Autodesk Design Academy 2010

Inspire your students to pursue academic degrees and careers in architecture, engineering, and design with Autodesk® Design Academy 2010—an extensive set of 2D and 3D design software and learning tools used by professionals worldwide. Autodesk Design Academy helps to advance secondary school education in key areas of math, science-to-design basics, pre-architecture, pre-engineering, robotics, and sustainable design.

Autodesk Design Academy: Benefits

• Enables students to move between 2D and 3D design environments—offering design, visualization, and simulation capabilities to fully experience ideas digitally
• Helps students to see the dynamic connection between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) 
• Maps project-based curriculum to national standards of learning: ITEA’s standards for Technological Literacy; NCTM’s standards for School Mathematics; NCTE Language Arts standards; and CSESA Science Content standards
• Offers students and educators free* learning and curriculum materials, software for personal use, and discussion forums—all accessible through the Student Engineering & Design Community

Autodesk Design Academy: Products

Autodesk Learning Resources for Educators

Integrate Autodesk technology on your campus with free* resources and lesson plans from the Student Engineering and Design Community. By joining the community, educators have access to a wide range of materials, including curriculum, interactive exercises, and modular projects for the following disciplines: design basics, architecture and engineering, sustainable design, industrial design, and games and animation.

The following titles are examples of curricula that support the Design Academy:

• Design Basics—provides students with foundational design knowledge, from 2D to 3D sketching and visualization to quick start tutorials on Autodesk software.
• Pre-Architecture—illustrates the architectural design process through real-life projects that help students design and visualize architectural renderings.
• Pre-Engineering—supports building knowledge of mechanical engineering and civil engineering design processes.
• Robotics—provides a fun, interactive way to learn the engineering process, connecting the classroom to the real world.
• Science and Math—promotes technology using math and science principles to problem solve.
• Sustainable Design—illustrates the impact that design has on the environment, and inspires the use of alternative building materials and resources.

*Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software. The software is for personal use for education purposes and is not intended for classroom or lab use.