New brawny applications take full advantage of today's cheap Intel-based servers and are at the right price--low--with interfaces so intuitive that CAD novices, especially mechanical engineers, can swiftly pick them up.

FORBES: Easy Designer

Autodesk might have made a name for itself with the CAD software used by architects and engineers to design and model everything from buildings to machines, but the San Francisco-based company has also had a hand in helping bring many Hollywood blockbusters to the big screen.

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