When I shop at, I don't download and install a shopping cart app. Notice that I called it a viewing capability instead of a viewer. Recently Autodesk unveiled an updated viewing capability that is integrated into A360. Until people are comfortable with switching (if ever), they can use ADR 2013. (Manufacturing users can consider Mockup 360). In addition, ADR has markup and compare capabilities that have not come to A360 yet. Admittedly the NSA and the seemingly endless reports of server hacking haven't done the cloud industry any favors, but issues around the cloud will be mitigated over time.

The sticking point for many customers regarding A360 is their desire to avoid putting their data in the cloud, yet these are the same people who use electronic banking on a regular basis. We're working on Autodesk 360 (A360) instead.

People who lament the freezing of ADR wonder why? Autodesk is focusing its energies on cloud-based viewing and reviewing of design data so people who participate in design projects can do so from desktops, laptops, tablets, and smart phones. The DWF format did not change with the 20 versions of our design applications, so ADR can still handle DWF files produced by our latest offerings. Like DWF, it continues to be an integral part of Vault.

Autodesk Design Review (ADR) 2013 is still freely available for download.

Autodesk will continue to use it for Autodesk Vault as well as our new cloud-based solutions. The Design Web Format (DWF) is not dead.As part of that participation I have mentioned: Wow, my participation is old enough to drink. I have been a participant in the Autodesk discussion forums for 21 years now.

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