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March ADN Plugin of the Month, RoomRenumbering for Revit, Now Available

"Is that the door to room number 1, room number 2, or room number 3?" Historically the ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) plugins of the month have been dominated by AutoCAD. This year we are keen on featuring plugins from ADN... Read more →

Project Photofly at TED

TED is a Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference that is held all over the world. Today through March 4, one of the conferences is being held in Long Beach California. TED's tag line is "ideas worth sharing" and in my... Read more →

The Autodesk Northern Europe Manufacturing Blog has a new home

A blog has moved... For 2 and a half years, UK and Ireland MFG Technical Sales Engineer, Steve Bedder, has been blogging tips, tricks, news, and updates all about Autodesk Digital Prototyping solutions. So far there have been over 120... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery: Masdar Headquarters Exhibit

Here I am next to the exhibit. Senior Manager, Customer Briefing Program, Jason Medal-Katz, let all of us gallery ambassadors know that we added a new exhibit to our Gallery at One Market. Jason has billed this one as "The... Read more →

The Parsons Brinckerhoff Project: Re-envisioning Doyle Drive before the road is torn up

The other day I attended a presentation where Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) shared how they are using Autodesk design visualization solutions as part of their work on the Presidio Parkway. Like the turn of a friendly card, they even have their... Read more →

Download of Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 SP1 Available Again

Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D rides again... Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D is one of our technology previews to facilitate the processing of point cloud data. The technology preview is an intelligent point cloud... Read more →

Updated Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Now Available

On Friday I posted an update to Shape Extraction for AutoCAD technology preview. Shape Extraction for AutoCAD on Autodesk Labs Based on your feedback, this update features: Support has been restored for installing the plug-in to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011.... Read more →

A Modest Proposal: Results of My Home Energy Audit

As mentioned in an earlier blog posting about how homes typically waste more energy than cars, I signed up with Recurve to have them conduct an energy audit of the condo my wife and I own. Though the homeowner association... Read more →

2000th Twitter Follower Reached

According to Wikipedia, Mr. 3000 is an American sports comedy movie starring Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett. The film's plot surrounds a retired Major League Baseball player who makes a comeback at age 47 solely to attain 3,000 hits. Fellow... Read more →

Autodesk Labs User Profile: Daniel Stockinger

Daniel Stockinger has his own blog: Inventor-vault.blogspot.com. He's also tried many of the technology previews on Autodesk Labs. 2D to 3D Tool for Inventor Feature Recognition for Inventor various ADN Plugins of the Month Rhino Import Translator for Inventor Project... Read more →

VTN Consulting Project Galileo Video

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, VTN Consulting is a full-service engineering, planning, and surveying firm providing services to the public and private sectors since 1960. If you have taken a gander at our Project Galileo gallery, you can see that... Read more →

Project Vasari Technology Preview 1.1 Update Now Available

Project Vasari is a simple conceptual modeling tool with cloud-based sustainability analysis. To see what's new in this update, check out the what's new page. Project Vasari on Autodesk Labs The download is an EXE that you simply place on... Read more →

Project Nucleus form finding for conceptual design Now Available

Get ready to go with the flow. Happy Valentine's Day. We have a new technology preview that allows form finding for architectural conceptual design. Think of it as working as you would with Maya but you are still in Revit... Read more →

Autodesk IDEA Studio: Project Krypton much like Gaming Mechanics

Autodesk's own Kimberly Whinna of the IDEA Studio introduces Marco Morales The Autodesk IDEA Studio is a residency program for designers, engineers, artists, and scholars who use design software in imaginative ways to solve real world problems. Visit www.autodesk.com/ideastudio to... Read more →

Shape Extraction for AutoCAD: How to Extract Components from an Installer (msi file)

Here is the right combination for trying the technology preview with other AutoCADs. The installer for Shape Extraction for AutoCAD supports: AutoCAD 2011 AutoCAD Architecture 2011 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 AutoCAD Plant 3D 2011 The original technology preview expired on... Read more →

Periodic Table of Labs Technology Previews

Autodesk Labs User Profile: Greg Schleusner

Greg Schleusner works for HOK. Founded in 1955, HOK is a global provider of planning, design and delivery solutions for the built environment with 25 offices on three continents. HOK is one of our most involved customers, so it's no... Read more →

Autodesk Labs: FY11 bigger and bolder than FY10

The Autodesk fiscal year runs from February 1 through January 1. So we just completed FY11 and are now in FY12. Looking at the number of new, updated, and technology previews as documented on What's New, I see that FY11... Read more →

Shape Extraction for AutoCAD technology preview extended to August 1, 2011

The Shape Extraction Tool for AutoCAD helps you map point cloud data to meaningful geometric primitives like rectangular planes and cylinders. Shape Extraction for AutoCAD The installer is compatible with AutoCAD 2011, AutoCAD Architecture 2011, and AutoCAD Plant 3D 2011;... Read more →

Autodesk Labs User Profile: Farid Mokhtar Noriega

Farid Mokhtar Noriega is an avid Autodesk Labs community member. He has evaluated: Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD STL Exporter for Revit Photo Scene Editor for Project Photofly Solar Radiation Technology Preview Point Cloud for 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Project... Read more →

Download of Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D temporarily suspended

Any lab involves a certain amount of experimentation. The Autodesk Labs process is all about feedback and fast action. Yesterday we released the Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D technology preview. Though the technology preview is working correctly... Read more →

AveragePoint for AutoCAD February ADN Plugin of the Month Now Available

The February ADN Plugin of the Month is the result of a team effort. It was suggested by Paul le Tissier and developed by Kean Walmsley. Thorsten Meinecke and Scott McFarlane provided testing and enhancement suggestions. I have placed it... Read more →

Thanks - proposed Labs banners are now darker with a smaller font

The other day I posted a blog article where I showed some work I was doing on the Autodesk Labs site page banner images. It's a banner day for Autodesk Labs web site Based on your feedback, the marketing team... Read more →

Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D Now Available

It's February 1. For those of us here in Autodesk land, it's the start of a new fiscal year. We thought we'd start off with a bang! Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Civil 3D 2011 allows you to intelligently import,... Read more →