How to maximize output from your expensive Autodesk license

The pricing frustration is real—especially for smaller firms and independent professionals. Autodesk licenses can be super expensive! The Autodesk subscription model locks us into ongoing costs with little room for negotiation. While it's possible to buy from a third party vendor who can work out a multi year deal, even then the price can seriously cut into a small business's profit.

One way that we at Building Data Labs figured out how to increase the ROI on our licenses is by developing custom automations that maximize the output from each license. If one seat can produce 20–30% more billable work thanks to process automation, the effective cost per deliverable drops dramatically.

two people working on one autodesk model through the computer

We’ve implemented plugins that allow a single user to handle tasks that previously required a team—paying for themselves in months. One example is a plugin that automated a CNC workflow that once took one modeler an entire day, that now takes a single click. This allows us to maximize project flow and thus gross income, which then minimizes the risk of purchasing these pricey licenses.

What's the takeaway from this anecdote? If the cost feels too high, focus on extracting more value per dollar spent through targeted, workflow-specific enhancements. We're available to talk through your workflow frustrations and recommend how to get through more work faster.

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