FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Strayer Pamela J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/22/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AUTODESK INC [ADSK] (Last) (First) (Middle) AUTODESK, INC., 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, PAO & Corporate Controller 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 13,753 (1) D   Common Stock 2,754 (2) I By Husband

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/14/2008(3)	06/14/2013	Common Stock	5,000	$ 45.29	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	12/05/2008(3)	12/05/2013	Common Stock	5,000	$ 48.72	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	04/14/2009(3)	04/14/2015	Common Stock	1,485	$ 31.68	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/24/2009(4)	09/24/2015	Common Stock	7,500	$ 33.6	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/02/2010(5)	02/02/2016	Common Stock	7,500	$ 16.53	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	03/25/2011(6)	03/25/2017	Common Stock	15,000	$ 29.49	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	03/23/2012(7)	03/23/2021	Common Stock	8,000	$ 41.62	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/10/2011(8)	06/10/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$ 27.4	I	By Husband
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	03/23/2012(9)	03/23/2021	Common Stock	3,400	$ 41.62	I	By Husband

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Strayer Pamela J AUTODESK, INC. 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY SAN RAFAEL, CA 94903	Â	Â	  VP, PAO & Corporate Controller	Â

Signatures

Nancy R. Thiel, Attorney-in-Fact for Pamela J. Strayer		09/30/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 3,800 restricted stock units that will be fully vested on December 2, 2011, and 4,000 restricted stock units that vest over a 3-year period at the rate of. 1,360 shares on 03/06/2012, and 1,320 shares on each of 03/06/2013 and 03/06/2014. The Reporting Person is entitled to receive one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit. In the event the Reporting Person ceases to be a Section 16 Reporting Officer before these shares are fully vested they will be forfeited to the Issuer.
(2)	Includes 1,750 restricted stock units that will be fully vested on December 7, 2012. The Holder is entitled to receive one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit. In the event the Holder ceases to be a Service Provider before these shares are fully vested they will be forfeited to the Issuer.
(3)	The option is fully vested and exercisable.
(4)	The option vests in four equal annual installments of 3,750 shares each beginning on 09/24/2008.
(5)	The option vests in four equal annual installments of 3,750 shares each beginning on 02/02/2009.
(6)	The option vests in four equal annual installments of 5,000 shares each beginning on 03/25/2010.
(7)	The option vests in four equal annual installments of 2,000 shares each beginning on 03/23/2011.
(8)	The option vests over a 3-year period beginning on 06/10/2010 at the rate of 2,040 shares on the first anniversary and 1,980 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries.
(9)	The option vests over a 3-year period beginning on 03/23/2011 at the rate of 1,156 shares on the first anniversary and 1,122 shares on each of the second and third anniversaries.

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