Thousands of engineering and architecture firms use some Autodesk software . What's more, if you are in the field of construction, it is practically impossible not to go through some training in Autocad or Revit somewhere moment.
The licenses for these drawing programs are not cheap! And if you combine different software, that annual subscription can represent a significant financial outlay, not counting, if we want for multiple users.
For example, prices for a period of one year with Autocad promotions, the complete architecture pack or already with 3ds Max:
| Autodesk Annual Pricing | Euros / Year |
| Autocad | 1645 |
| Autodesk architecture software pack | 4102 |
| 3Ds Max | 2245 |
But… What happens when you use Autocad a few times a year? Well, until now, it was time to pay the annual leave .
Yeah! What can you find with a license to student , use the trial of the latest version or, even buy a cheap Autocad license on Amazon (I don't understand!). But you're playing with "fire", the legality and with the possibility of wasting time.
However, they just launched Autodesk Flex , which is the pay-per-use of one of the programs from the Autodesk range it's that simple!
From the end of this month (as indicated on the web), you will be able to start using the extensive series of programs I draw for days .
For the payment of the occasional use made of a drawing software we will have to buy « tokens «. We will use the tokens to access for 24 hours in a row to any product Available with the Flex model. But... What are their prices?
| Drawing software name | Tokens per day | Estimated cost per day (€)* |
| Autocad | 7 | 18 |
| Revit | 10 | 26 |
| Maya | 6 | 16 |
| Inventor | 8 | 21 |
| 3ds Max | 6 | 16 |
| Fusion 360 | 2 | 5 |
The prices that we indicate are indicative as indicates in this PDF Document that we can also see all the Autodesk software range that falls within the model Flex .
Tokens will be purchased per pack; 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, higher amounts and assign as many users as you want to Flex as well as manage the products they can access. You can check out the entire new Autodesk Flex program from HERE.
For our part, we believe that this is an important advance, above all, for architecture and engineering firms children who use some type of Software CAD a few times a year.
In addition, you can expand your knowledge with our compilation of Revit and Bim courses for free or find hundreds of Autocad blocks to download.
We add the most relevant questions about this new mode:
You have one year from the date of purchase to use the tokens associated with the Flex model. As Flex is a pay as you go model, tokens cannot be renewed, but you can purchase more tokens at any time.
You will be charged a daily fee per product once every 24 hours when a user opens an included Autodesk product with Flex and log in to it. Users will not be charged for using multiple versions of a product or if they return to open the product within 24 hours.
Yes, administrators can have users with a combination of subscriptions and Flex.
Users you have assigned to Flex will receive automatically the benefits of the plan that you have in force for your subscriptions. If you do not have a subscription to Autodesk, users assigned to Flex will receive automatically benefit from the Standard plan. If you want upgrade your plan to Premium or have any questions about the Autodesk pricing, contact a representative from Autodesk.
If your team does not have enough tokens, users they will lose access to Flex and will not be able to open the product. flex It is a pay-per-use model. Users will be able to use the products once you acquire more tokens.
Admins can provide access to all products included with Flex to all users, or limit access to certain products or users.
Tokens can only be used for products included with Flex. Cloud credits are used to pay-per-result cloud services, such as rendering, which are not included in Flex in these moments.
No, the Flex model does not offer student discounts or non-profit organizations.
No, only certain businesses qualify for a Enterprise Business Agreement contract, with access to the model Token Flex and other advantages.
Remember that Autodesk University is launching a webinar that can be useful to be up to date in programs EXP. And now, from Adobe they have launched an online application of free edition that you can see from Adobe Creative Express.
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