Autodesk Hits Industry Milestone at Paris Air Show

1,000 Customers Reap Cost and Time Savings and Achieve More Innovative Designs

PARIS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK), a
world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, today announced at
the International Paris Air Show that the company now has more than 1,000
customers in the aerospace and defense industry.

"Our rapidly expanding aerospace customer base is a testament to the strength
of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping," said Robert "Buzz" Kross,
senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. "Today we are
uniquely positioned to help aerospace suppliers and manufacturers get more
innovative products to market faster through less reliance on costly physical
prototypes."

A growing list of large and small manufacturers in the aerospace sector relies
on Autodesk Inventor software and the complete solution for Digital
Prototyping to overcome a wide variety of business challenges. The Autodesk
solution for Digital Prototyping brings together design data from all phases
of the product development process into a single digital model created in
Inventor.

ADEPT Airmotive, a South Africa-based manufacturer of general aviation engines
for the light aircraft market, relied on Autodesk Inventor software to develop
the 320T, a 320-horsepower general aviation engine with a compact design that
offers low vibration levels and high structural integrity.

Inventor software's Digital Prototyping capabilities helped ADEPT produce
accurate 3D models of the 320T before anything was actually built, reducing
the number of physical prototypes that needed to be constructed. Processes
that once took hours - such as changing the wall thickness of an engine
component - were completed almost instantaneously with Autodesk Inventor
software. As a result, engineers were able to spend less time constructing
geometric models and more time creating innovative designs, and then
simulating the performance of the designs under real-world conditions.

U.S.-based Gemcor, which designs and sells custom machinery and tooling for
aircraft parts assembly, has used Inventor for nearly five years. By putting
aircraft part designs into Inventor, Gemcor can simulate dynamic assemblies
and test how machines will fasten together the different parts such as a wing
panel or fuselage.

"With Inventor, we've streamlined our entire design and engineering process to
accomplish more with fewer resources," said Bill Mangus, Gemcor president and
CEO.

The St. Petersburg Aircraft Repair Company (SPARC), one of Russia's leading
aircraft repair companies, employs Inventor to design assemblies within its
helicopter maintenance center, develop service and training documentation on
aircraft repairs and enhance project management.

"Many of our projects involve the management of large aircraft assemblies and
the handling of huge volumes of data," said Dmitry Khohlov, SPARC department
chief. "Autodesk Inventor has proved invaluable in processing and managing all
of this material efficiently but has also supported innovation and aided the
decision-making process through its 3D visualization capabilities."

Techman-Head recently licensed Autodesk Inventor software to digitally design
its mechanical and hydraulic aircraft maintenance tools. Inventor software has
helped the French company design, visualize and simulate its tools for Airbus
and Boeing planes before they are produced.

"What we like most about Autodesk Inventor is its ease of use. Inventor helps
us rapidly design a range of maintenance tools, and the software suite's power
makes it ideal for the development of our tool parts," said Philippe Chirade,
design office manager at Techman-Head. "It also offers a range of native
converters that can read and write files from and to other CAD applications,
and standard converters such as STEP."

Autodesk in Aerospace
The Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping helps aerospace suppliers and
manufacturers bring together design data from all phases of the product
development process to develop a single digital model created in Inventor
software. The single digital model simulates the complete product and gives
engineers the ability to design, visualize and simulate their product with
less reliance on costly physical prototypes - thereby helping to improve time
to market and increase competitive advantage.

About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets.
Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the
broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help
customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies
rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world
performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance
quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk,
visit www.autodesk.com.

Autodesk, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and Inventor are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the
USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks
belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter
product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not
responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this
document.

(C) 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

Media Contacts:
Clay Helm, 415.547.2425 Mikael Lowenhielm, +46 31 726 0000
clay.helm@autodesk.com mikael.lowenhielm@autodesk.com

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