It is Alive in the Lab

The Latest Labs News

Hello - this is Ben Cochran. Scott is on sabbatical, and I've been invited to be a guest writer while he is out.

I wanted to let you know the latest additions and changes to Autodesk Labs.

• I just learned that the RDB Link Tool for Revit Family technology preview, originally set to expire on September 30, 2009 has been extended until January 1, 2010. Keep the feedback coming.

• UI Technology Preview for Autodesk® Moldflow® just posted to Autodesk Labs Today. Check out this streamlined UI.

• The Multi-threaded Solver helps Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis take full advantage of multi-core systems.

- Ben Cochran
 

Over 2500 Revit Families Available

Michele Bousquet reports that the Revit Market catalog, TurboSquid, recently made it to 2500 Revit families for sale, by users and for users. Here is the press release:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2626534.htm

When she started Revit Market six months ago, Michele surveyed users extensively about what they wanted. Hands down, they wanted good stuff that flexed right, but also a quality guarantee if they were going to spend money. That translated into the TurboSquid Certification program which has been very successful. Now that they have 2500+ assets, Michele would like to invite all Revit users to come and have a look at their catalog.

Incidentally, Michele also mentioned that Entourage items are the big sellers. Though some doors and windows sell, the biggest business is with furniture, plants, and decorative accessories.

We at Autodesk Labs love it when something that started on labs, Content Search alpha, blossoms into production, Autodesk Seek, and grows to include partnerships (TurboSquid). It all started with your feedback. Thanks for shaping the ecosystem around Revit.

Updated RDB Link for Revit Now Available

Large Team Workflow Coordinator, Richard Taylor, provided me with an update of the RDB Link Tool for Revit Family. I placed it on the Labs site to garner your feedback.

Free Download of RDB Link Tool for Revit Family on Autodesk Labs

This new version corrects a problem where an ODBC database would not update after 1 export/import cycle. Thanks for sending this problem report in. This is exactly why we make these technology previews available on Labs.

So please continue to test drive the RDB Link Tool and let us know what you think at labs.revit.rdb@autodesk.com. Thanks for participating.

Responding to customer feedback with a technology preview update is alive in the lab.

RDB Link for Revit Family Now Available on Autodesk Labs

Now that I have cleaned up the blog categories, let me add a new one:

Revit RDB Link

Yesterday I added a new utility to the Autodesk Labs site:

RDB Link Tool for Revit Family

For those of you who wish to interface your building information models with other relational databases, check it out. Act now - you have through September 30, 2009 to give this utility a whirl. Please let us know your thoughts at labs.revit.rdb@autodesk.com.

Expanding the list of technology previews we would like feedback on is alive in the lab.