It is Alive in the Lab

Make a submission to the Project Photofly Gallery

We on the Project Photofly team have gallery envy. The Project Galileo team has a gallery. Users submit images of what they have created using Project Galileo. I post them to a gallery page. This way everyone gets to see... Read more →

Project Photofly 2.0 Now Available

Project Photofly 2.0 has landed. Are you surprised? Many of you saw an early version of this technology at Autodesk University. Some of you read about the improvements we demonstrated at TED. Recently you may have watched the videos I... Read more →

Factory Layout Optimization for AutoCAD Retires from Autodesk Labs

The technology preview for Factory Layout Optimization for AutoCAD has ended. The add-on will cease to operate on May 31, 2011. Thanks to everyone who downloaded the technology preview and provided feedback. We look forward to other AutoCAD-related technology previews... Read more →

3D Head Models - Relax, Hold Still, and Don't Smile

Software Architect, Ben Cochran, is our guest author today. He filed this report. Technology always moves forward, but we (users of technology) tend to repeat ourselves. In the early days of photography, before digital CCD’s, cameras used film coated with... Read more →

Project Vasari technology preview 2.0 Now Available

Project Vasari is our technology preview that allows you to perform some conceptual design, analyze it using the cloud, and bring the resulting building information model into Autodesk Revit. The team provided me with an update which I posted to... Read more →

Prepare for upcoming Project Photofly 2.0 by watching some videos

Enjoy some popcorn while you watch Project Photofly movies (while we put the finishing touches on the real thing). Many of you saw an early version of Project Photofly 2.0 technology at Autodesk University. Some of you read about the... Read more →

BIM Family Toolkit Now Available for Inventor 2012 and Revit 2012

The BIM Family Toolkit Technology Preview allows you to easily export Inventor configuration data from iParts and iAssemblies (parameters, file properties & component visibility) directly to Revit families. Once the family data has been imported into Revit, you can create... Read more →

Parsons Brinckerhoff submission to Project Galileo Gallery

I have mentioned Parsons Brinckerhoff on this blog before. Autodesk Gallery: Parsons Brinckerhoff Virtual Driving Simulator (Presidio Parkway) The Parsons Brinckerhoff Project: Re-envisioning Doyle Drive before the road is torn up Project Galileo allows you to perform some conceptual modeling... Read more →

Unblock ZIP files before installing Plugins of the Month for 2012 applications

The Microsoft .NET Framework is a programming and run-time environment that runs on Microsoft Windows. Programs written for the .NET Framework execute in a software environment known as the Common Language Runtime (CLR). The CLR is an application virtual machine... Read more →

Project Photofly 2.0 Preview in London

As we get closer to the launch of Project Photofly 2.0, we have been busy beavers. Our Labs Marketing Director, Dominique Pouliquen, just got back from London. On Tuesday, several people attended the first UK-based Project Photofly workshop in Arup/University... Read more →

Autodesk Labs Planned Maintenance Outage

Relax with a cup of coffee this weekend while we update our servers. Several times during the year, new functionality is released into Autodesk’s enterprise IT systems to enhance the company’s services to partners / customers and help the organization... Read more →

Decision Commons submission to Project Galileo Gallery

Visualize how you might spend your infrastructure dollars by modeling first When it rains, it pours. Project Galileo is a technology preview where you can design a digital city using our infrastructure conceptual design application. You can learn more about... Read more →

Autodesk Developer Network ThreadModeler 1.2 for Inventor Now Available

The ADN Plugin of the Month program provides would-be developers with source code that they can examine to learn how easy it is to extend Autodesk design application functionality. ADN Plugin of the Month on Autodesk Labs In addition to... Read more →

Precision Design Solution (M) SDN BHD Submission to Project Galileo Gallery

Project Galileo is our conceptual modeling technology preview for infrastructure modeling. You can learn about it on the Autodesk Labs site: Project Galileo on Autodesk Labs We are happy with the feedback we have gotten at [email protected] to date. In... Read more →

Why can't United States Postal Mail be like IP addresses?

It's Friday, so I try not to post about Autodesk Labs. Way back in third grade when I first learned how to address a letter, the form was: name, house number and street, city, and state as in: Mr. Richard... Read more →

Open Spatial Submission to the Project Galileo Gallery

Project Galileo is our conceptual design technology preview for infrastructure modeling. You can learn more about it on Autodesk Labs: Project Galileo The Autodesk Labs site has a gallery of what some Autodesk Labs community members have done with Project... Read more →

Project Scandium for Moldflow Insight extended to October 18, 2011

The Autodesk Moldflow Insight Scandium Technology Preview release provides new solver technologies made available for your feedback. Download Project Scandium for Moldflow Insight via Autodesk Labs The technology preview can be used with an existing Autodesk Moldflow Insight 2011 license.... Read more →

River Analysis Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D / AutoCAD Map 3D Now Available

My neighbor, Paul Medved, got his civil engineering degree from the UC Davis. As noted on Wikipedia, "the Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) in Davis, California developed the River Analysis System (RAS) to aid hydraulic engineers in channel flow analysis and... Read more →

Project Vasari 1.1 Extended to August 15, 2011

May 15 approacheth! Project Vasari is a technology preview of a design tool for creating building concepts. Project Vasari integrates analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight for important design decisions. Project Vasari design data can be loaded into... Read more →

Come on baby light my fire...

We are now the proud owners of two carbon monoxide detectors. One downstairs: and another upstairs: Unlike smoke detectors, these sensors go on the wall instead of the ceiling. The downstairs one is supposed to be head-height while standing, so... Read more →

ThreadModeler 1.1 for Inventor Now Available

Based on your feedback to [email protected], Developer Consultant, Philippe Leefsma, has provided an update to this month's Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Plugin of the Month. You can download it from the Autodesk Labs site: Download ThreadModeler for Inventor 2012 /... Read more →

Autodesk IDEA Studio - Local Code: Real Estates

Among other marketing duties, Senior Marketing Manager, Kimberly Whinna, works with our IDEA Studio. The Autodesk IDEA Studio is a scholar-in-residence program located in San Francisco that supports researchers who are using Autodesk software in imaginative ways to solve real... Read more →

Peab Submission to Project Galileo Gallery

Happy Cinco de Mayo. Project Galileo is our conceptual design technology preview for infrastructure modeling. You can learn more about it on Autodesk Labs: Project Galileo With Project Galileo you add digital assets (buildings, roads, bridges, etc.) to a landscape... Read more →

Performance Monitor for AutoCAD Retires from Autodesk Labs

The Performance Monitor for AutoCAD has retired from Autodesk Labs. The technology preview stopped working on May 1. We learned a great deal from this technology preview. You provided great feedback about gadgets as a delivery technology to our customers... Read more →

Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D Technology Preview Ends

The technology preview for the Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D has ended. The add-on ceased operation on May 1. Thanks to everyone who downloaded the technology preview: Thanks to everyone who provided feedback to Autodesk Labs: Based on your... Read more →

May ADN Plugin of the Month: ThreadModeler for Inventor

Each month a member of the Autodesk Developer Network, not-necessarily an Autodesk employee, brings you a plugin that includes the source code. You can use the plugin as provided or extend it to meet your needs by working with the... Read more →