SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                Amendment No. 1



                                Autodesk, Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)
 
 
 
                         Common Stock, $.01 par value
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)
 
 
 
 
                                   052769106
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                                (CUSIP Number)
 

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CUSIP NO.
052769106
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1.       Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
 
         Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group




                                             (a)________
                                             (b)________
 
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3.       SEC Use Only
 

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4.       Citizenship or place of Organization
 
                 New York
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Number of              5.       Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially                             0
                     -----------------------------------------
Owned By               6.       Shared Voting Power
Each
Reporting                              51,144
                     -----------------------------------------
Person With            7.       Sole Dispositive Power
 
                                         0
                     -----------------------------------------
                       8.       Shared Dispositive Power
 
                                       51,144
                     -----------------------------------------
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
               51,144
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10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 

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11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
               .1%
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12.      Type of Reporting Person


          BD-PN-IA
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CUSIP NO.
052769106
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1.       Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
 
          The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.

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2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group



                                              (a)  ________
                                              (b)  ________



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3.       SEC Use Only
 

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4.       Citizenship or place of Organization
 
         Delaware
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Number of              5.       Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially                           0
                     -----------------------------------------
Owned By               6.       Shared Voting Power
Each
Reporting                           51,144
                     -----------------------------------------
Person With            7.       Sole Dispositive Power
 
                                       0
                     -----------------------------------------
                       8.       Shared Dispositive Power
 
                                    51,144
                     -----------------------------------------
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
               51,144
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
 

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

               .1%
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12.      Type of Reporting Person
 

                HC-PN
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Item 4.   Ownership
             Not applicable. The percent of the class owned as of September 30,
             1997 did not exceed five percent.

 
Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
             If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
             date hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be the beneficial
             owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
             the following X .
                           - 
 
Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
          Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
               See Exhibit (99.2) as previously reported.
                
Item 10.  Certification.
          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
          course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
          have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
          of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
          participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.








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                                   SIGNATURE
 
                                    
           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
           I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
           complete and correct.
 
 
Date:  October 10, 1997
 
 
                                    THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.
 
 
                                    By:   /s/ Hans L. Reich
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                                    Name:  Hans L. Reich
                                    Title:  Attorney-in-fact
 
 
 
                                    GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
 
 
                                    By:   /s/ Hans L. Reich
                                        -----------------------------
                                    Name:  Hans L. Reich
                                    Title:  Attorney-in-fact




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