Releases on Labs by Date (What's New)

This blog page documents the history of releases from Autodesk Labs. It is sorted from most recent to oldest, so it is easy to look at the top of this page and see what's new. The "// more" hyperlinks navigate to blog articles to provide additional information.

May 2008

• 05/12: Released STL Exporter for Revit Family 2009 via Autodesk Labs // more
• 05/08: Added a Multi-touch Human-Computer Interaction page to the Autodesk Labs site // more
• 05/02: Released 2D to 3D Tool for Inventor update (Inventor 2009 support) via Autodesk Labs // more

April 2008

• 04/22: Released JT Translator Add-in for Inventor via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/21: Released Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview 2009 via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/16: Released Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/14: Released AliasStudio Add-in for Inventor via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/08: Released Project Draw 0.7.3.1 (deployment cleanup. DWFx, help file, defect corrections) // more
• 04/07: Released Feature Recognition for Inventor update (DLL registration fix) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/07: Released Frame Generator Customization Tool for Inventor update (remove VS2005 SP1 requirement) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/07: Released XVL Translator Add-in for Inventor update (XVL post processing, e.g. FTP) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/04: Graduated Content Search to Autodesk Seek from Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/03: Released Project Draw 0.7.3 (DWFx, image links, connection pooling, Ctrl-s, help file, defect corrections) via Autodesk Labs
• 04/02: Released Feature Recognition for Inventor update (Inventor 2009 support) via Autodesk Labs
• 04/02: Released XVL Translator Add-in for Inventor via Autodesk Labs
• 04/02: Restored Frame Generator Customization Tool for Inventor on Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/01: Released Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD update (AutoCAD 2009 support) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 04/01: Released 3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, Revit, and Design Review update (correct uninstall problem) via Autodesk Labs

March 2008

• 03/29: Released 3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, Revit, and Design Review update (support for Inventor 2009 and Revit 2009) via Autodesk Labs
• 03/25: Released 3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, Revit, and Design Review update (support for publishing from Autodesk Design Review 2009) via Autodesk Labs
• 03/06: Released Project Draw 0.7.2 (no Google Gears for Firefox 3 Beta, easier color palette, alpha export to DWF, bug fixes) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 03/06: Released 3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, and Revit update (support vertical AutoCAD-based products) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 03/04: Released Project Freewheel 1.0.2.36 (improved performance for non-US users) via Autodesk Labs // more

February 2008

• 02/22: Released update to Project Freewheel 1.0.2 build 36 (refactor for 2D/3D consistency [stability, footprint, performance, accuracy, maintainability], removed Impression, new Hitbox URL, track source app of ShareNow publish) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 02/22: Removed Frame Generator Customization Tool for Inventor from Autodesk Labs // more
• 02/15: Released Project Draw 0.7.1 (better Google Gears, Akamai, bug fixes, gallery submission link) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 02/11: Released Visual Search update (enable/disable search features) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 02/01: Concluded the Project Freewheel Impression technology rendering technology evaluation // more

January 2008

• 01/17: Hosted first Autodesk Labs Fair webinar featuring Project Draw // more
• 01/11: Released Project Draw 0.7 (Google Gears, multiple selections, color palette) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 01/09: Released Feature Recognition Tool for Autodesk Inventor update (support Microsoft Vista) via Autodesk Labs // more
• 01/02: Resurrected Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD as a 60-day trial on Autodesk Labs // more

December 2007

• Released DWG Export for Maya via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Translator Add-ins for Autodesk Inventor update (support for Inventor 2008 SP2) on Autodesk Labs // more
• Retired Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD from Autodesk Labs site since operation expired on November 30 // more

November 2007

• Based on a posting to the Project Draw discussion forum, released Project Draw 0.6.2 update (metric grid sizes of 5/10/20/25/50mm, increased text box size for email, more detailed instructions for email, all references as "My Diagrams") in under 12 hours // more
• Released Project Draw 0.6.1 (email drawings, better connectors) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Updated Visual Search (cluster view option on results, defect corrections) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Frame Generator for Autodesk Inventor via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Project Draw 0.6 (rotational grid, IE popup blocker workaround, minimize properties pane) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released 3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, and Revit update (support Inventor LT) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Project Freewheel 1.0.1 build 33 (restored DWFx, cache handling correction, robust event handling, better error messages, restored Impression) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Visual Search update (3D DWF, more results on one page, defect corrections) via Autodesk Labs // more

October 2007

• Released Project Draw 0.5.2 update (file deletion fix) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Draw 0.5.1 update (login changes) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Draw (an early 0.5 build) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Visual Search via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD update (supports AutoCAD Map 3D 2008) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD update (support side by side installations) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD update (support AutoCAD 2007) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD via Autodesk Labs // more
• Released Content Search technology via Autodesk Labs // more

September 2007

• In a testament to early customer feedback, reverted Project Freewheel 1.0.1 to build 31 (due to a problem introduced into fail over handling) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Freewheel 1.0.1 build 32 (added DWFx, cache handling correction, robust event handling, better error messages, new Impression icon) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Command Complete Bonus Tool for AutoCAD update (supports 64-bit AutoCAD 2008) via Autodesk Labs // more
• Graduated Vault Mirror from the Autodesk Labs site (now available as part of Vault 2008 SDK) // more

August 2007

• Updated Project Showroom hardware to include a fail over server
• Released Project Freewheel 1.0.1 build 31 (Impression timing improvements, markup improvements, current sheet in bold, new Impression icons) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Inventor 2D to 3D Tool update (works with Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Command Complete Bonus Tool for AutoCAD via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Showroom build 20 (monitoring improvements, small defect corrections) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Showroom build 19 (provide "come back later" message when concurrent usage reaches its limit) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview update (include the Inventor Translator Add-ins) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Freewheel 1.0.1 build 30 (improve the Firefox user experience) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow update (correct an installation issue) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow utility (AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit) via Autodesk Labs

July 2007

• Released Project Freewheel 1.0.1 (publish to Freewheel, real time collaboration sessions, manage using "My Designs" and "My Sessions," 3D and 2D navigation wheels, server-based Autodesk Impression integration, performance improvements) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Inventor Translators update (support for SolidWorks) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Project Showroom via Autodesk Labs

June 2007

• Released Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview update (include AutoCAD OEM Viewer hot fix via Autodesk Labs

May 2007

• Released Feature Recognition for Autodesk Inventor update (support Inventor 2008/Inventor LT Technology Preview) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Google Earth Extension update (support AutoCAD 2008) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Autodesk Freewheel update ("designs" not DWF files; mobile pages cleanup; new upload method to support "publish to Freewheel" development) via Autodesk Labs
• Released Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview via Autodesk Labs
• Autodesk Labs site redesign

April 2007

• Released Autodesk Freewheel update (mentions Project Freewheel as experimental alternative; system requirements page; Autodesk Design Review recommended for advanced functionality; distinguished 3D from 2D) via Autodesk Labs
• It’s Alive in the Lab blog published
• Project Freewheel graduates to Autodesk Freewheel
  This is really a cloning, since Project Freewheel continues to exist on Autodesk Labs.

March 2007

• Released Project Freewheel update (3D performance improvements) via Autodesk Labs
• Graduated Autodesk Impression from Autodesk Labs to an Autodesk product

February 2007

• DGN Import technology incorporated into products such as AutoCAD and Autodesk Design Review

June 2006

• Announcement of Autodesk Labs