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 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 |
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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 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 | BIM 360 | Autodesk EOS of BIM 360 Team & Access to New BIM 360 Platform | |
| 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 | Buzzsaw is no longer available |
| 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 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 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 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 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 | 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 Revit Revit Live Formit360 |
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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| 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 Fabrication CAMduct Fabrication ESTmep |
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 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, 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 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 TruNest product page |
| 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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