Overview of Communication Center

To open Communication Center, click (Communication Center) on the InfoCenter box in the upper-right side of the application.

Communication Center provides the following kinds of announcements:

Product Support Information. Get breaking news from the Product Support team at Autodesk, including when Live Update maintenance patches are released.
Subscription Announcements. Receive subscription announcements and subscription program news, as well as links to e-Learning Lessons, if you are an Autodesk subscription member (available in countries/regions where Autodesk subscriptions are offered). For more information about Autodesk Subscription, see Access Subscription Center.
Articles and Tips. Be notified when new articles and tips are available on Autodesk websites.
CAD Manager Channel. Receive information (RSS feeds) published by your CAD manager.
RSS Feeds. Receive information from RSS feeds to which you subscribe. (An RSS feed is information published by a website to which you subscribe. RSS feeds generally notify you when new content is posted.) Several default RSS feeds are automatically subscribed to when you install the program.
Live Update Maintenance Patches. Receive automatic notifications whenever new maintenance patches are released from Autodesk.
Featured Technologies and Content. Learn more about third-party developer applications and content.

You can customize the items that display on the Communication Center panel. For more information, see Specify InfoCenter Settings

Communication Center Online Privacy

Communication Center is an interactive feature that must be connected to the Internet in order to deliver content and information. Each time Communication Center is connected, it sends your information to Autodesk so that you receive the correct information. All information is sent anonymously to Autodesk to maintain your privacy.

The following information is sent to Autodesk:

Product name (in which you are using Communication Center)
Product release number
Product language
Country/region (specified in the Communication Center settings)
Your subscription contract number (if you’re a subscription customer)

Autodesk compiles statistics using the information sent from Communication Center to monitor how it is being used and how it can be improved. Autodesk maintains information provided by or collected from you in accordance with the company's published privacy policy, which is available on http://www.autodesk.com/privacy.