Autodesk passed up the chance to buy Rebis (process plant) but bought US developer Softdesk for its AEC and Civils-based applications. In the past Autodesk relied on third party developers to create these applications on top of AutoCAD, but since R13, the company has established vertical products of its own, usually buying the biggest developer in that market area: AEC, MCAD, mapping etc. The two that come immediately to mind are Process Plant and Civil Engineering. While Autodesk’s AutoCAD is and has been the ubiquitous 2D drawing tool, there are some markets that Autodesk has left rather late to develop tailored solutions for. Terminal 5 road system model and a VR representation of a NovaPoint motorway model.
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