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News Release

Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Financial Results Conference Call on Thursday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m. PDT

May 01, 2006
 Autodesk Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced that it will broadcast its first quarter fiscal
2007 financial results conference call live via its website on Thursday,
May 18, 2006.

     WHAT:          Autodesk, Inc. First Quarter FY2007 Financial Results

     WHEN:          Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. PDT

     HOW:           If you would like to listen to the live call, Autodesk
                    will be hosting a webcast at www.autodesk.com/investors.
                    If you are unable to access the Internet for the call, you
                    may dial in at 800.320.2978 or 617.614.4923 and reference
                    89919468 as the pass code.  An audio replay webcast and
                    podcast will also be available at 4:00 p.m. PST on our
                    website at www.autodesk.com/investors or by dialing
                    888.286.8010 or 617.801.6888 and reference 63765164 as the
                    pass code.

     CONTACT:  Sue Pirri                John Clancy
               Vice President           Analyst
               Investor Relations       Investor Relations
               415-507-6467             415-507-6373
               sue.pirri@autodesk.com   john.clancy@autodesk.com

    About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 company, wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, media and entertainment, and wireless data services fields. Autodesk's solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage, become more productive, streamline project efficiency and maximize profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

NOTE: Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Investors:
     Contact:       Sue Pirri, 415-507-6467
     Email:         sue.pirri@autodesk.com
     Contact:       John Clancy, 415-507-6373
     Email:         john.clancy@autodesk.com

     Press:
     Contact:       Caroline Kawashima, 415-547-2498
                    caroline.kawashima@autodesk.com
     Contact:       Nicole Pack, 415-507-6282
     Email:         nicole.pack@autodesk.com

SOURCE Autodesk, Inc.