It is Alive in the Lab

Updated Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D Now Available

As they did for its Shape Extraction for AutoCAD cousin, the team provided me with an updated installer for the Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D technology preview. I added it to the Autodesk Labs site. You can... Read more →

Project Photofly 2.1 Now Available

Project Photofly is our technology preview for using the Autodesk Cloud to convert ordinary digital photographs to 3D models. Version 2.0 was a big success: "If anything, it’s notable how mundane the objects are, an indication of how easy this... Read more →

TED Blog: Visual note-taking with Tom Wujec at TEDGlobal 2011

http://blog.ted.com/2011/07/14/visual-note-taking-with-tom-wujec-at-tedglobal-2011/ I love TED conferences. Check it out. Read more →

Updated Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Now Available

The team provided me with an updated installer for the Shape Extraction for AutoCAD technology preview. I have added it to the Autodesk labs site. You can download it: Shape Extraction for AutoCAD This update is compatible with AutoCAD 2012... Read more →

Survey request to eTransmit for Revit users

Greetings! We released the eTransmit for Revit Technology Preview almost a month ago. Since then, we’ve received a lot of great feedback and a number of suggestions for improvements. Now we’d like to know which of these suggestions would be... Read more →

Feedback is the key to any technology preview

Perhaps you are someone who has visited one of our web services or downloaded one of our utilities but don't know exactly what type of feedback to supply. We accept all kinds. Some people write just to tell us how... Read more →

Putting a Face on the Blog

I grew up posting in the Autodesk discussion forums. I recall the early days of using network newsreaders instead of browsers. So when I got a chance to be a blogger, one thing that stuck in my mind was that... Read more →

Bench at The Adamson House in Malibu California

tiled bench My wife and I were in the Los Angeles area this past weekend to experience carmageddon - the closure of Highway 405. While traveling from Agoura Hills to Laguna Beach, traffic was at a standstill for as far... Read more →

Updated File Upgrader for Revit Now Available

The intent of the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Plugin of the month program is to encourage programming with our design applications. That's why we include the source code. You can check out the list of plugins for AutoCAD, Inventor, and... Read more →

Rhino Import Translator for Inventor graduates from Autodesk Labs

Thanks to your enthusiastic participation and feedback, the ability to import a Rhino file into Inventor is included in Inventor 2012. Your feedback helped shape this technology. As such, I have graduated this technology preview from Autodesk Labs. Inventor 2009-2011... Read more →

Facebook Groups and Google+ Circles

On Thursday, I mentioned the need for a grouping mechanism for members of our homeowners association to be able to email each other. Now let's turn our attention to social media. I have been a Facebook user for many years.... Read more →

New York Times: Project Photofly Brings 3-D Models to the Masses

Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Project Photofly got mentioned in the New York Times. [Project] Photofly Brings 3-D Models to the Masses You too can contribute to the "ever-expanding set of applications" for Project Photofly. Project Photofly on Autodesk... Read more →

Another labs.autodesk.com Planned Outage

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 run more efficiently. The next update is scheduled for twelve hours on July... Read more →

Publicly Available Email Groups that span ISPs?

This is post number 1,500 to my blog. I am on the board for our homeowner association. Actually I am the Secretary so I maintain the association web site. We have a community phone/email directory that our members can access.... Read more →

Project QuickShare Now Available

A mighty wind is blowing, and its name is QuickShare. At first, we had: Project Freewheel Since people were reluctant to base their businesses on “someone’s science project,” then we made a production version of this web service: Autodesk Freewheel... Read more →

I received greetings from TED

Autodesk Labs Marketing Director, Dominique Pouliquen, is in Edinburgh with Autodesk Labs VP, Brian Mathews. Project Photofly is part of the Autodesk Gallery Exhibit at the TED Conference. Dominique sent some pictures. Here is the Project Photofly booth in all... Read more →

Two Project Photofly videos from Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes has been putting Project Photofly v2.0 through its paces. Check out these videos. The first is very instructional. The second demonstrates the variety of objects that can be captured and converted to 3D models. Thanks Arthur for these... Read more →

Point Cloud Feature Extraction for 3ds Max / 3ds Max Design Available Once Again

Back by popular demand - the technology preview for Point Cloud Feature Extraction for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design. Point Cloud Feature Extraction for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design on Autodesk Labs This update is compatible with the... Read more →

Jig and Fixture Design for Inventor Now Available

The only missing piece of the puzzle is you Jig and Fixture Design for Inventor is our newest technology review on Autodesk labs. You can download the add-in: Jig and Fixture Design for Inventor on Autodesk Labs You can use... Read more →

Project Scandium Technology Preview 2 for Moldflow Insight 2012 Now Available

The Moldflow team started off July with a bang. They provided me with new installers for technology preview 2 of Project Scandium. I posted them for download and updated the site. Recall that Project Scandium is our technology preview that... Read more →

labs.autodesk.com Planned Outage

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 run more efficiently. The next update is scheduled for two hours on July... Read more →

Project Photofly: Ready for TED

Project Photofly is our technology preview of turning sets of 20 to 40 photographs into a 3D model. The real intent of this technology is for capturing as-built reality for serious endeavors like renovation, rapid energy analysis, add-on design, or... Read more →

Happy Fourth of July

Today United States employees have the day off in honor of the formation of our country. We will enjoy the day. Your feedback to us today will be answered tomorrow. Fear not. Read more →

Autodesk Revit 2012 Web Update 1 users can get new Project Neon add-in

Customers alerted us to the condition that after applying Web Update 1 to Autodesk Revit 2012, rendering with Project Neon no longer worked. In response, the team has created a Web 1 Update-specific add-in to get you rendering via the... Read more →

July ADN Plugin of the Month, PointLinker for Inventor, Now Available

Announcement: You can keep your data in synch. The ADN Plugin of the Month technology preview allows you to download an add-in for one of our design applications that includes a pre-made working version as well as the source code... Read more →