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Comparison of Two Publishing Plugins for AutoCAD

The DWF/PDF Batch Plugin for AutoCAD from Kean Walmsley has been a very popular ADN Plugin of the Month. Years ago John Schmier developed a similar plugin that was also very popular: Batch Publishing DWF Files with AutoCAD 2007. I... Read more →

A Tale of Two Translators

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. A user posted the following comment to one of my YouTube videos for our Project Snap design content search tool. Project Snap indexes all of the data inside... Read more →

iCopy for Inventor Graduates from Labs

The iCopy for Autodesk Inventor add-on automatically resizes multiple copies of standard elements to fit within a design by referencing a few key constraints, such as connection points and paths. This technology preview has ended. The functionality is now found... Read more →

Inventor 2011 Now Available for Trials Via the Cloud

Project Twitch is your ladder to try cloud computing. The Inventor Fusion Technology Preview includes a method of downloading an executable and running it on your computer without an install. The Fusion executable runs on your computer. On the other... Read more →

Project Twitch and Project Draw are back up

The scheduled maintenance on the Project Twitch and Project Draw servers is complete. These services are back up. Read more →

Project Twitch and Project Draw: down for routine maintenance

For the next hour we will be working on our Project Twitch and Project Draw servers. These two services will be down. I will post a follow up blog article when they are back up. Read more →

Project Krypton for Inventor and SolidWorks Now Available

Project Krypton for Inventor and SolidWorks is our newest addition to Autodesk Labs. Project Krypton for Inventor and SolidWorks is a technology preview that provides near real-time assessments regarding manufacturing, cost, and plastic material impact integrated within the application. No... Read more →

Solar Radiation Technology Preview Discussion Forum Now Available

We have created a new discussion forum specifically for the Solar Radiation Technology Preview for Revit: Forum: Solar Radiation Technology Preview for Revit Although we still have our email alias, [email protected], to receive feedback, we encourage use of the forum.... Read more →

Book Review: Towers of Gold by Frances Dinkelspiel

When Carl Bass started Ithaca Software, Gary Wayne was our marketing VP. Gary's wife is Frances Dinkelspiel, whom I had always known as a friend and an award-winning newspaper reporter. At a party recently, I bumped into Frances after many... Read more →

Media and Entertainment Highlighted in The Gallery at One Market

We recently updated one of our Media & Entertainment exhibits in The Gallery at One Market in San Francisco. Senior Marketing Manager, Kimberly Whinna, provided me with some information that will appear with the exhibit. I thought I would share... Read more →

New AUGI Autodesk Labs Forums Now Available

Although we have had the email alias [email protected] since Autodesk Labs started, not everyone thinks to use it when they wish to suggest a technology for Autodesk Labs to investigate. In addition, when email is used, only the sender and... Read more →

Sonata Limited Edition Watch at the Autodesk Gallery at One Market

In my previous posting about an exhibit in the Gallery at One Market, I described our largest exhibit. In the words of Steve Martin, "Let's get small." Since 1846, Swiss watch manufacturer Ulysse Nardin has been building innovative timepieces that... Read more →

Updated DWF/PDF Batch Publish for AutoCAD Now Available

For those paying close attention to the what's new section of the Autodesk Labs home page, you might have seen that: The other day Kean Walmsley updated the DWF/PDF Batch Publish plugin. I updated the download available on the Autodesk... Read more →

Yet Another Project Butterfly Update Now Available

The Project Butterfly team has been at it again. They have posted another update. As indicated on the updates page, they do this quite frequently. Senior Software Development Manager, Tal Weiss, let me know that this release has updates so... Read more →

Alias Sketch for AutoCAD graduates from Autodesk Labs

The technology preview of the Alias Sketch for AutoCAD add-in has ended. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. Users provided feedback with a fairly even mix between our email alias and discussion forums: Though we appreciate the emails we receive... Read more →

Solar Radiation Technology Preview for Revit 2011 Now Available

We first launched this technology preview for Revit 2010 and collected some great feedback. We would like to collect some more so we have updated the technology preview to be compatible with Revit 2011. This updated preview takes full advantage... Read more →

Deadline for AU Proposals is May 14

The deadline for AU proposals is fast approaching - May 14. If you have not gotten your proposal in for teaching a class, please do so now. You know what they say: "Give a man a fish, and he will... Read more →

Up and Running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011 Book Available with 20% Discount

I got an email from Wasim Younis the other day. He and I had previously corresponded when he provided feedback on the Advanced Simulation Technology Preview when it was on Autodesk Labs. Back then Wasim had recently completed his book... Read more →

Inventor Fusion Sandbox Available Worldwide

Inventor Fusion is our technology preview of a modeling application that lets you work parametrically as well as directly. We are collecting feedback on its UI and capabilities via [email protected]. You can download it from the Labs site: Inventor Fusion... Read more →

Inventor Mentor on Facebook

Mike Simms contacted me. He has set up a new page on Facebook: Inventor Mentor on Facebook So if you are an Inventor user who is also a Facebook user, you can become a fan. Read more →

3D Printed Models in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market

Happy Cinco de Mayo. The Gallery at One Market has many active exhibits. This includes several 3D printers. Often we are printing models from AutoCAD, Inventor, or Revit to take to trade shows and other events. Gallery guests to get... Read more →

Inventor Fusion Sandbox Version Now Available

Try Inventor Fusion Technology Preview in a sandbox When you think of software as a service, a few technologies come to mind: Remoting: This is the ability to run an application remotely. This is something that you have seen with... Read more →

ADN Plugin of the Month: Spiro for AutoCAD Now Available

The ADN Plugin of the Month for May is Spiro for AutoCAD. Free Download of Spiro for AutoCAD from Autodesk Labs Brought to you by Kean Walmsley, this is the first plugin on Labs distributed with F# source code. F#... Read more →