It is Alive in the Lab

Inventor Optimization technology preview Update Now Available

"It's [still] in the cloud, man." Rob Cohee, Autodesk Manufacturing Technical Evangelist The Inventor Optimization team, a.k.a. Project Centaur, updated the technology preview to version 4. Check it out man. Inventor Optimzation Technology Preview via Autodesk Labs This update now... Read more →

Project Butterfly Will Graduate to AutoCAD WS

They grow up so fast. Project Butterfly, brought to you by our team in Israel, has graduated from Autodesk Labs. It will become AutoCAD WS in its graduated form. In addition to Project Butterfly's own feedback mechanism directly in the... Read more →

Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from

I am a fan of TED. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading featuring a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. If I could have any job in the world, it would be my... Read more →

Project Photofly Building Contest - the entries are in

The deadline for submitting entries has passed - September 24, 2010. Thanks to everyone who put Project Photofly through its paces. For those who uncovered problems with the Photo Scene Editor in pursuit of the contest: thank you, thank you,... Read more →

Home Menu Pull-Down added to Labs home page

In previous blog posts, I have talked about the redesigns of the BY INDUSTRY, BY PRODUCT, and ALPHABETICALLY tabs of the Autodesk Labs home page. The tabs are accessed by clicking on the tabs items on the home page. Based... Read more →

Time running out for Project Photofly Building Contest - act now

There are only a few hours left on our Project Photofly Building contest. As per the offical rules, the contest ends at 11:59 PM Pacific time on Friday, September 24, 2010. We do have several entries but always welcome more.... Read more →

Featured Autodesk Labs User: Darren Padamada

Darren Padamada works most frequently with 3ds Max at Total CAD Systems, Inc. Total CAD Systems, an Autodesk Premier Solutions Provider, offers more than 200 years of collective industry knowledge to deliver friendly, responsive, and thorough support to their clients.... Read more →

STL Exporter for Revit Platform 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 Now Available

Source: Reuters Like Brett Favre who comes back from retirement, the STL Exporter for Revit Platform has been updated to support Revit 2011: free download of STL Exporter for Revit Platform The STL Exporter for the Autodesk Revit Platform is... Read more →

Project Krypton design feedback Technology Preview 2 Now Available for Inventor, Pro/E, SolidWorks

Just like a dashboard gives you feedback while driving a car, Project Krypton gives you feedback while driving Inventor, Pro/E, or SolidWorks. Project Krypton for Inventor, Pro/E, and SolidWorks is a technology preview that provides near real-time assessments regarding manufacturing,... Read more →

BY INDUSTRY tab of Labs Home Page Redesigned

The BY INDUSTRY tab of the Autodesk Labs home page has been redesigned. BEFORE AFTER Check it out. http://labs.autodesk.com/?sortby=industry I hope you will find this more visually attractive. It certainly has less text. Overall the basic layout of the Labs... Read more →

One Year of ADN Plugins of the Month

It's been a little over a year since we started our Autodesk Developer Network plugin of the month series. All 12 plugins are available for download: Catalog of freely downloadable ADN Plugins past and present Based on number of downloads,... Read more →

Updated Photo Scene Editor for Project Photofly Works Better with Proxy Servers

Project Photofly is our web service that creates photo scenes from collections of photographs. The Photo Scene Editor is a small application that you download and install on your computer so that you can upload photos and work with photo... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market: Tesla Model S Rolls Into Place

I have been a fan of Tesla Motors ever since I first read about the Tesla Roadster back in my Beyond the Paper blogging days. In case you have not heard of Tesla yet, their goal is to produce affordable... Read more →

Autodesk System Maintenance Tomorrow

This is a reminder that Autodesk Enterprise Information Services team will be performing maintenance this weekend to replace a hardware component on the storage system for our databases. They will also perform mandatory Windows server patching during this maintenance window... Read more →

Chicago Architecture Tour

At the end of August my wife, Sheryl, and I visited our daughter, Stephanie, in Chicago. Stephanie works in Public Relations for the Allstate Insurance Company. As part of our visit Stephanie treated us to a tour of Chicago that... Read more →

Please enter the Project Photofly contest

Boy do I have egg on my face. The Project Photofly contest ends on September 24, 2010. As of right now, no one has entered yet. Here are the rules. The original blog article is here. If you can create... Read more →

Test Link for Labs on www.autodesk.com

In response to my blog posting about link envy, the Autodesk web team is trying an experiment with a new hyperlink: Try clicking on "Technology Previews" and let us know what you think at [email protected]. Was this easy to find?... Read more →

Learn about Project Photofly at Autodesk University

Autodesk Labs Marketing Director, Dominique Pouliquen, will be teaching two classes at Autodesk University this year. You can learn all about Project Photofly first hand. AC228-5L Introduction to Photo-Based Reality Capture: Turn Photographs into a 3D Model in AutoCAD® Lab... Read more →

Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Now Available Worldwide

Once you download and install. the tools for point cloud shape extraction are located in Point Cloud tab on the ribbon user interface. These tools provide an intelligent point cloud shape extraction solution where you can import, load, and extract... Read more →

Project Neon Tutorial Now Available

Luciana Klein de Morais Luciana Klein de Morais of CADKlein Consultoria e Treinamento Ltda dropped us an email at [email protected] that she had created a tutorial for Project Neon. You can find it on the CADKlein Blog site. English (translated... Read more →

Autodesk Technology Previews by Platform

The other day I pointed out how the by product tab of the Autodesk Labs home page has been redesigned. Technology Previews by Product on Autodesk Labs Ralph Grabowski posted a comment: I would like to see a way to... Read more →

Radium Technology Preview 2 for Moldflow Insight Now Available

Like a Phoenix rising from its ashes, Technology Preview 2 springs from Technology Preview 1. The Autodesk Moldflow Insight Radium Technology Preview allows you to try out four new solver technologies that get you closer to simulating the injection molding... Read more →

Bay Bridge Retrofit Self Anchored Suspension Bridge Construction Tour

One of our exhibits in the Gallery at One Market is a model of a portion of the eastern span of the new Bay Bridge that is under construction. Bay Bridge (Eastern Span) Seismic Safety Project When it is completed... Read more →

Updated 3D Annotation for Inventor Now Available Worldwide

The 3D Annotation for Inventor technology preview allows you to apply 3D Annotations: dimensions, geometric tolerances, surface finish symbols, datum symbols, and notes to your part model, which are then displayed in the graphics view. free download of 3D Annotation... Read more →

Performance Monitor for AutoCAD Now Supports AutoCAD Mechanical 2009-2011

The Performance Monitor for AutoCAD gives you feedback on the amount of virtual memory AutoCAD-based applications are using on your system. The technology preview is provided as a Microsoft gadget that runs on Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7.... Read more →

Japanese web pages available for Radium Technology Preview for Moldflow Insight return

Historically the Autodesk Labs web site is English only. Though we have many site visitors from around the globe, things happen fast with Autodesk Labs. I will get a technology preview one day and make it available for feedback the... Read more →

How can I find out about Labs technology previews and provide feedback?

click to enlarge Social Media Information Flow There are a variety of avenues for you to find out about technology previews on Autodesk Labs. You are free to use any or all of them. Finding Out SITE You can visit... Read more →

New link from www.autodesk.com to labs.autodesk.com coming this month

A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." War Is Kind, Stephen Crane, 1899. I have Labs link placement envy. Look at how some... Read more →

BY PRODUCT tab of Autodesk Labs home page redesigned

The BY PRODUCT tab of the Labs home page has been redesigned. http://labs.autodesk.com/?sortby=product Here's the story. I created an education page by hand: http://labs.autodesk.com/education/. I got positive feedback on the way this page looked, so I requested that our community... Read more →

On Vacation in Akron, Ohio

Later today my wife and I will be in Akron, Ohio for the next few days attending a concert with some friends. On Sunday Todd Rundgren will perform every song from the 1974 Todd and 1981 Healing albums for the... Read more →

Updated CommunityCommands for AutoCAD Now Available

Learn new commands from the community: People helping people. Yesterday Senior Software Developer, Justin Matejka, and Senior Software Developer, Wei Li, gave me an updated installer which I was happy to place on the Autodesk Labs web site. You can... Read more →

Performance Monitor for AutoCAD Now Available

AutoCAD is a powerful program. With power comes the need for system resources. You can get an indicator of how much virtual memory AutoCAD is using with a new technology preview that is available on Autodesk Labs. Free Download of... Read more →

Technology Preview of Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor retired

Since its debut over two years ago, our user base has grown increasingly more savvy when it comes to sustainable design. As such we have retired the Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor technology preview. In the spirit of Labs and... Read more →

September ADN Plugin of the Month: DigSigStamp for AutoCAD Now Available

The ADN Plugin of the Month for September is now available. It's a Digital Signature Stamp for AutoCAD. I know the government sales division will be excited to see this plugin. This plugin was written by Maanger of DevTech Americas,... Read more →