Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements listed below pertaining to the following plans:
Form S-8 | 33-15675 | 1987 Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 33-22656 | 1990 Directors’ Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 33-39458 | 1996 Stock Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 33-51110 | Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 33-61015 | 1987 Stock Option Plan and 1990 Directors’ Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-08693 | 1996 Stock Plan, 1990 Directors’ Option Plan, 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan and Teleos Research 1996 Stock Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-15037 | Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-24469 | Softdesk, Inc. 1992 Stock Option Plan, Softdesk, Inc. 1993 Director Stock Option Plan and Softdesk, Inc. 1993 Equity Incentive Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-62655 | 1996 Stock Plan and 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-74651 | Discreet Logic Inc. Amended and Restated 1994 Restricted Stock and Stock Option Plan, Discreet Logic Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Discreet Logic Inc. 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and Discreet Logic Inc. 1997 Special Limited Non-Employee Director Stock Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-81207 | 1996 Stock Plan, 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-92539 | Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-45928 | 1996 Stock Plan, 2000 Directors’ Option Plan and1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-67974 | 1996 Stock Plan, 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-88682 | Revit Technology Corporation 1998 Stock Plan, 1996 Stock Plan and 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan | ||
Form S-8 | 333-106556 | 1996 Stock Plan and 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan |
of our report dated February 24, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Autodesk, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 2004.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
April 6, 2004