Commissioning of the USS America Amphibious Assault Ship

This week is fleet week in San Francisco. Autodesk has been heavily involved as documented on the In the Fold blog.

• USS America: Building the U.S. Naval Forces Platform of the Future … Today

I am attending 3 events:

• Thursday night reception for the USS America crew in the Autodesk Gallery
• Friday night cocktail reception aboard the USS America
• Saturday morning commissioning of the USS America

Sometimes being an Autodesk Gallery Ambassador has its perks.

A ship has a few auspicious occasions:

• Launch - when it hits the water for the first time
• Christening - when it is named
• Commissioning - when it is accepted by the commander and is ready for duty

I am proud that my Corporate Strategy & Engagement teammates, Evan Atherton and Heather Kerrick, imagined, designed, and created a memento to present to the crew at last night's event.

"Fair Winds and Following Seas"
To the Commissioning Crew of USS America (LHA 6)
11 October 2014 - San Francisco, California
Presented by Autodesk

 

 

 

Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion 360, laser engraving, and 3D printing at our Pier 9 office were put to good use. The 3D model of the USS America took 12 hours to print and 16 hours to meticulously clean up.

For those about to sail, we salute you. Evan posted a photo on his Facebook page:

Honor and respect are alive in the lab.