It is Alive in the Lab

Emily Pilloton: Power tools and girl-power: Snapshots from Studio G summer camp

Tom Wujec is an Autodesk Fellow. He has many duties, one of which is that he is the editor of our IMAGINE DESIGN CREATE book. // Get more info about the book. Emily Pilloton is the founder and director of... Read more →

Toilet Paper Should Be Loaded So It Rolls Off The Top

I have no desire to become Autodesk's official scatological expert but on the heels of my Will It Flush? blog article, I thought I would address the age old question of which way the toilet paper should be loaded on... Read more →

123D Catch Photo Booth at Autodesk University in Tokyo, Japan

Though many of us are gearing up for Autodesk University in Las Vegas, there are actually a set of AU events that happen around the world. 09/13: Autodesk University: Tokyo, Japan 10/02 and 10/03: Autodesk University: Russia 10/10: Autodesk University:... Read more →

Code from the #Autodesk CEO

When I first met Carl Bass, he was a programmer on HOOPS — a platform-independent 3D graphics system. Carl and Garry Weigand were the founders of Ithaca Software. Carl and Garry worked on what we called "upper HOOPS" which was... Read more →

AU 2013: The Year of Overt Employee Engagement

A while back I tweeted a picture of a wall in our conference room that showed some of the work we were doing on the AU experience. Not related to Autodesk Labs, but as a member of the Corporate Strategy... Read more →

Supported Applications for Autodesk Labs Technology Previews

Some Autodesk Labs technology previews are web services (e.g., Project Pinocchio). Others are stand-alone applications (e.g., Project Memento). Other times the technology preview is an add-on for one of our hero products (e.g., Design Checker for Inventor). When the technology... Read more →

What topics would you like to see covered in the Educational Keynote address at this year's Autodesk University?

Sunand Bhattacharya is a Learning Strategist here at Autodesk. A few weeks ago Sunand attended a very interesting think tank meeting called FutureEd. It was organized by DMI (Design Management Institute). There were about 50 people participating in a session... Read more →

Meshmixer 2.0 Now Available

According to the story of Pinocchio, when you tell a lie, your nose grows. What do you have to do to get your neck to grow? Check out this video: Meshmixer is an experimental 3D modeling tool developed by Autodesk... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery: Year of the Dragon made with AutoCAD

When photogrammetry first started at Autodesk, it was known as Image Modeler. The technology was improved and appeared on Autodesk Labs as Project Photofly. Honed by customer feedback, it then graduated to become 123D Catch. It got its new name... Read more →

Updated DesignScript Now Available on #AutodeskLabs

"Time is not real. Time is an illusion. Time is the dividing line between what is so, and what is not so. Who stands at the threshold of time? We do. You and I." — Todd Rundgren, "I Love My... Read more →

free technology preview of Leap Motion Controller Plug-in for Autodesk MotionBuilder Now Available on #AutodeskLabs

Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D character animation software for virtual production lets you capture, edit, and play back complex character animation in a highly responsive, interactive environment, and work with a display optimized for both animators and directors. The Leap Motion Controller... Read more →

Book Review: Shutting Up by Eric Wagner

In 1981 I graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and went to work for Honeywell Large Computer Products Division in Phoenix, Arizona. As luck would have it, my college roommate, Tim Barrios, also accepted a job in Phoenix,... Read more →

Updated Project Memento Now Available on #AutodeskLabs

Project Memento launched as a free technology preview on Autodesk Labs on August 7. Project Memento provides a state of the art toolset that visualizes huge meshes from laser scans, photos, or any modeling application. It also automatically analyzes meshes... Read more →

Scheduled Downtime for Autodesk Freewheel on September 14

This is my once-a-month copy/paste blog posting to let you know when Autodesk Freewheel will be unavailable. Years ago Project Freewheel graduated from Autodesk Labs. Project Freewheel users are now using Autodesk Freewheel — the production version. With our focus... Read more →

Kuli Kuli is kicking into high gear

The Autodesk vision is to help people IMAGINE, DESIGN, and CREATE a better world. Recently two of my daughter's childhood friends, Lisa Curtis and Valerie Popelka, held a fundraising campaign to start a company that would provide nutritious food and... Read more →

Updated Project Falcon available for Windows, OS X, and Inventor

Project Falcon simulates air flow around vehicles, buildings, outdoor equipment, consumer products, bloggers, or other objects of your choosing in a virtual wind tunnel. Project Falcon is geometry tolerant and easy to use, enabling you to begin seeing and understanding... Read more →

Design Night at the Autodesk Gallery on October 3: Designing wonder

"Welcome to the grand illusion Come on in and see what's happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show" — Styx, "The Grand Illusion," The Grand Illusion, 1977. Past Design Night is open to the general public, It... Read more →

My fashion faux pas: red/gray/black striped shirt with green pants

My first selfie using a mirror I am a very methodical person — to the extreme. Even something as simple as getting dressed is a process. Each morning I simply grab the shirt in my closet on the end. I... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery: 3D Builder App for LEGO MINDSTORMS

The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco celebrates design - the process of taking a great idea and turning it into a reality. With more than 20 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of... Read more →

Guest Post: Semester work: "red hook - timber in the city" realized with Autodesk Maya and KOMMERZ MRI projection table.

I got an interesting email the other day. Dear Scott: Are you looking for a cool blog contribution? Attached you will find a Maya / MRI work from architectural students from the University in Graz. It would be great if... Read more →

Inventor Support added to Project Chronicle

Just in time for back to school... When it came to AutoCAD and Revit, I guess the Inventor team had Project Chronicle envy. The Autodesk Research team remedied this by adding support for Inventor to Project Chronicle. So now if... Read more →

POV Dispatch: The Role of Horizontal Products in a Cloud/Mobile/Social World

The POV Dispatch is our Autodesk internal newsletter, published monthly, where we discuss the big ideas that are important to us and our customers. It is published by our Corporate Strategy & Engagement (CS&E) team of which Autodesk Labs is... Read more →

New branding for Autodesk Labs site

Happy Labor Day. Not long ago I blogged about how I got a new banner image for my blog as part of Autodesk rebranding efforts. New It's Alive in the Lab Banner Well on Friday I finished similar changes for... Read more →