Autodesk was founded on January 30th, 1982 by John Walker and a group of co-founders. The company became public in 1985. Early on, Autodesk focused on developing AutoCAD, which quickly became its flagship product. AutoCAD's introduction of AutoLISP in 1986 allowed for third-party developers to extend its functionality, greatly enhancing its market reach.
Autodesk’s Flying founders
From left to right:
Rudolf Künzli, Mike Ford, Dan Drake, Mauri Laitinen, Greg Lutz, David Kalish, Lars Moureau, Richard Handyside, Kern Sibbald, Hal Royaltey, Duff Kurland, John Walker, Keith Marcelius
Here is a list of some of the Autodesk products that have been launched since the company's founding along with the year they were launched:
- AutoCAD – 1982
- AutoCAD Architecture – 1985
- AutoCAD Mechanical – 1986
- AutoCAD Electrical – 1990
- 3ds Max – 1996
- Maya – 1998
- Revit – 2000
- AutoCAD Civil 3D – 2005
- AutoCAD Map 3D – 2006
- Autodesk Inventor – 1999
- Autodesk Alias – 2001
- Autodesk Smoke – 2007
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