# Autodesk (أوتوديسك)

> Autodesk is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-09-02.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Autodesk](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/autodesk.md)
- Categories: 3D, CAD & Modeling, Animation & Motion Graphics, Project Management
- Official site: https://www.autodesk.com/
- Community votes: 182
- Last updated: 2026-09-02
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/autodesk

## About

3D design, engineering, and construction software suite including AutoCAD and Revit

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, reported by the community in February 2026. Community volunteers and the team contacted Autodesk repeatedly from March 2026 onward; the company gave genuine human responses, saying it was evaluating product availability in line with export controls. In June 2026 Autodesk confirmed the request had been escalated internally for resolution, though no timeline was given and access is not yet restored.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach to compliance@autodesk.com. Company support confirmed Mar 4 evaluating availability. Akamai CDN block. Canva, Sketch, Dribbble accessible.
- 2026-03-30 — Company Responded. Autodesk's compliance team sent an automated reply from compliance@autodesk.com confirming receipt of the outreach. The reply stated that the email alias handles legal compliance issues specifically and does not respond to license compliance inquiries. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a substantive review, but confirms the message reached the correct compliance team.

## Community reports

- 2026-06-02 — Under Company Review. Autodesk responded from student.dpa@autodesk.com, welcoming the news and confirming that the request has been escalated internally for resolution. This was a genuine human response indicating active engagement, though no specific timeline was provided.
- 2026-06-01 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Autodesk's student data protection team at student.dpa@autodesk.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email cited the December 2025 U.S. Treasury lifting of the comprehensive trade embargo and the removal of Syria from OFAC's embargoed countries, included U.S. Treasury and OFAC reference links along with supporting documentation, and noted that several other companies have already restored access.
- 2026-03-11 — Note. A community volunteer who contacted Autodesk multiple times shared recommended contact points for compliance outreach. The volunteer identified the compliance team as the most effective point of contact for organizations seeking to restore access for users in Syria. Support email updated to compliance@autodesk.com.
- 2026-03-04 — Company Responded. Autodesk's customer support team responded to the unblocking request via customersupport@autodesk.com. The response confirmed that Autodesk's internal team is evaluating product availability in Syria, noting that the evaluation is being conducted in line with specific export controls that currently remain in place, as well as process implementation for new sales. This is a genuine human response indicating active internal review, not an automated acknowledgment. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/contact-attachments/rou9epbf9tre7okg7l4onve1/tnxo254nv5bzmk2fgi191nlb-screenshot-2026-03-04-102440.jpg)
- 2026-03-04 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Autodesk's customer support at customersupport@autodesk.com requesting that services be restored for users in Syria.
- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Community member reported that Autodesk is blocked in Syria. Submitted from a Syrian IP address (5.0.33.222) on Chrome/Android. Autodesk's suite of design and engineering software products are known to enforce region restrictions on Syria, affecting architects, engineers, and designers who rely on tools like AutoCAD, Revit, and other Autodesk products.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

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