The Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 technology preview focused on 2 workflows: (1) Purpose-built workflow for modeling bridge road, barriers, piers, abutments, and bearings for bridge types and (2) the ability to extract strings along a bridge and... Read more →
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29 posts from June 2012
June 29, 2012
Vasari Talk Session 13: Scripting with Python in Project Vasari
Project Vasari is our free technology preview for conceptual design and cloud-based analysis that is compatible with Revit. Join the Project Vasari team for a Webinar on July 11, 2012. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now. Project Vasari... Read more →
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June 28, 2012
Updated Dynamo for Project Vasari Now Available
To misquote Van Morrison: "Oh, oh, Dynamo." Project Vasari is our free technology preview of a design tool for creating building concepts. Project Vasari goes further, with integrated cloud-based analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight where the most... Read more →
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Autodesk at TED Global: Fight Club: IDEAS Cage Matches
TED Global is happening this week in Edinburgh, Scotland. As one of its partners, Autodesk is there in full force. There are a few exhibits on hand from our gallery as well as members like Jonathan Knowles and Tom Wujec... Read more →
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Project Basejump for AutoCAD Map 3D / AutoCAD Civil 3D Retires from Autodesk Labs
Autodesk no longer has an agreement with Google to distribute the free technology preview of the Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD. We brokered an agreement with Microsoft to conduct a technology preview of AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D... Read more →
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June 27, 2012
Updated Plugins of the Month Now Support AutoCAD 2013
Our plugins of the month provide nuggets of functionality. Since they come with the source code, they are also instructional aids for current users who are would-be programmers. The code shows how to extend Autodesk design applications. You can download... Read more →
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eTransmit for Revit graduates from Autodesk Labs to Subscription Center
The technology preview for eTransmit for Revit has ended. As of June 30, the add-on downloaded from the Autodesk Labs site will no longer operate. Thanks to everyone who participated. The technology is now available as an add-on for Revit... Read more →
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June 26, 2012
Possible Themes for AU 2012 Innovation Forums
Part of what the Corporate Strategy & Engagement team (of which Autodesk Labs is a part) does is to help plan Autodesk University (AU) activities. Throughout its history, AU has been a great opportunity for customers to learn how to... Read more →
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June 25, 2012
Project Artoo for AutoCAD Map 3D Now Available in 13 languages
Project Artoo is our free technology preview for AutoCAD Map 3D that helps you perform geometry cleanup operations on geospatial data stores to improve the quality and accuracy of your geospatial data. The cleanup tools let you correct common errors... Read more →
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June 22, 2012
About Our Flag
While attending Veteran's Day ceremonies this year, I learned a few things. Did you know that at military funerals, the 21 gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776? 1+7+7+6 = 21. As part of... Read more →
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June 21, 2012
Project Spark technology preview extended to October 1, 2012
Project Spark is our gateway drug to Autodesk Revit. I kid. I kid. Actually Project Spark is our free technology preview of a simplified 3D building information modeling (BIM) solution. Using Project Spark, building professionals can create designs efficiently with... Read more →
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Autodesk + Clean Tech Companies: Helping Startups Create a Better World
The POV Dispatch is our internal newsletter where our Corporate Strategy & Engagement team initiates an employee dialog about the big ideas that are important to Autodesk. Occasionally I share some of the dispatch articles with It's Alive In The... Read more →
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June 20, 2012
Wordle is an easy way to make an image for a blog posting
As a quick way to get something interesting to look at for my blog, I often use Wordle to create my own word clouds. Wordle will accept text you type in, copy/paste, or the URL of an RSS feed. Today... Read more →
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OpenSite: Now Is The Time Video
Here is a video I found interesting: "This combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces." -- Carl Sagan "Our only chance for long term survival is to not remain living... Read more →
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June 19, 2012
Pixlr-O-Matic is easy and fun
Pixlr is our web-based photo editing solution. It is being developed as part of Autodesk Research in the area of visualization. When you go to the http://www.pixlr.com home page, you see: You can open the photo editor itself: or you... Read more →
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June 18, 2012
Autodesk POV: The Nine Planetary Boundaries: Autodesk's Next Grand Challenge
POV Dispatch is an internal communication from our Corporate Strategy and Engagement team that is part of the Office of the CTO. Sometimes I share articles from the dispatch with It's Alive in the Lab readers. In this case, I... Read more →
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June 15, 2012
June 2012 issue of Autodesk Labs Newsletter, Innovation Edge, Available
The Autodesk Labs newsletter is called Innovation Edge, coined by Senior Strategic Designer, Doug Look, and is published every other month. Users who opt in will only get 6 email messages a year - that's all. We don't want to... Read more →
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June 14, 2012
How should we organize the technology previews on Autodesk Labs?
When I think of community, I think of providers and users sharing information around an organizing principle. So communities based on the industries we serve come to mind. AEC - Architecture, Engineering, and Construction MFG - Manufacturing M&E - Media... Read more →
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June 13, 2012
Book Review (sort of): Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
Autodesk is conducting a pilot of the getAbstract service, so I am trying it out. I have posted two blog articles so far: Book Review (sort of): The Corporation by Joel Bakan getAbstract: a side by side comparison As part... Read more →
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June 12, 2012
Snazzy New Gallery Cards added to the Tour Experience: Are you experienced?
I am one of about 40 Autodesk Gallery Ambassadors who conduct tours of our gallery at our One Market office in San Francisco. The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates the design process that takes a great... Read more →
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June 11, 2012
Scheduled Autodesk Freewheel Down Time for June
This is my once-a-month copy/paste blog posting to let you know when Autodesk Freewheel will be unavailable. Project Freewheel has graduated from Autodesk Labs. Project Freewheel users should now be using Autodesk Freewheel - the production version.To check it out... Read more →
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June 08, 2012
Jerry Price: 1935 - 2012
I am sad to announce that my father-in-law has passed away. On January 11, 2012, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Although he participated in a clinical trial where a lot was learned that will benefit other potential cancer treatment recipients,... Read more →
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Unusual Facebook ad alignment
This morning I had some ads on the right side of my Facebook wall. As I scrolled down the page, something odd look caught my eye. Distraction is alive in the lab. Read more →
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Ben Cochran Visits Shanghai Tower Site
The Shanghai Tower is one of our exhibits in our Gallery at One Market. I have blogged about it before. March 26, 2010: The Shanghai Tower Exhibit at the Gallery at One Market Ben Cochran is our Software Architect for... Read more →
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June 07, 2012
More ADN Success Stories
The Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) consists of software developers seeking proven tools and technologies to extend Autodesk products and technologies to produce superior design, geospatial, and media & entertainment software solutions. Members customize existing Autodesk software, create plug-ins, and tightly... Read more →
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June 06, 2012
free June ADN Plugin of the Month: Wall Chamfer and Fillet for Revit
It's chamfer and fillet, not filét. The Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Plugin of the Month program demonstrates what it takes to extend the functionality of Autodesk design applications. That's why each plugin comes with a detailed read me was well... Read more →
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June 05, 2012
Off to Italy (Rome, Montepulciano, Florence) - one day
Although I have written at least one blog post every business day since February 14, 2006, all good things come to an end. Actually during my 6-week sabbatical I had guest authors, but this vacation is less than 2 weeks... Read more →
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June 04, 2012
Blogging is easy: All I have to do is show up for work and stuff happens
Here's an example of my work life. On Thursday, May 17, Senior Product Manager for Civil Products, Dave Simeone, sent me this message: From: Dave Simeone Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:15 AM To: Scott Sheppard Subject: FW: LIVE -... Read more →
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June 01, 2012
Pictures: Carl Bass at C2-MTL
Commerce + Creativity Montreal (C2-MTL) is a conference that seeks to explore creative answers to commercial questions. It was held last week. In an earlier blog post I shared a link to an interview with our CEO, Carl Bass, at... Read more →
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