Install your product

Product Installation depends on the download method (see Download methods).

1. Sign in to your account at manage.autodesk.com.
2. From the All Products and Services tab, select a product and download method.
3. See each download method below for steps how to access and Install.

Install method > Download method > Direct download method > Custom Install Method

Install method

If you click Install, your product will download and install from the Web. 

This method includes the latest product updates. Before installing see Prepare to install your software.

To Install: 

1. Select the version, language, and operating system.
2. Click "Install" and accept the terms to start the download.
3. Right-click the installer and select “Run as administrator.
4. If the notification "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device" shows, click yes to proceed with the installation. 

Note: 

• Some products have additional components and are automatically selected. To deselect any unwanted additional components, at the start of the installation, uncheck the checkbox beside the component before clicking install.
• For the install method, installation of updates need to complete before the product can be started.

Download method

If you click the drop-down beside Install and choose Download, the process takes two steps. The product will download from the web. When the product download is ran the installation files will be stored on your operating system for installation. 

The type of installer file will be consistent with your operating system. For Windows, you'll see an EXE file; for macOS, a DMG file; for Linux, a TAR file.

This method includes the latest product updates. Before installing see Prepare to install your software.

To Install: 

1. Select the version, language, and operating system.
2. Click the drop down arrow beside install and select "Download" to start the download.
3. Right-click the installer and select “Run as administrator".
4. If the notification "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device" shows, click yes to proceed with the installation. 

Note: 

• Some products have additional components and are automatically selected. To deselect any unwanted additional components, at the start of the installation, uncheck the checkbox beside the component before clicking install.
• For the Download method, installation of updates need to complete before the product can be started.

Direct download method

If you click Direct download, the product will download from the web. When the product download is ran the installation media will be stored on your operating system for installation. The Direct download installer can also be installed offline. For offline installation, see Install Autodesk Software offline using the New Install Experience (US site)

This method does not include the latest product updates. Before installing see Prepare to install your software.

To Install:

1. Click "view details".
2. Select the version, language, and operating system.
3. Click the drop down arrow beside "install" and select "Direct download" to start the download.

For Autodesk products 2025 and newer, the installer comes in two files:

• A .7z file (compressed archive).
• A .exe file (extractor).

To extract the installer:

1. Double-click the .exe file.
2. The full installation package will be extracted to: C:\Autodesk\WI\
3. Right-click the installer and select "Run as administrator".

Alternatively, you can use a third-party tool (like 7-Zip) to extract the .7z file manually.

For Autodesk Products 2024 and earlier the Installers are in self-extracting.sfx.exe files.

• Large products (like Revit) may have multiple .exe files.
• Example: Revit_2024_G1_Win_64bit_r2_dlm_001_005.sfx.exe. (This is file 1 of 5).
• Download all parts of the installer.
• To start the installer right-click any one of the.sfx.exe files and select "Run as administrator",

Note: Some products have additional components and are automatically selected. To deselect any unwanted additional components, "uncheck the checkbox" before clicking Install.

Custom Install

Use the Custom Install feature from your Autodesk account to create a custom configuration of the products before you download and install.

This method includes the latest product updates or a specific versions release. Before installing see Prepare to install your software

Note: For most product releases earlier than 2022, you need download the legacy installer and then customise during installation. 

You can access Custom Install from your Autodesk account in two ways: 

• Option 1: Select a product then press the drop-down and select Custom Install. 
  
  
• Option 2: From the "Products and services" tab select "Custom install" then select "+ Create package".
  
  
  
  
  Note: Both methods will lead to the "New package" page where you can select your licencing type, add products and customizations. 
  
   
  

Create a custom install package:

1. If you have more than one licencing type, select the drop-down for the licencing type and then select the correct licencing type. 
2. Select the product or products you want to include in the Custom install package. After selecting a product a window will appear to the right where you can select, language, version, and extensions. 
   
   
   
   
   Note 

   • The "latest version" is automatically selected. You can select "Specific Version..." if you would like to choose a different version or release. If selecting multiple products, verify each products language, version, extensions and customizations before including another product.

   • Each product has its own customisation. In this example for 3ds Max customizations are, language, version, and extensions whereas AutoCAD customizations for example includes additional customizations like, Content storage, Templates, Materials, Custom profiles, language packs, and plug-ins. 

    

3. Click Next to go to "Install settings". (You can go back to the previous step by clicking on the section header.) 
    

   

4. In the Install settings section, enter a package name or use the default name. We recommend using a name that will help you to identify this package when viewing the list, such as who it’s intended for or what products are included. Use a valid Windows file name.

5. (Optional) Enter a package description.

6. Select "Install", which creates a package of products to install on your own device. (The "Deploy" option creates a package of products to install on multiple devices. For more information about deployments, see Create deployments from Autodesk Account.

7. Use "Advanced Options" to make other package changes, such as changing the default installation path.

8. Agree to the Terms of Use (US site).

9. Click Download to download the custom package executable to your Downloads folder or another folder based on your browser settings. 

The package will be automatically saved in your library and the page will return to the list of packages. Click Save to save the package.

To Install: 

1. Right-click the downloaded installer and select “Run as administrator".
2. If the notification "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device" shows, click yes to proceed with the installation.