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posted 02/11/08 by Lisa Crounse Coming soon...

This morning Autodesk announced the 2009 family of products. If you read way, way, way, down in the AutoCAD press release, you will see that there is a mention of Impression, "Autodesk Impression software also is included with AutoCAD 2009 subscription purchases."

Here is a bit more detail on that - At World Press Days (taking place as we speak) it will be announced that Autodesk Impression 2 (to be released this Spring) will be available to Subscription customers of AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD MEP, and AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite. If you read between the lines, this means that Impression will no longer be sold as a stand-alone application, and that the Technology Preview program which we've been running in select regions will come to an end.

Since we launched the first Technology Preview of Impression, customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. By offering Impression as a benefit of Subscription, Autodesk is able to greatly expand distribution of Impression by making it available as a download to Subscription customers worldwide.

Second, Autodesk is committed to making the Autodesk Subscription program the best way to stay current with the latest design technology. A few years back Autodesk started releasing AutoCAD on a yearly basis to offer greater value for Subscription customers. With the release of the 2009 family of products, Autodesk is adding Impression to the mix of subscription benefits so that subscription customers gain not only the benefits of simplified software management, etc. etc. but access to exclusive technology offerings.

So, when will Impression 2 be available on the Subscription Center? Well, we can't tell you that quite yet, but we can say that the wait won't be too long. If you are using Technology Preview software (available as a download in certain regions of Europe and Asia) your software will continue to work until the end of April. Impression 1 customers in the US will receive an e-mail with more details in a bit. Stay tuned.

If you have specific questions about this, please do not hesitate to conatct me directly at lisa.crounse@autodesk.com.

P.S. We still have a beta program running for Impression. If you are interested in giving us your feedback, please go to the MyFeedback site (http://myfeedback.autodesk.com) and click on the “Sign up” link located in the upper left hand side. Fill out the requested information and be sure to include the Beta Code “ColibriBeta” in the field at the top of the form. Don’t forget to hit the “Submit” button at the bottom to submit your application for review! You should receive a response within a few days.

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