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Heidi Development Kit

The Heidi® Development Kit is Autodesk's powerful solution for developing graphics intensive software, 3D, and hardcopy output. Using the Heidi Development Kit, programmers can enhance the speed and efficiency of their software programs to display and output information - such as hardcopy, web development, rendering, panning, zooming, visualization, lighting, shading, viewing, and modeling.

Heidi is a primary component in AutoCAD®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® VIZ, Autodesk® Design Review (formerly DWF Composer), Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer, and the HDI hardcopy development system and is used by manufacturers, software developers, and driver writers worldwide.

  • Download
    Download the Heidi Development Kit software.
  • Features and Benefits
    The various features and functions of the Heidi Development Kit.
  • Overview
    Learn how Heidi technology speeds information display and hardcopy output.
  • System Requirements
    Look here for hardware, operating system, and memory requirements.
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