Autodesk 2012 Suites Revealed (Available after 14th April 2011)

Autodesk Design Suite 2012

Here is the breakdown of the Autodesk Design Suite which is geared towards the general design users.  Inventor Fusion 2012 is also included in all the suites.

Standard: For any AutoCAD user who needs to turn designs into compelling imagery and presentations to help accelerate the approval process and path to new business -

• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase

Premium: For architects and designers who need best-in-class workflows for turning designs into high-quality imagery, animations, and presentations to help accelerate the approval process and path to new business -

• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase

Ultimate: For advanced designers responsible for the entire design process who want to express their creative inspiration and preserve their design intent from concept modelling to final visualisation -

• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Alias Design
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase

Autodesk Product Design Suite 2012     

Here is the breakdown of the Autodesk Product Design Suite which is geared toward the Manufacturing centric users. Also to note is that Autodesk Inventor Fusion is now a 2012 release and an official Autodesk Labs graduate.

Standard: For designers, engineers and drafters who need the foundational drafting and conceptual design tools to accelerate mechanical drawings and to create visually compelling proposals needed to secure internal buy-in and win new customer business -

• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Vault

Premium: For designers and engineers who want to supercharge their designs with the ground-breaking modelling capabilities in Inventor, allowing them to create remarkable designs and meet the demands of today’s competitive market. Customers who currently have Autodesk Inventor Suite will be upgraded to Autodesk Product Design Suite 2012 Premium -

• Autodesk Inventor
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Vault

Ultimate: Ideally suited for designers and engineers who also need advanced surfacing, simulation, routing and tooling in order create unbeatable designs and outshine the competition. Customers who currently have Autodesk Inventor Simulation, Routed Systems or Tooling will be upgraded to Autodesk Product Design Suite 2012 Ultimate -

• Autodesk Inventor Professional
• Autodesk Alias Design
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Showcase
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Factory Design Suite 2012

Here is the breakdown of the Autodesk Factory Design Suite which is geared toward the Factory Design centric users.

Standard: For layout designers, drafters and detailers who need to efficiently design, document and share factory layout drawings in the DWG file format in a single economical and convenient package -

• AutoCAD Architecture
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Showcase
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Factory Design Utilities
• Autodesk Vault

Premium: For system integrators and manufacturers who want  to create digital factory models to improve communication and make better layout decisions digitally before any equipment is installed and commissioned on the factory floor -

• Autodesk Inventor
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Navisworks Simulate
• AutoCAD Architecture
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Showcase
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Factory Design Utilities
• Autodesk Vault

Ultimate: Ideally suited for machine builders and system integrators who need to win more business with advanced tools that can design, visualise, and simulate factory lines and factory equipment -

• Autodesk Inventor Professional
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Navisworks Manage
• AutoCAD Architecture
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• Autodesk Showcase
• Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Autodesk Factory Design Utilities
• Autodesk Vault