Flex is another way to access Autodesk software. Flex is a “pay-as-you-go” consumption model where you pre-purchase “tokens” to access Autodesk products.

There are a variety of use cases where Autodesk Flex may be beneficial to your organization. They include:

• When your company interns or other occasional users access Autodesk software for a limited number of months or days per month
• For a proof of concept to add advanced technologies into your process or workflow without the added expense of purchasing new subscription
• When you want to reduce the time it takes for Admins to onboard new users and new products
• Your company has a strategy that makes software access self-serviceable for your users

IMAGINiT can work with you to analyze your company’s software usage. We provide extensive Business Intelligence reports to help you view and optimize your software usage so that you can make informed decisions about your software investment. If you are interested in seeing this type of data for your organization, contact your IMAGINiT representative for guidance.

Token access is available for a wide range of Autodesk products. To see the most current Autodesk products available via the Token program, visit the Autodesk website. Token usage allows access to a product for 24 hours at a time.

Reach out to your IMAGINiT representative who will work with you to evaluate your needs and help you through the proposal and purchase process.

Tokens are available for quantities of 100 up to 1M – pricing shown in the chart below

Yes. Tokens expire 1-yr after issued and do not rollover, nor are they renewable.

Contact your IMAGINiT sales representative to initiate the process.

IMAGINiT will work with you to understand your software utilization, number of users, and frequency with which your software tools are accessed. If Flex is a good fit, we will make a recommendation for your company. Your IMAGINiT representative will provide you with a budgetary proposal for Autodesk Flex Tokens.

Note: The person who IMAGINiT prepares the proposal for, must be the same person who is purchasing the tokens as they will be the ones to receive the email from Autodesk.

The way we enter the proposal in OUR system translates directly to Autodesk’s systems therefore the buyer must match the person we have prepared our proposal for.

The buyer will receive a final quote from Autodesk via email from: no-reply@autodeskcommunications.com. The quote can also be viewed by the buyer in their Autodesk Account. There the buyer will be able to view the quote and select “Your Cart” to complete the purchase.

Note: If the buyer doesn’t have a team set up in their Autodesk Account, Autodesk will create a new team for them. IMAGINiT customer advocates (customeradvocacy@rand.com) can then assist in reallocating tokens to the desired users.

Immediate payment options include credit, debit card, ACH, or PayPal. Upon payment, you will receive immediate access to your Flex Tokens. Customers who have applied for and received credit terms from Autodesk (refer to next question on how to apply for credit terms with Autodesk) will have Net 30 days to pay for their Flex Tokens but will be able to access tokens immediately after the order is placed.

Credit terms vary by country. You must contact Autodesk directly to set up terms by sending an email to credit@autodesk.com letting them know that you would like to set up payment terms between Autodesk and your company. To set up terms, your minimum purchase price must be greater than US $1,000 US. You:

• Must have a valid business email address [Gmail or yahoo for example are not accepted]
• Must meet Autodesk’s financial eligibility criteria
• You must provide the following info:
  
  Company Name:
  Parent Company Autodesk CSN:
  Child Company Autodesk CSN (if applicable):
  Company Contact (Buyer):
  Email Address for Company Contact:
  Estimated Corporate Revenue:
  Quantity of tokens to be purchased.

It typically takes up to 24 hours once all information has been submitted.

If your internal purchase process requires vendor set-up, you can access the vendor form here: https://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/vendor-forms. The buyer clicks on the Buy Now link to begin purchase process and enters the PO number and has the option to attach the PO. Autodesk will not complete customer vendor forms, however if you need further assistance please reach out to your IMAGINiT Account representative.

Pay by invoice options vary by country and are available for orders greater than US $1,000 (or local currency equivalent) and up to US $100,000 (or local currency equivalent). If this option is available for your order, select the Pay by Invoice option and proceed with placing your order. If the order is greater than US $100,000 and you want to pay by invoice, please reach out to your IMAGINiT Account representative.

You will have the opportunity to upload your tax exemption certificate or complete a new one at the time you check out your cart.

Tokens become available as soon as the Autodesk invoice is paid by credit, debit card, ACH, or PayPal. Access may vary for companies who have established special payment terms with Autodesk.

Autodesk wants to distribute products to market faster and to do that, they need greater insights into the products being utilized by their customers. In addition, Autodesk wants to provide customers with a digitized way to purchase as needed and expedite their access to tokens.

Flex will always be on a separate proposal enabling your request to quickly transmit to Autodesk. You receive immediate access to your tokens after you have made your purchase. Other Autodesk products and IMAGINiT services will be quoted and processed same as before.

IMAGINiT helps your organization navigate the process. In the pre-purchase phase, we work with your organization to ensure Flex is the best fit and meets your overall objectives. In the post-purchase phase, IMAGINiT helps your organization deploy and assign users to the tokens quickly and efficiently.

As a complimentary service, our team provides detailed reports with graphical insights showing your overall software consumption. We can show software analytics by product offering, product type, user, team, company, division, as well as the associated costs.

For Autodesk Flex, you must transact as outlined above. For other Autodesk software or IMAGINiT services, you will work directly with IMAGINiT as in the past. We continue to be your technology consultant with unparalleled expertise in matching your technical needs and business goals with the right solutions.

If you have communicated to your IMAGINiT representative that you want to proceed with a Flex purchase and have not yet received a quote from Autodesk, verify these first:

• The purchaser is the person that IMAGINiT prepared the proposal for and that the email on the quote matches their business email address.
• If the buyer does not have an Autodesk account, they will receive an email from noreply@autodesk.com with a link to set up an account. If you need help with this process, our Customer Advocates (customeradvocacy@rand.com) are available to help you.

Please reach out to your IMAGINiT Customer Advocate (customeradvocacy@rand.com) for help reassigning the tokens.

As your technology partner the level of service you get from IMAGINiT remains unrivaled. We seek to understand your business and help your organization assess current business needs, analyze software usage, recommend technology platforms, implement best practices to meet your organizational goals and objectives, while leveraging your Autodesk technology investment.

Our unmatched Customer Advocacy (customeradvocacy@rand.com) team can step in and help you with time-consuming administration tasks like setting up your Autodesk account, accessing your software licenses and providing insights into your licensing subscription and token environment.

Through our countless blogs and webinars curated by our technical team, we provide user tips and tricks, industry insights, and best practices for the adoption of Autodesk software across your team. We also have a team of customer support experts, who are solely focused on supporting our customers, as well as a staff of highly trained instructors, who will help your team remain productive and proficient with the tools they use.