It is Alive in the Lab

CAD Insider: Autodesk Labs Has the Neatest Technology

Roopinder Tara spoke with our own Doug Look and blogged about it at: AU 2007 Day 3: Autodesk Labs Has the Neatest Technology Check it out. Read more →

Unique Autodesk University Disclaimer

Normally we just have a PowerPoint slide: Autodesk may make statements regarding planned or future development efforts for our existing or new products and services. These statements are not intended to be a promise or guarantee of future delivery of... Read more →

Autodesk University: Of Mice and Mice

All mice are not created equal. Here is the BEFORE design: Here is the AFTER design: Find out how the original mouse became the modified mouse. Check out the Design Matters Showcase from Autodesk Labs in the Exhibit Hall at... Read more →

Autodesk University Main Stage: in the round

In response to Sunday's post, Autodesk Labs at Autodesk University, this was a conceptual shot created during our design of the main stage presentation. As you might have already read from several blog posts from attendees, this year's main stage... Read more →

Autodesk Inventor BETA available on Autodesk MyFeedback Portal

The Autodesk Inventor R2009 BETA is available for download. The project code name is Tesla after the Serbian inventor, Nikola Tesla, known for his work with electricity and magnetism. Tesla is often referred to as the master of lightning. To... Read more →

Our Content Search initiative

Product Marketing Manager, Lisa Crounse, shared some information regarding Content Search and Visual Search. Content Search is a new technology initiative at Autodesk that aims to build solutions to facilitate user access to a breadth of rich, high-quality content that... Read more →

AU: Collaborative Project Management Usability Study

Senior Usability Engineer, Pam Polizzi wants to know if you would help make our Collaborative Project Management products even better? You can participate in a usability study at Autodesk University and provide feedback on new design concepts. Stop by the... Read more →

Autodesk Labs at Autodesk University

You probably have no idea what this is. Hint: Note the aspect ratio. Come to AU 2007 and find out. Curiosity is alive in the lab. Read more →

Fun with the Immersion MicroScribe Laser Scanner

The resemblance is uncanny. Larger View I feel like I am looking in a mirror. I was in San Rafael last week where we conducted an experiment with an Immersion MicroScribe Laser scanner. That's Autodesk Labs VP, Brian Mathews, with... Read more →

Happy Thanksgiving from Project Draw

This link to the diagram below comes to us from Project Draw software engineer David Falck: http://draw.labs.autodesk.com/ADDraw/draw.html?_a=DSw%2BIy6wve8%3D&_o=VajBfVrVqYA%3D I was inspired by David's diagram, so I did one too: http://draw.labs.autodesk.com/ADDraw/draw.html?_a=DSw%2BIy6wve8%3D&_o=j5N4uFXGnIXLcCmY%2FLLzIw%3D%3D What a copy cat! After creating this simple diagram from the... Read more →

Project Draw 0.6.2 Now Available

It's a Cinderella story. Things don't always go this way. It's a pleasure when they do. Hot on the heels of 0.6.1, Autodesk Labs releases Project Draw 0.6.2 in direct response to discussion forum feedback. 11/19/2007 4:24 pm Project Draw... Read more →

Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview Now Extends to Australia and New Zealand

To date the Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview had been limited to the United States and Canada. To ensure that the participants had the best possible experience, we wanted to make sure we didn't get more feedback than we could... Read more →

Project Draw 0.6.1 Now Available

Project Draw continues unleashing software updates at a fast and furious pace. Check it out at http://draw.labs.autodesk.com and tell us what you think: [email protected] or the Project Draw discussion forum. On Monday, November 19, we released Project Draw build 0.6.1.... Read more →

The ARCH: Win a Free Pass to Autodesk University 2008

The ARCH is a community blog that covers architecture and design in virtual environments like Second Life. Win a Free Pass to Autodesk University 2008 Check it out. Read more →

Das Frame Generator Customization Tool for Autodesk Inventor ist ein Erfolg!

Like every day since its announcement, we get positive feedback on the Frame Generator Customization Tool. Here is an example: From: Oberhauser Alexander Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:44 AM To: labs.iv.frame.generator Subject: Flat Pattern out of Frame Generator Parts... Read more →

Updated Visual Search now available

Content Search Alpha is our overall Autodesk framework for aggregating design content in a searchable way. It leverages the richness of design data that separates it from traditional forms of information sharing such as images. Visual Search is a technology... Read more →

Autodesk University 2007

I have created a new blog category called Autodesk University 2007. Autodesk University 2007 You can use this to peruse all of the postings related to the event. Make sure you say hello to some of our team from Autodesk... Read more →

Try your hand at the Multi-Touch Wall

This is me: This could be you. Come to the Design Matters section of the Exhibit Hall and check out Autodesk Labs. Read more →

Can we host Freewheel ourselves?

Q: Can we host Freewheel ourselves? A: You cannot host your own Project Freewheel server at this time; however there is no need to have your own server. If you follow the directions on the site found at http://freewheel.labs.autodesk.com/webdevelopers.aspx, it... Read more →

Comparison of Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview to other Autodesk Inventor products

We continue to get lots of feedback at [email protected] on the Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview. One of the frequent questions is how the technology preview differs from the released Inventor products. The following table compares Autodesk Inventor LT Technology... Read more →

YouTube: MRI car design

From the archives... MRI car design. See how you can combine your fine motor skills with computer display technologies: See the YouTube video It's another example of surface computing. Check it out. So what did you think: [email protected]? Read more →

ShareNow extends collaboration from manufacturers to suppliers

If you are an Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview user in the United States or Canada, and you are not using the collaboration capabilities of Project Freewheel, then you are missing the boat. Now that we have updated the 3D/2D... Read more →

Frame Generator Customization Tool for Inventor Now Available

Autodesk Labs is happy to announce a new Frame Generator Customization Tool for use with the Autodesk® Inventor 2008 family of software products. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/framegenerator The Frame Generator Customization Tool allows you to add your own custom structural profiles for use... Read more →

Through the Interface: Using AJAX to generate pages hosting Freewheel views

Senior Manager of Worldwide DevTech, Kean Walmsley, has a Freewheel-related post in his Through the Interface blog: Using AJAX to generate pages hosting Freewheel views It's a long one but a good one. Check it out. Read more →

Project Draw: the Fast and the Furious

Project Draw is unleashing software updates at a fast and furious pace. Check it out at http://draw.labs.autodesk.com and tell us what you think: [email protected] or the Project Draw discussion forum. We unveiled Project Draw 0.5 on October 24, but we... Read more →

3D/2D ShareNow Add-in Available for Inventor LT

The 3D/2D ShareNow Add-in allows you to publish a design from AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit to Project Freewheel. This is possible with just one click. Our most recent update of this add-in now allows it to do the same thing... Read more →

Project Draw Discussion Forum Now Available

You talk. We listen. We were a little bit tardy in setting it up, but the Project Draw discussion forum is now open for business. http://discussion.autodesk.com/forum.jspa?forumID=341 news://discussion.autodesk.com/autodesk.projectdraw So try out the free Project Draw technology preview and tell us what... Read more →

Feedback to Autodesk Labs: Frequent and Widespread

Autodesk Labs is all about feedback. And thanks to you, it's working. October was one of our busiest months ever in terms of user feedback. We received useful insights and inquiries on the various technologies and utilities available on Autodesk... Read more →

Project Freewheel update (includes DWFx support) now available

We made an update to our Project Freewheel servers. We updated them to build 1.0.1.33. Build 33 offers the following improvements over build 31: 1. Support for DWFx files. If you are publishing DWF files in the newer DWFx flavor,... Read more →

Updated Visual Search now available

Content Search Alpha is our overall Autodesk framework for aggregating design content in a searchable way. It leverages the richness of design data that separates it from traditional forms of information sharing such as images. Visual Search is a technology... Read more →

Some Feedback Exercises have Expiration Dates

They say the past lives only in our memories. They say the future lives only in our plans. The present is our only reality; however, they also say that those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.... Read more →

Testing Request: ShareNow with Inventor LT

We have the 3D / 2D Share Now Utility for AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit available on Autodesk Labs. We are in the process of updating it to make it operate with the Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview. To date we... Read more →