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Book Review: Where Y'at? by Earl J. Higgins

I was born in New Orleans and raised with a Catholic upbringing. I have known my lifelong friend, Tim Barrios, since I was 5. We attended Catholic grade school, Catholic high school, and college together. Recently he and his wife... Read more →

Project Butterfly Design Reviews and more - See How

Project Butterfly videos are available on my YouTube channel. Got 2 minutes and 51 seconds? If you want to see how design reviews work in Project Butterfly, check out this video: YouTube: Autodesk Labs Project Butterfly Review non-YouTube: Download Butterfly_Review.flv... Read more →

Project Showroom integrated into Dacor.com to help consumers with purchasing decisions

The Project Showroom technology preview has now grown up to be part of Dacor's production site! Check it out: Dacor: The Life of the Kitchen You can try the Style Viewer and Product Selector to see Project Showroom in action.... Read more →

Inventor Publisher Technology Preview expands to Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden

Welcome aboard Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Inventor Publisher Technology Preview home page on Autodesk Labs As I mentioned in my Hello World post, There are a variety of complex factors that are considered when selecting which areas have access... Read more →

Alias Sketch Add-in for AutoCAD Now Available

Product Line Manager, Thomas Heermann, contacted me about making a technology preview available on Autodesk Labs. He wants to get feedback on the Alias Sketch experience from the AutoCAD user base. Free Download of Alias Sketch Add-in for AutoCAD Thomas... Read more →

Project Butterfly - just the latest SaaS installment

At Autodesk Software as a Service (SaaS) is not just a set of buzz words. For over a decade, Autodesk has been a leader in SaaS applications for the design industry, starting with Buzzsaw, the world’s largest project hosting service.... Read more →

Project Draw Graduated

Web development is always fast and furious. By any standard Project Draw can be considered a success. The software as a service offering started out as a project in Cumulate Labs. Cumulate Labs was acquired by Autodesk. As a technology... Read more →

Project Butterfly: Z is for Zoom

As our newest and hippest technology preview, Project Butterfly has its own dedicated blog. Project Butterfly - The Blog Where do they come up with these names? Today's entry highlights just how hip the Project Butterfly team is. On Tuesday... Read more →

Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey

Please take 5 minutes to complete this 8 question multiple choice survey: Click here to take the Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D survey Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is our technology preview of a Civil 3D add-in... Read more →

Project Butterfly has its own login for now

Yesterday we released the technology preview of Project Butterfly which provides the ability to edit DWG files on the web using your browser. Project Butterfly is the result of work done by Autodesk and a company we recently acquired called... Read more →

CAD on the web: Project Butterfly Now Available

Project Butterfly extends AutoCAD to the web. I am old enough to remember Iron Butterfly's 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." At the time, it was the longest running rock and roll song - lasting about 19 minutes. Folklore holds that its original... Read more →

Where it's at: I got two Freewheels and a mighty Chrome

Testing. Testing 1, 2, 3... When we create the system requirements for an application or service, we do so based on how we have tested the solution. For example, the Autodesk Freewheel system requirements list: Firefox 1.2 or higher IE... Read more →

Music in the Year 2009

A friend of mine, Roger Linder, commented on his Facebook page: Roger Linder listened to 9,474 different songs in 2009, according to my iTunes last played statistics. When I read this, I asked him if he exported his iTunes XML... Read more →

Project Twitch Application Trials: Maya oh my

We have been getting great feedback on our technology preview of running our applications using the cloud. We want you to be able to try our latest versions of AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit without installing them. Application Trials on Autodesk... Read more →

Inventor Publisher Technology Preview: Tool for Providing Graphics Diagnostic Information

A graphics display problem can be a real monster. Most of the time things go well. But every once in a while one of our early adopters has a problem using one of our technology previews. Such is the case... Read more →

Attention Bostonians, Torotonians, and Portlanders: Looking for Feedback

Project Manager, Eric Wright, is helping to recruit AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit (and other Autodesk products) users for focus group research around in-product "community." ' He asked me if I would help get the word out via my blog. Are you... Read more →

ADN Plugin of the Month: Facet Curve for AutoCAD Now Available

Senior Manager, Worldwide DevTech, Kean Walmsley, provided me with our next installment of the ADN Plugin of the month. Once again this plugin was written by Kean, inspired by code provided by COINS, an ADN member. The application was first... Read more →

Project Cooper Now Available Worldwide

Project Cooper is now available for download worldwide in accordance with United States export restrictions: Project Cooper home page on Autodesk Labs I have updated my Hello World blog posting. Read more →

Recruit Sheppard, S. to Private First Class Sheppard, S.

My wife, Sheryl, and I are in San Diego today. Friends and relatives have joined us. We are here for our son's graduation from United States Marine Corps Boot Camp: 2nd Battalion, Fox Company, Platoon 2125. Naturally for more than... Read more →

Inventor Fusion Videos Now Available for the YouTube-blocked population

Yesterday's post Inventor Publisher Videos Now Available for the YouTube-blocked population got such positive results that I am writing about the same thing I had done for Inventor Fusion. The request for the Inventor Fusion Technology Preview videos in the... Read more →

Inventor Publisher Technology Preview Videos for the YouTube-blocked population

I like posting videos to YouTube. It opens the information up to a wide audience - a wider audience than those who might visit the Autodesk Labs web site. Making the videos available via YouTube allows people to view the... Read more →

Bags Fly Free But At What Cost?

On December 7 my wife, Sheryl, returned from Chicago after visiting our daughter Stephanie. Though her plane arrived on time, all was not well. We waited at the Oakland airport for her luggage for what seemed like an eternity. As... Read more →

Free Webinar: Using Green Building XML for Sustainable Building Design - Part II

Autodesk and the Green Building XML (gbXML) Advisory Board invite you to attend a free webcast titled "Using Green Building XML (gbXML) for Sustainable Building Design - Part II" on January 21, 2010 at 10:00 to 11:00 am PST. Presented... Read more →

Hello World

Most technology previews on Autodesk Labs are open to the world. For some technology previews we start small and then get bigger based on the feedback we get. There are a variety of complex factors that are considered when selecting... Read more →

One Market Fire Alarm

Today our fire alarm went off. It's only our first day back, and already we have the distractions. Luckily it was a false alarm and everyone and everything are in tact. Read more →

RDB Link for Revit Graduates to Subscription Center

The technology preview of the RDB Link Tool for Revit has come to an end. The executable expired on January 1. Thanks to everyone who provided encouragement and feedback. We certainly got some great suggestions. There is an upgraded version... Read more →