Benefits of Autodesk Subscription and Autodesk and Autodesk Cloud 360
Buy an Autodesk® Building Design Suite Ultimate 2013 software license online with Autodesk® Subscription and gain a powerful advantage with Autodesk® 360 cloud benefits and a variety of other features to help you get the most out of your Autodesk software.
For an annual fee, Subscription customers get convenient access to:*
- Autodesk 360 cloud benefits—Increase mobility, improve collaboration, and optimize designs with 25GB of cloud-based storage space per seat on Subscription, along with cloud-based services that complement your software.
- Software upgrades—Stay current with the latest product releases.
- Flexible licensing—Work with previous versions of your software. Use it at home or in multiple locations.
- Technical support—Resolve issues and get back to work with online help from product support specialists.
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*The availability of Subscription benefits varies by language and region and may change over time.
How to Convert your Trial
The following are instructions on how to convert your software Trial into a permanent licence version.
Before you begin
You will need your product
serial number and product key, which are available at the following locations:
- The “Thank You” page that was displayed when your purchase was confirmed
- The confirmation email you received following your purchase of your software from the Autodesk Store.
- The label on the DVD case if you ordered a physical shipment.
The conversion process
- Open your trial software.
- In the pop-up screen that appears, enter your serial number and product key at the bottom of the screen.
- Click “Activate” in the lower right hand corner.
- Read and Accept the privacy policy and continue
- Select “Get an Activation Code” and then click “Next”.
- If you do not already have an Autodesk User ID and password click “Create User ID Now”. Otherwise:
- a. Enter your Autodesk User ID and password into the appropriate fields.
- b. Click “Login”.
- c. Select your account
- d. Skip to Step 11.
- Create a User ID, complete all fields and click “Next”.Note: Your User ID is something that you create. It does not come from the purchase confirmation email.
- Confirm that the user information you entered is correct. Note: Ensure to save your User ID to expedite the activation of other products in the future.
- Click “Next”.
- Choose your account and click “Next”.
- When you see the Registration–Activation Confirmation screen, you have successfully converted your trial to a commercial license.
- Click Finish and begin using your software.
Note: Remember to save the activation code. You will need it in the event you need to reinstall your software at a later date.
What's New
Benefits for your workflow:
Features and tools designed for architects, MEP engineers, structural engineers, and contractors. Included in some or all of the Building Design Suite 2013 Standard, Premium, and Ultimate editions, these features help you to:
- Take Advantage of 3D Building Design Software – Use Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools for intelligent 3D model-based design and construction.
- Work with Comprehensive CAD Tools – Maximize productivity with a comprehensive set of CAD tools specifically created for the building industry.
- Communicate Your Ideas More Effectively – Produce compelling visualizations to market ideas more successfully and help win more business.
- Explore Ideas Within the Context of the Building – Assess the impact of design recommendations in the context of the overall design with BIM tools.
- Simulate Complex Building Structures and Systems – Use integrated simulation and analysis to help inform building design and construction decisions.
- Analyze Energy Consumption and Costs – Use lighting and energy simulation and analysis to inform sustainable design decisions.
- Create More Accurate Documents – Create more consistent, higher-quality construction documentation for greater accuracy and efficiency.
- Create Fabrication Drawings More Efficiently – Extend structural design workflows to fabrication to enable a more efficient and accurate process for creating fabrication details and drawings.
- Visualize Projects, Costs, and Schedules – Use high-quality visualizations to explore and communicate designs and track schedules and costs to help improve project insight.
- Virtually Explore Projects Before Breaking Ground – Assess the performance of designs even at the earliest stages of a project, leading to more informed decisions.
- Identify Costly Conflicts Before Construction Begins – Benefit from greater project insight. Help reduce costs by supporting the identification and resolution of design conflicts virtually, before projects are built.
Benefits for your business:
- Explore New Ways to Win Work – Explore new ways to win work with interoperable 3D building design tools that enable you to expand the services you offer.
- Standardize on a Single Suite – Utilize expanded design capabilities and more opportunities for collaboration than individually licensed products by adopting multiple products from the same suite.
- Improve Efficiency and Minimize Costs – Provide your teams with flexible tools that address a variety of workflow needs and help save time and money.
Software included in Autodesk® Building Design Suite 2013 Standard, Premium, and Ultimate editions
| Product |
Description |
Standard |
Premium |
Ultimate |
AutoCAD® 2013 |
Speed documentation, share ideas, and explore 3D concepts with powerful design and documentation tools. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| AutoCAD® Architecture 2013 |
Get the power and familiarity of AutoCAD software with features designed specifically for architectural drafting. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| AutoCAD® MEP 2013 |
Get the power of AutoCAD with features designed specifically for MEP designers and drafters. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| AutoCAD® Structural Detailing 2013 |
Get the power of AutoCAD with features designed specifically for structural drafting. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® Showcase® 2013 |
Easily transform AutoCAD designs and Revit models into compelling imagery, movies, and interactive design presentations. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® SketchBook Designer® 2013 |
Explore design concepts like never before, and product high quality illustrations for communication. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® Revit® 2013* |
Take advantage of Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools for architectural deign, MEP engineering, and structural engineering. |
|
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2013 |
Create cinematic-quality visuals and movies to market and sell your designs before they are built. |
|
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate 2013 |
Integrate multiple models to improve team collaboration, simulate construction sequencing, and enhance project review. |
|
✔ |
✔ |
| Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2013 |
Integrate data from multiple sources to facilitate whole project review, perform interference analysis and simulate construction. |
|
|
✔ |
| Autodesk® Quality Takeoff 2013 |
Collect and quantify multiformat design data to help measure, count, and price building objects. |
|
|
✔ |
| Autodesk® Inventor® 2013 |
Design better products in less time with easy-to-use 3D mechanical CAD, visualization, and documentation software. |
|
|
✔ |
| Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional 2013 |
Use advanced structural analysis tools to investigate linear and nonlinear behavior in large, complex structures. |
|
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✔ |
| Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2013 |
Create, evaluate, and communicate convincing 3D infrastructure proposals for faster approvals. |
|
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✔ |
*Autodesk Revit software is only available as part of the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 Premium and Ultimate Editions.
System Requirements
Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2013 System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
32 bit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate/Enterprise1
- Windows XP Professional (SP3 or higher)2
64 bit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate/Enterprise1
- Windows XP Professional X64 (SP2 or higher)
For Autodesk® SketchBook Designer 2013, Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium is not supported.
For Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2013, Microsoft® Windows® XP is not supported.
Supported CPU Type
Baseline Recommendation
- Single- or Multi-Core Intel® Pentium®, Xeon®, or i-Series processor or AMD® equivalent with SSE2 technology. Highest affordable CPU speed rating recommended.
Exception
Autodesk® Quantity Takeoff 2012
- 800 MHz Intel® Pentium® 4, 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor (or faster)
Recommended Memory
Baseline Recommendation
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM recommended on 64-Bit OS)
Exceptions
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2013, Autodesk Navisworks® Simulate 2013, and AutoCAD-Based Products
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
Recommended Graphics Hardware
Baseline Recommendation
Basic Graphics
- Display adapter capable of 24-bit color
Advanced Graphics
Exceptions
Autodesk® Showcase 2013 or Autodesk® SketchBook Designer 2013
- Certified hardware-accelerated graphics card with a minimum of 512MB graphics memory (1GB recommended) and DirectX® 9 support
Autodesk Navisworks® Manage 2013
- DirectX® 9 and OpenGL® capable graphics card with Shader Model 2 (minimum)
Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2013
- DirectX® 10 capable graphics card with 512 MB video memory, supporting 2x Antialiasing (2x AA)
Recommended Display Resolution
- 1280x1024 with True Color
Recommended Hard Disk
36 GB of Free Space
Pointing Device
Baseline Recommendation
- MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device
Exceptions
Autodesk® Showcase 2013
Autodesk® SketchBook Designer 2013
- Intuos 3 or higher tablet or Wacom Cintiq® active tablet highly recommended, using a tablet driver of 6.1.6-7 or higher. For Bamboo users, a tablet driver of 5.2.4-5 is recommended.
Browser
Baseline Recommendation
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.0 or higher
Media
Network
- Internet Connection for full User Assistance Documentation & Subscription Web Services
Other
Baseline Recommendation
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0 (included in Install)
Exception
Autodesk® Inventor® 2013
- Adobe® Flash® 10 or Higher. Microsoft® Excel 2003 through 2010 for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs
Autodesk® Robot Structural Analysis 2013
- For Robot™ Extension Spreadsheet Calculator additionally Microsoft® Office Excel® 2003 or later, 32-bit
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.
Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk software arising from the installation of updates, extensions, or new releases issued by third party hardware or software vendors for the certified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).
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