InfoCenter

You can use the InfoCenter in the Autodesk Simulation title bar to do the following:

  1. Through Subscription Center (1), access services such as product enhancements, personalized Web support from Autodesk technical experts, and self-paced e-Learning.
  2. Through Communication Center (2), access product-related updates and announcements.

Autodesk Subscription Services

With Autodesk Subscription, you get the latest releases of Autodesk software, incremental product enhancements, personalized web support from Autodesk technical experts, and self-paced e-Learning.

Subscription services are available to subscription members only (available in countries/regions where Autodesk subscriptions are offered). If subscription resources are not available in your product, your product is not entitled to subscription benefits.

Click the Subscription Center button in the InfoCenter box to access the following options:

Subscription Resources and Privacy

Subscription resources provide interactive product features over the Internet. Each time you access subscription resources from Subscription Center in an Autodesk product, product information is sent to Autodesk for verification that your product is on subscription. Product information includes the serial number, version, language, and the subscription contract ID, and so on.

Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent to subscription resources to monitor how they are being used and how they can be improved. Autodesk maintains the information provided by or collected from you in accordance with Autodesk's published privacy policy, which is available at .

Communication Center

Click the Communication Center button in the InfoCenter box to access the following types of announcements:

You can customize the Communication Center panel display with InfoCenter settings.

Communication Center Online Policy

Communication Center is an interactive feature that must be connected to the Internet 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:

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 .

Receive New Information Notifications

Whenever new information is available, Communication Center notifies you by displaying a balloon message below the Communication Center button on the InfoCenter box. Click the link in the balloon message to open the article or announcement.

If you do not want to receive Communication Center notifications, turn off Balloon Notification in the InfoCenter Settings dialog box.

InfoCenter Settings

You can specify InfoCenter Search and Communication Center settings in the InfoCenter Settings dialog box. The Settings dialog is accessed by choosing any InfoCenter icon to display its dialog, then clicking the InfoCenter Settings button in the title bar.

You can customize the following items listed on the left panel of the settings dialog: