Autodesk and the Convergence of Industries

Convergence

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. For more information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.

By empowering the imagination, design, and making of towering skyscrapers, high-performance cars, and great films, Autodesk supports three industries:

  • Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
  • Product Design and Manufacturing (PD&M)
  • Media and Entertainment (M&E)

As diverse as this might sound, it’s not as strange as it might seem as these industries are starting to converge. For example, people who construct buildings are beginning to work more like traditional manufacturers by prefabricating components of buildings (e.g., trusses) in environmentally controlled warehouses and then assembling…

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