontinued on October 31, 2021. | |
| Design Academy (ADA) | April 16, 2015 | Join the Education Community (US site) to obtain the latest version of Autodesk suites and other products available to educational institutions. | Education Suite discontinued | |
| Education Master Suite (EMS) | April 16, 2015 | Join the Education Community (US site) to obtain the latest version of Autodesk suites and other products available to educational institutions. | Education Suite discontinued | |
| Entertainment Creation Suite | February 1, 2016 | December 2019 | Media & Entertainment Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Entertainment Creation Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| Factory Design Suite | August 7, 2016 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
April 16, 2020 | Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection Product Design & Manufacturing Collection |
Autodesk is no longer selling Factory Design Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| Flow Design | March 27, 2018 | Product Design & Manufacturing Collection | Discontinuation of Autodesk Flow Design | |
| Geolocation Online Map for AutoCAD LT 2014 and AutoCAD 2014 | June 2017 | Upgrade to a newer version of an AutoCAD product to continue using this feature. | Geolocation Online Map feature discontinued for Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2014 | |
| Helius Composite | February 7th, 2022 | April 30th, 2022 | No Product Alternative | Helius Composite Product Page |
| Helius PFA (Standalone Helius PFA Subscriptions) | February 7th, 2022 | April 30th, 2022 | Moldflow Insight (US site) | Autodesk is no longer selling Helius PFA. Moldflow Insight subscriptions will continue to provide an entitlement to the Helius PFA technology. |
| Homestyler and Homestyler mobile applications | June 2017 | Tinkercad (US site) Revit Revit Live (US site) Formit360 (US site) |
Autodesk Homestyler products discontinued | |
| Infrastructure Design Suite | February 1, 2016 | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Infrastructure Design Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| Infrastructure Map Server (AIMS) | January 7, 2018 | January 7, 2019 | InfraWorks BIM 360 Design Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection Between January 7, 2018, and December 31, 2018, Esri will provide, at no-cost, ArcGIS Enterprise Standard and ArcGIS Desktop Standard software, access to free training and Living Atlas of the World content to get you started with ArcGIS. This is a free, one-time offer for the license, and the license will fall under Esri’s standard maintenance program the following year. |
Autodesk Infrastructure Map Server End of Life FAQ |
| InfraWorks (some services for InfraWorks 2017.2 and earlier) | January 3, 2018 | InfraWorks If you have version 2017.3 or later, these changes do not affect you. |
InfraWorks services that will be retired in 2018 | |
| Maintenance plans | May 7, 2021 | Transition to a named user plan. | Transition to named user terms and conditions. | |
| Maya Entertainment Creation Suite | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Media & Entertainment Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Entertainment Creation Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
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| Maya LT | December 7, 2022 | December 7, 2022 | Maya Creative | Changes to Autodesk Maya LT |
| Mental Ray sales through Autodesk | April 1, 2017 | New licenses of Mental Ray can be purchased through NVIDIA. | Mental Ray - End of Sale | |
| MEP Fabrication Suite | April 16, 2020 | Fabrication CADmep (US site) Fabrication CAMduct (US site) Fabrication ESTmep (US site) |
If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. | |
| Moldflow Flex subscription with single-user access | March 21, 2016 | Autodesk Moldflow Flex (US site) subscription with multi-user access Existing subscribers will be automatically upgraded to a multi-user subscription. |
Simulation subscription offerings discontinued and migrated to equivalent multi-user subscriptions | |
| Nastran stand-alone product | August 7, 2017 | Product Design & Manufacturing Collection | Changes to Autodesk Nastran In-CAD and HSM Subscriptions FAQ | |
| Plant Design Suite | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Collection Product Design & Manufacturing Collection |
Autodesk is no longer selling Plant Design Suite Industry Collections If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
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| Product Design Suite | February 1, 2016 | April 16, 2020 Reporting retires October 5, 2020 |
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection | Autodesk is no longer selling Product Design Suite If you have a maintenance plan, learn about transitioning to named user plan. If you have a subscription, see the instructions on moving to an industry collection. |
| Quarterly Subscriptions | March 27, 2019 | Monthly, annual, or 3-year subscriptions | Subscription Term Length Changes | |
| ReCap Pro for mobile | February 1, 2021 | ReCap Pro, with the exception of ReCap Pro for mobile | Autodesk ReCap Pro for mobile end of life frequently asked questions | |
| ReMake | September 2017 | Now a feature of ReCap Pro. | ReCap Photo Frequently Asked Questions | |
| Revit Structural Analysis | April 2018 | June 30, 2018 | Robot Structural Analysis Professional (US site), available with a subscription to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection. | Structural Analysis for Revit discontinuation FAQ Structural Analysis for Revit is no longer available |
| River and Flood Analysis Module for Civil 3D | April 9, 2022 | April 9, 2022 | InfoWorks ICM US Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (CEIWR-HEC) River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) software |
Autodesk River and Flood Analysis Module for Civil 3D End of Life: Questions & Answers |
| Showcase | March 21, 2017 | February 1, 2018 | 3ds Max VRED Design Revit Live (US site) Inventor |
Autodesk Showcase Discontinuation FAQ Showcase no longer available for purchase |
| Simulation Mechanical Flex subscription with single-user access | March 21, 2016 | Simulation Mechanical Flex subscription with multi-user access Existing subscribers will be automatically upgraded to a subscription with multi-user access. |
Simulation subscription offerings discontinued and migrated to equivalent multi-user subscriptions | |
| Smoke | September 7, 2022 | September 7, 2022 | Flame Assist | Changes to Autodesk Smoke FAQ |
| Stingray as a stand-alone product | January 7, 2018 | Stingray will continue to be available as a component of: 3ds Max Maya LT and Industry Collections |
Changes to Autodesk Stingray FAQ | |
| TruComposite - Standard TruComposite - Ultimate TruNest |
May 6, 2021 | January 31, 2022 | No product alternative | TruComposite product page (US site) TruNest product page (US site) |
| Vault Workgroup | July 6, 2022 | July 6, 2023 | Vault Professional | Autodesk is no longer selling Vault Workgroup. Learn more about the Vault product overview here |
| VRED (basic tier) | February 7, 2018 | February 7, 2019 | VRED Design | FAQs for Changes in Autodesk VRED and Alias product family |
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