Communication Center provides up-to-date product information, software updates, product support announcements, and other product-related announcements.
Whenever new information is available, Communication Center notifies you by displaying a balloon message below the Communication Center button in the InfoCenter box.
Communication Center provides the following types of announcements:
- Autodesk Channels: Receive support information, product updates, and other announcements (including articles and tips).
- RSS Feeds. Receive information from RSS feeds to which you subscribe. RSS feeds generally notify you when new content is posted. You are automatically subscribed to several default RSS feeds when you install the program.
- Product Support Information. Get breaking news from the Product Support team at Autodesk, including when Live Update maintenance patches are released.
- Subscription Announcements. Receive subscription announcements and subscription program news, as well as links to e-Learning Lessons, if you are an Autodesk subscription member (available in countries/regions where Autodesk subscriptions are offered).
- Articles and Tips. Be notified when new articles and tips are available on Autodesk websites.
- Live Update Maintenance Patches. Receive automatic notifications whenever new maintenance patches are released from Autodesk.
- Featured Technologies and Content. Learn more about third-party developer applications and content.
You can customize the items that display on the Communication Center panel. For more information, see Specify InfoCenter Settings.
Communication Center Online Policy
Communication Center is an interactive feature that must be connected to the Internet in order to deliver content and information. Each time Communication Center is connected, it sends your information to Autodesk so that you receive the correct information. All information is sent anonymously to Autodesk to maintain your privacy.
Communication Center sends the following information to Autodesk:
- Product name (in which you are using Communication Center)
- Product release number
- Product language
- Country/region (specified in the Communication Center settings)
- Your unique Customer Involvement Program (CIP) ID if you are participating in the CIP program
Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent from Communication Center to monitor how it is being used and how it can be improved. Autodesk maintains information provided by or collected from you in accordance with the company's published privacy policy, which is available at http://www.autodesk.com/privacy.