Autodesk Announces Special AutoCAD LT Trade-Up Offer to AutoCAD Software.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1995--To accommodate thousands of AutoCAD(R) LT customers who want to upgrade to AutoCAD software, Autodesk is announcing a special trade-up offer for U.S. and Canadian customers.

From Dec. 1, 1995 - Jan. 26, 1996, U.S. and Canadian AutoCAD LT customers (any version) can trade-up to AutoCAD Release 13 or AutoCAD Release 12 and receive a rebate of US$400 in the U.S. or CDN$540 in Canada (see details below).

Over 250,000 drafters worldwide have left the traditional drafting board and chosen low-cost, easy-to-use, AutoCAD LT as their first step into design software. Now, many of these drafters are ready to move to AutoCAD, giving them 2D and 3D capabilities and thousands of add-on applications to provide customized solutions for architects, engineers, mechanical engineers, and for customers in the geographic information systems discipline.

"AutoCAD LT is an ideal 2D drafting program for thousands of drafting professionals worldwide," said Ken Welch, director of CAD marketing at Autodesk. "However, many of these professionals want to trade-up to AutoCAD and take advantage of 3D solid modeling capabilities, high quality rendering, and a full range of customizable solutions that AutoCAD provides. We expect this trade-up offer to be a great success."

AutoCAD is the worldwide industry-leading design software solution. Available since November 1994, AutoCAD Release 13 is a complete, 32-bit application, providing an object-oriented database, customizable Windows interface, and robust functionality.

AutoCAD Release 13 is available (CD-ROM or diskettes) on a multiplatform license, including MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, Windows NT (TM) and soon, Windows 95 (expected to ship in December 1995). UNIX versions, including Sun(R) SPARCstation(TM), Hewlett-Packard(R) 9000 Series 700, Silicon Graphics, Inc. workstations and IBM(R) RISC(R) System/6000 platforms, and Windows NT on Alpha Systems, are also available on CD-ROM.

AutoCAD Release 12 is available (CD-ROM or diskettes) on MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, Macintosh 7.1 (68K-based machines), Sun Solaris, Sun SPARCstation, IBM-AIX, Hewlett-Packard-UX, SGI-IRIX, and DEC-Ultrix. AutoCAD R12 is not available on a multi-platform license, therefore customers must select one version of the software.

U.S. and Canadian customers can take advantage of this limited promotion from Dec. 1, 1995 - Jan. 26, 1996. All registered AutoCAD LT customers (any version/purchased before Dec. 1, 1995) will receive a rebate form from Autodesk. AutoCAD LT customers must purchase AutoCAD R13 or AutoCAD R12 by Jan. 26, 1996. Customers need only send the completed form to the designated address by March 31, 1996. Participating customers will receive US$400 in the U.S and CDN$540 in Canada within 4-6 weeks of receipt of rebate form. Certain restrictions may apply.

Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC and UNIX-based design software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products and data management tools are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, film-making, videography and geographic information systems. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in 118 countries. Autodesk products are sold through Autodesk Systems Centers, Dealers and Distributors worldwide.

For more information on Autodesk, please call 415/507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe(R), or log-in with a World Wide Web browser at http://www.autodesk.com -0-

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CONTACT: Autodesk, San Rafael

Jennifer Heller Reidy, 415/507-6536

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