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Autodesk Subscription Changes: An Enhanced User Management and Improved User Experience

Effective March, 13, 2015, Autodesk Account officially replaced Autodesk Subscription Center. Autodesk Account can be accessed using your existing login credentials. If you forgot your password or need to reset please visit our blog post: http://blog.microsolresources.com/2015/05/17/how-to-reset-your-autodesk-account-password/.

Autodesk has some impending changes with Subscription; geared primarily towards improving Administrative management including cloud credit allocation, as well as providing a better User experience. We’ve reviewed these developments and would like to provide a breakdown of the new usage reporting platform, new user management platform and new user destination that are now available. Whether you are a sole proprietorship or a large organization the information contained in this blog post should prove helpful in navigating Autodesk Subscription Center and the new Autodesk Account portal to access Autodesk Subscription benefits; particularly Autodesk cloud services.
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Autodesk 360 Cloud Credits FAQ

Before you read a whole blog post about cloud credits, you should probably be familiar with the basics:  What are cloud credits? They are the unit of measurement required to perform certain tasks, such as creating a rendering or running a simulation in a cloud environment using Autodesk cloud services.

Autodesk cloud credit allocation framework incorporates both “Individual Cloud Credits” and “Shared Cloud Credits.” Every user associated to a license and given permission to perform tasks that consume cloud credits will automatically receive 100 Individual Cloud Credits.  These 100 Individual Cloud Credits are a one-time-only allocation that is granted to a named user when he or she is associated to a license that is on an active maintenance plan or subscription contract.  While these type of credits do not expire, these are for explicit use by named users and cannot be shared, pooled or transferred.  Shared Cloud Credits are purchasable and may be accessed by all users on a contract if they have been given permission to perform tasks that consume cloud credits. Both Individual Cloud Credits and Shared Cloud Credits are tied to a either a maintenance plan or subscription contract and will expire in one year of time of purchase or upon renewal date; whichever arrives first.

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