It is Alive in the Lab

FAQ: How do I report problems or make suggestions for ShareNow?

We listen to feedback from around the world Q: How do I report problems or make suggestions for ShareNow? A: You can contact Autodesk Labs in the following ways: EMAIL: [email protected] You can send email. A ShareNow team member normally... Read more →

FAQ: How do I use the ShareNow add-in inside Autodesk products?

Q: How do I use the ShareNow add-in inside Autodesk products? A: The ShareNow add-in is same as other add-ins inside Autodesk products. Here are some screen shots for ShareNow on Autodesk 2010 products. You can find more details in... Read more →

FAQ: How do I install ShareNow?

Fly right by installing and running Autodesk applications before installing ShareNow Q: How do I install ShareNow? A: ShareNow is distributed using Microsoft Install packages (MSI). You can follow the install wizard to finish the installation process. There are two... Read more →

FAQ: Which ShareNow installer should I select to install?

Directions for picking an installer Q: Which ShareNow installer should I select to install? A: The downloaded file from the Autodesk Labs site is a ZIP package. It contains three install packages: AutodeskShareNowSetup2009.msi This package supports AutoCAD 2008/2009 (including all... Read more →

FAQ: Where can I get ShareNow?

Q: Where can I get ShareNow? A: You can download the 3D/2D ShareNow Add-in for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review from Autodesk Labs website: http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/ShareNow/ Read more →

FAQ: What is ShareNow?

Share your designs with the world with one click Q: What's ShareNow? A: ShareNow is a group of add-ins for Autodesk products. These add-ins publish a design from AutoCAD, Inventor, Inventor LT, Revit, or Design Review to the Project Freewheel... Read more →

3D/2D ShareNow FAQ from Sydney Xu

One of our Autodesk Labs developers, Sydney Xu, provided me with a FAQ regarding our 3D/2D ShareNow Add-in for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review. I will turn each of these questions into a separate blog entry and link to... Read more →

The Time Value of Money

As parents, we have encouraged our children to avoid spending all of their money. We teach them to spend some but also save for a rainy day. Even before they were old enough to have savings accounts, we would tell... Read more →

Firefox 3 Add-on for Autodesk Design Review Now Available

Fox in the wild Many of you like to embed your designs in your web pages. This allow visitors to your sites to view your designs, plus pan, zoom, and orbit to see more than what could be accomplished with... Read more →

3D/2D ShareNow ready for AutoCAD 2010, Inventor 2010, Revit 2010

See what's cooking in the lab. So twiddley-dee, twiddley-dum Look out baby, 'cause here I come. (Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way. (Get ready 'cause here I come) "Get Ready," The Temptations, 1966. Maybe I am... Read more →

Feedback: Project Freewheel in the wild

Arizona Cardinal in the wild We love it when we get email about how customers are using Project Freewheel. Earlier this month we received: From: metropoli virtuale To: Labs.Freewheel Subject: feedback Thank you for your incredible web service! ...we share... Read more →

Master Bathroom Remodel: the dust has cleared

Project Showroom is a technology preview that establishes a vision for a service for home furnishing suppliers to enable their customers to visualize their products in real-life room settings. It is great for home remodeling or redecorating. It's our version... Read more →

Autodesk's Excellent Adventure: TED video on Project Newport

In a recent blog posting I shared how the BBC News covered our work at the most recent TED Conference with a video. Well Research Strategist, Brian Pene, captured our own video from TED 2009. His video shows the integration... Read more →

the importance of visualization

For a long time I have been a fan of the SAT question of the day site. The Official SAT Question of the Day™ I always get these right at which point my wife chimes in - "Great. You're as... Read more →

Autodesk Labs: MSD technologies graduate into 2010 product line

Senior Public Relations Manager of the Manufacturing Solutions Division, Clay Helm, sent out a press release yesterday announcing the "Autodesk 2010 Manufacturing Software Demonstrates Power of Digital Prototyping." For Autodesk Labs visitors, much of this will sound very familiar. New... Read more →

Autodesk Labs: Let us know what you think

The other day I mentioned how thrilled we were that the amount of feedback we got last fiscal year doubled from the previous fiscal year. Perhaps you are someone who has visited one of our services or downloaded one of... Read more →

BBC News: inside the new "green" house

Some of the world's most inspirational thinkers gathered for a mass brainstorming session in California. One of the exhibits at the TED2009 conference was a pre-fabricated house that boasts state-of-the-art technology and a sustainable design that promotes a green way... Read more →

Italian AutoCAD Map 3D Blog

I got this email today: From: Facebook [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:58 AM To: Scott Sheppard Subject: Gimmi Gis ti ha aggiunto tra i suoi amici di Facebook... Gimmi ti ha aggiunto ai suoi amici su Facebook. Per... Read more →

Project Showroom 1.0.15 Now Available

This is not a photograph. It is a rendering of a 3D scene. Project Showroom is a technology preview that establishes a vision for a service for home furnishing suppliers to enable their customers to visualize their products in real-life... Read more →

Happy President's Day

Autodesk Labs VP, Brian Mathews, has always been on the forefront of technology. For example, he invented the DWF format in 1995. Throughout history, Presidents of the United States have recorded some famous quotations. On this day (as I originally... Read more →

Our trip to Kitt Peak National Observatory

On Saturday, February 7, some lifelong friends, my wife, and I took a trip to the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Kitt Peak is located about 50 miles from Tucson, Arizona, so it is only a few hours drive from Scottsdale.... Read more →

3D/2D ShareNow Add-in ready for Autodesk Design Review 2010

The ShareNow Add-in lets you share your designs with others using Project Freewheel. It only takes one click. You can download it at: 3D/2D ShareNow Add-in for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review Yesterday I updated the add-in so it... Read more →

CAD-a-Blog: Autodesk Labs - A Brief Tour in San Francisco

Brian Benton has a very down to earth description of some of the technologies on display from Autodesk Labs. He got a tour from our own John Schmier: CAD-a-Blog: Autodesk Labs - A Brief Tour in San Francisco Check it... Read more →

It's Alive In The Lab gets a makeover

For those who use your browser instead of an RSS reader to peruse It's Alive in the Lab, you'll notice that the web team gave the blog a makeover. The old site looked like: It now looks like: The site... Read more →

CAD Professor: 2D to 3D Simplified (labs.autodesk.com)

Our old friend, Sunith Babu, has written several articles for AUGI Magazine about Autodesk Labs. In addition he hosts a CAD Professor blog and has a posting on the 2D to 3D Tool for Inventor. Sunith spells it all out... Read more →

BBC News: TED on porn, malaria, and robots

Our own Research Strategist, Brian Pene, and Labs Software Developer, Eddy Kuo, just got back from TED. They were working with Autodesk Fellow Tom Wujec. They demonstrated a Mixed Reality Interface device from Technology partner KOMMERZ which was integrated to... Read more →

Project Newport was Worldwide Appeal

Based on our request for sign up: people from all around the world are getting on our email list to be notified when Project Newport is available. Have you signed up yet? You can do so at: email sign up... Read more →

Autodesk Labs at AutoCAD 2010 Blogger Launch Event

On Thursday Autodesk Labs was involved with the Bloggers Press Event for the AutoCAD 2010 kickoff. Our own John Schmier was on hand to discuss the Autodesk Labs charter and how we do what we do. He also demonstrated some... Read more →

New Arizona License Frame Holder Law In Effect

Arizona has a new law that took effect January 1, 2009. Residents can have a license plate frame holder as long as it does not cover the name Arizona on the top of our license plates. If the license plate... Read more →

YouTube: Autodesk Unity Vision Wall

Those of you who attended AU 2008 recall our unity vision wall where we collected comments on how to create and live in a sustainable world: YouTube: Autodesk University Vision Wall Autodesk Technical Fellow, Tom Wujec, has it all caught... Read more →

Project Showroom 1.0.14.27 Now Available

I know we had an update of Project Showroom on January 28; however, some of you were seeing this: We have corrected the problem in build 1.0.14.27. Today I updated the servers with this build. This is one of the... Read more →

FAQ: How does Project Newport compare to Navisworks?

Q. How does Project Newport compare to Navisworks? A. Project Newport is used for aesthetic evaluation and presentation whereas Autodesk Navisworks is used for technical validation, simulation, and analysis of building design performance. Architects can use Project Newport to validate... Read more →

Attractive and Useful Autodesk University Bags Available

Earlier today I mentioned how our fiscal year ended on January 31. So I guess you could say we're having our end of the year clearance sale. :-) Manager of AU Program Development, Joseph Wurcher, noted that we have some... Read more →

Autodesk Labs FY09: Thanks for the feedback

The Autodesk fiscal year runs from February 1 through January 31. This way we don't have to spend the holiday season closing out our books. Instead we can do that at the end of January. Fiscal year 2009 (FY09) just... Read more →

French Message: CATIA V5 Translator for Autodesk Inventor

Marketing Solutions Manager, Jerome Longuet, was so excited about the CATIA V5 Import Translator for Inventor that he sent out an email to his customers in France. I thought I would share it with you. Hey look mom - I'm... Read more →

Project Showroom: Let there be paint

To be able to work at the One Market office in San Francisco, California instead of being a remote employee in Scottsdale, Arizona, we are moving back to the Bay Area. Since the home market is sluggish in Arizona, we... Read more →