Autodesk PDM Product Design and Manufacturing Collection: Price & Download

There is no single list price that applies to every organization. The final cost of the Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection price depends on four factors:

Subscription term, whether you choose annual or multi-year commitments.

Number of seats and how they are distributed across sites.

Access type, single-user or multi-user for teams.

Eligible promotions, migration offers and volume tiers available at the time of purchase.

MicroCAD reviews your current licensing position before quoting, which often uncovers savings in renewals or unused seats. Request a personalized quote here.

In almost every scenario, yes. Purchasing Inventor, AutoCAD, Fusion and Navisworks as individual subscriptions typically costs significantly more than a single PDMC seat, and that comparison does not yet include simulation, CAM and nesting tools.

The savings grow when your team works across disciplines. A design engineer who occasionally runs a stress study, a programmer who generates toolpaths, and a technical documentation specialist can all be covered by the same collection instead of three separate purchases.

Single-user access assigns the license to a named person who signs in with their Autodesk ID. It is the best fit for full-time designers and engineers who use the software every day.

Multi-user access allows a team to share a pool of licenses, so seats are consumed only while someone is actively working. This model makes sense for organizations with shift work, occasional users or distributed teams in different time zones.

Many companies run a hybrid model. MicroCAD consultants help define the right mix so you are not paying for idle seats or blocking productive users.

Once your license is active, sign in to your Autodesk account portal, open All products and services, select the product you want, and choose the install method offered for that release. Run the downloaded installer, complete the installation and open the software.

Two details prevent most failed installations: confirm that your administrator has assigned product access to each user, including yourself if you are the admin, and temporarily disable antivirus, firewall and pop-up blockers during the download. If you do not have an active license yet, contact our team to get set up.

Yes. Subscribers get access to current and previous releases, which matters when you collaborate with clients, suppliers or contractors who have not upgraded yet.

This is a common requirement in manufacturing supply chains, where a customer may still require native files from an earlier Inventor release. You can keep older versions installed alongside the latest one and deploy updates on your own schedule rather than being forced into an immediate migration.

The PDM Collection is built for product development and manufacturing workflows: mechanical design, simulation, CAM programming, data management with Vault and factory layout design.

The Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection targets building and infrastructure projects, with Revit, Civil 3D and BIM coordination tools at its center.

Some companies need both, particularly manufacturers who design production facilities or industrial equipment installed inside buildings. If your projects sit in that gray area, talk to a MicroCAD consultant about the AEC Collection before deciding.

Yes. Licensing is the starting point, not the deliverable. As an Autodesk partner, MicroCAD supports the full adoption cycle: deployment planning, network and single-sign-on configuration, Vault implementation, data migration, role-based training and ongoing technical support.

Teams that combine licensing with structured onboarding reach productive use faster and avoid the common pattern of paying for advanced tools such as Inventor Nastran or Inventor CAM that nobody on staff has been trained to use.

Have a question that is not covered here? Send us your requirements and a specialist will review your current setup and recommend the right configuration.