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34 posts from March 2010
March 31, 2010
March 30, 2010
Project Butterfly Update Now Available
The hits continue to keep on coming. The Project Butterfly team has another new release. And as a software as a service based solution, you can use it right away. No download. No install. No nothing. Just point your browser... Read more →
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March 29, 2010
Updated 3D/2D ShareNow installers compatible with 2011
Share your designs with the world. 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 server. With one click of the ShareNow... Read more →
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March 26, 2010
The Shanghai Tower Exhibit at the Gallery at One Market
The Shanghai Tower is one of our newer exhibits in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market. Since it is new, many of you probably did not see it when you last visited the gallery, so I thought I would blog... Read more →
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March 25, 2010
Inventor Publisher Technology Preview Graduates from Autodesk Labs
They grow up so fast. On April 1, 2010 your Inventor Publisher Technology Preview license will expire. Thanks to everyone for participating in the Technology Preview. As part of its graduation from Autodesk Labs, Inventor Publisher will no longer be... Read more →
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Google Earth Extension Now Available for AutoCAD 2011 (32-bit and 64-bit)
It's the moment we've all been waiting for. We now have a 64-bit version of the Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based products. ...and there was much rejoicing. Free Download of Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based products... Read more →
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Inventor Feature Recognition Technology Preview Available for Inventor 2011
The Feature Recognition for Inventor team has updated the technology preview for Inventor 2011. Recall that you can use Feature Recognition to convert neutral 3D CAD models, such as STEP, SAT, or IGES solids, into full-featured Autodesk Inventor models. Feature... Read more →
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March 24, 2010
AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Maya on the web Update Now Available
Project Twitch is our technology preview of running our CAD applications in the cloud. Though we also have technology previews of service offerings like Project Butterfly and Project Dragonfly, our Project Twitch approach is to run our desktop CAD applications... Read more →
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March 23, 2010
Project Draw Service Restored
Access to the Project Draw service has been restored. Autodesk Labs Project Draw Technology Preview To ensure that you get our most robust and latest code changes, please clear your browser cache before visiting the site. We apologize for the... Read more →
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Piping Design Technology Preview popular with Davids, Scotts, and Michaels
Piping Design Tecnology Preview Download Form Yesterday I shared some download data for Inventor Fusion Technology Preview. The data was broken down by country. This was easy to do because the download process for Inventor Fusion includes a form that... Read more →
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March 22, 2010
Project Draw R.I.P.
With the release of Project Butterfly, the technology preview of Project Draw has ended. At the time of Project Draw's graduation (January 21, 2010), we had a large community of users using Project Draw, so we kept the servers up... Read more →
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Inventor Fusion Technology Preview has global appeal
Based on a variety of complex factors that are considered when selecting which areas have access to technology previews including country specific legal factors, the Inventor Fusion Technology Preview is available in 18 countries at this time. Free Download of... Read more →
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March 19, 2010
Nice Shot Phil
Source: dilbert.com When I worked at GTE Communication Systems, the head of our division was a guy named Phil Harrington. Phil was a tennis player - an average tennis player. He would often play other employees who would be afraid... Read more →
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March 18, 2010
CommunityCommands for AutoCAD is serious business
I just finished reading a research paper entitled "CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications" by Justin Matejka, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, and George Fitzmaurice. As their name suggests, the Autodesk Research team has done a lot of research before developing... Read more →
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March 17, 2010
Index of Autodesk Gallery Information
The Autodesk Gallery at One Market has a variety of exhibits. Since I am one of the new ambassadors for the gallery, I thought I would locate what information is out there for the exhibits in our gallery. I found... Read more →
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March 16, 2010
Haiti Relief Efforts - Her Personal Story
Tonight after work I attended a presentation at our corporate headquarters. Barbara Wander, a retired school teacher from San Rafael, was driving to a school in Haiti on January 12 when the 7.0 earthquake struck killing thousands and displacing 3,000,000... Read more →
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Autodesk Labs entry on Wikipedia
If you have seen Steve Martin's first movie, The Jerk, you may recall a scene where the main character, Navin Johnson, gets his first phone book. Upon seeing his own name in there, he rejoices: I've made it. I'm somebody.... Read more →
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March 15, 2010
Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D Retired
The technology preview for the Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 has ended. The executable no longer operates as of March 15, 2010. Thanks to everyone who downloaded it and provided feedback. Although Revit Structure has extensive bridge modeling... Read more →
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March 12, 2010
Autodesk Labs Login Limitations This Weekend
Our IT department will be conducting some routine maintenance this weekend. As such Autodesk Single Sign-on login will still be available but with limitations: start: Friday, March 12 at 4 PM PST scheduled end: Sunday, March 14 by 4 PM... Read more →
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March 11, 2010
Project Dragonfly Now One Year Old
Two days ago, Product Manager, Patrick Aragon, celebrated Project Dragonfly's one year anniversary with the following message. On March 9th, 2009, the Project Dragonfly web application was “born” on Autodesk Labs, weighing in at a lean 70 saved designs, 33... Read more →
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March 10, 2010
AutoCAD Elves Now Avatarized
Inspired by the success of Avatar and the role Autodesk MotionBuilder software played in that success, I visited the avatarizeyourself.com site and saw what I would have looked like had I been a part of the movie. Thinking back on... Read more →
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AutoCAD Freestyle Technology Preview DWG Compatibility
One of the most requested items for Project Cooper was better DWG compatibility with other Autodesk applications. This latest release, which also renamed Project Cooper to AutoCAD Freestyle Technology Preview, made strides in this area. Technical Product Manager, Lisa Crounse,... Read more →
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March 09, 2010
AUGIWorld Magazine's Latest Issue - Now Available for Download
The latest issue of AUGIWorld is available for download. This month's issue features a cover story article from our own Kean Walmsley who talked about the ADN Plugin of the Month available for download from the Autodesk labs site. Previous... Read more →
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March 08, 2010
Software download will replace CDs and DVDs as the default method of delivering software upgrades
Last year (FY10) was another banner year for downloads from the Autodesk Labs site: This download thing is really catching on. Senior PR manager, Noah Cole, let all of us Autodesk bloggers know about a shift towards downloads at Autodesk... Read more →
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Updated DWF/PDF Batch Publish for AutoCAD Now Available
Q: What do cookies and design publishing have in common? A: I like them in batches. The March ADN plugin of the month is the DWF/PDF Batch Publish for AutoCAD utility. You can download it including source code at: Free... Read more →
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March 05, 2010
Friday Fun with Facebook Search
Since today is a Friday, I typically shy away from technical blog posts, So here is something intended to be humorous. I was searching for a relative I have not been in contact so I typed in her name on... Read more →
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March 04, 2010
Scott Sheppard Avatar
As Autodesk MotionBuilder software was integral to the success of Avatar, I felt compelled to try avatarizeyourself.com. I think I'll stick with being human. Read more →
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Multi-Threaded Solver for Robot Structural Analysis Technology Preview Graduates from Labs
The technology preview of the Multi-Threaded Solver for Robot Structural Analysis has ended. The functionality no longer operates as of March 1. This preview leveraged modern Intel CPU architectures to analyze designs more quickly. Thanks to everyone who downloaded the... Read more →
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March 03, 2010
Mauricio Vives Trip Report: Interactive 3D Graphics and Games Conference
This past weekend Graphics Programmer/Software Engineer, Mauricio Vives attended the 2010 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games, known more simply as "I3D." It is sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, and was held this year in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington.... Read more →
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March 02, 2010
Request for Feedback on Proposed Autodesk Labs Newsletter
Many people visit the Autodesk Labs site. A subset of them (you) read this blog. To reach out to Autodesk customers who may have only been to the Labs site once or twice and/or those who do not read this... Read more →
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March 01, 2010
Autodesk Labs login back to normal
The login redirection problem has been fixed. Thanks to our IT department for their swift action. Please do let us know at [email protected] should any of you still encounter the problem. Read more →
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Autodesk Labs login not back to normal yet
The login problem reported this morning also affects the ability to log in for Project Butterfly, Project Draw, Project Freewheel, Project Twitch, and Autodesk Showroom. If you log into the Labs site first and check Remember My User ID, you... Read more →
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Login from Autodesk Labs site redirects to Autodesk home page
Our systems are currently fighting with us. We had some site maintenance over the weekend. As an expected result, if you: Navigate to http://labs.autodesk.com. Click on "Sign In" on the upper right. Supply your Autodesk Single Sign-on user name and... Read more →
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DWF/PDF Batch Publish for AutoCAD Now Available
DWF and PDF are like electronic plots and more... March 1 - On this day in: 1869: Postage stamps depicting scenes are issued for the first time. 1912: Albert Berry makes the fist parachute jump from an airplane. 1937: The... Read more →
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