Autodesk Developer Network
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The Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) is a developer program, run by Autodesk, for companies and individuals who develop products or services that use Autodesk technology.
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[edit] Benefits of membership
ADN member benefits include:
- Website – Most of the ADN program benefits are available through the members-only website. This includes a knowledge base of technical solutions and white papers.
- Software – Development licenses for almost all Autodesk products. These products are available for download on the ADN website. This includes early access to pre-release software.
- Support – Unlimited online technical support from a dedicated team of software engineers.
- Conferences – Eligibility to attend members-only ADN conferences. These include early previews of future software releases, and access to Autodesk product engineers and experts.
- Training and Consulting – Some membership levels include eligibility for free API training and telephone consulting delivered by ADN engineers. The same engineers are available for onsite ‘programmer to programmer’ consulting.
- Marketing – Access to a wide range of marketing resources, such as direct mail, industry events and tradeshows, and the internet. There is a dedicated Partner Products and Services catalogue on the main Autodesk website where members can list their products, and sell them online - www.autodesk.com/partnerproducts. Members can also use Autodesk partner and product compatible logos.
See Membership levels for the full breakdown of benefits per level.
[edit] Developers covered by ADN
ADN membership is composed of the following broad categories:
- Commercial software companies
- Consultants and System Integrators
- Large companies and government organizations with internal software development staff
- Authors and Publishers of books and training materials on Autodesk products
- Computer hardware or peripheral manufacturers
- Universities performing design, engineering and geospatial software research
[edit] Membership levels
The annual fee for ADN membership depends on the membership level. There are three levels of ADN membership:
- Standard – Base service level for software developers working with Autodesk technologies. This offers
- Access to almost all Autodesk software and SDKs.
- Technical support with a three working day response
- Product direction through conferences
- Exposure on www.autodesk.com/partnerproducts and promotional opportunities
- Professional - Service level for software developers with aggressive software development schedules and learning new Autodesk technologies. This offers all the Standard benefits, plus
- Technical support with a one working day response
- Eight hours of telephone consulting
- One to three free of charge API training classes (depending on user level)
- Specific company Promo Box on www.autodesk.com/partnerproducts
- Premier - Service level for software development teams embarking on major new software development activities. This offers all the Professional benefits, plus
- Ten free of charge API training classes or onsite API training
- Strategic Technology Briefing at your location
- Five days onsite software development consulting
- Access to customer error reporting database entries for your products
- Named Autodesk software engineering contact
[edit] Free resources
The Autodesk Developer Center provides information and links to free resources for those developers who do not require professional support. This includes tutorials, discussion groups, and quickstart guides.
