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Autodesk Intern Perspective on Fusion 360 and Proto Labs Services

Philippe Videau is one of our summer interns putting Fusion 360 through its paces and reporting back to our CEO. Philippe is working on his Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering at UCLA and will graduate in December 2015. Our Autodesk Gallery... Read more →

Project Aquila Available via Autodesk Labs

According to Wikipedia, Aquila is a constellation in the northern sky whose name is Latin for eagle and represents the bird who carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greco-Roman mythology. How cool is that? Project Aquila is our free technology preview for... Read more →

Expiration Dates for Free Technology Previews Available on Autodesk Labs

I post this every once in a while. We have had some recent changes to the end dates for existing technology previews. So I figured it was time to repost an updated version of my milk carton blog article. Most... Read more →

Autodesk, Inertia Labs, and Long Now work together to make Battlebots a Hit

Watch Episode 5. Check this out. From: Alexander Rose of LongNow.org Organization: The Long Now Foundation Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 4:11 PM To: Jonathan Knowles, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Autodesk Subject: Re: BattleBots Jonathan, As we approach... Read more →

Autodesk uses a Vision Map to Align Efforts of Employees

My boss is Jon Pittman who is the VP of Corporate Strategy for Autodesk. Jon works with the Autodesk Executive Staff to define the strategy for Autodesk. Strategy is about delivering something that customers value, looking for competitive separation, and... Read more →

Updated video for Autodesk Seek for Autodesk Revit

The Seek team provided me with an updated video for the technology preview of Autodesk Seek for Revit. As you are working in Revit, you can locate and access high quality BIM models, drawings, and product specifications for more than... Read more →

Free technology preview of Extended Simulation Capabilities for Moldflow Insight 2016 users available via Autodesk Labs

Scandium is the chemical element whose atomic number is 21 (so it is old enough to drink) and is a soft silvery-white metal generally included among the rare earth elements. Project Scandium is our technology preview that extends simulation capabilities... Read more →

Updated Project Arro (a.k.a. SimStudio) runs through October 16, 2015

Project Arro is our ongoing tech preview program for capabilities under development for SimStudio. It is confidential and invitation-only. The goal is to engage with customers so we can incorporate feedback as the product is developed. Phase 1 was focused... Read more →

Panoramic Pictures of #AutodeskGallery Exhibits

What it would be like to sit in the Mercedes Benz Biome car "With nothing to do Except think about you I just want to be in your panorama" — "Panorama," Panorama, The Cars, 1980. Brian Pene is a Director... Read more →

Join Autodesk Raytracer (ART) for 3ds Max in a Fun Way

Each Autodesk Labs technology preview has two main parts: A recruitment page that is available to the public. It explains a bit about the technology preview and has a link to join the project. A project homepage with links to... Read more →

Science Magazine: Your brain is like a wad of paper

Does anyone remember this? This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs? Any questions? Today I got an email from Jos Stam. Jos is a member of the Autodesk Research team, and his research spans several areas of... Read more →

NextGen Learning project on Autodesk Labs

Autodesk Design Academy is our program that helps educators introduce students to the world of design with free, hands-on supplementary projects and course materials that facilitate the teaching of design. The Autodesk Design Academy features a constantly growing collection of... Read more →

Updated free flow analysis tool available via Autodesk Labs

Project Dalton is our free technology preview of a 1D flow analysis tool that allows you to develop and analyze your complex piping systems and distribution networks. It helps you understand how your systems will perform when subjected to different... Read more →

Autodesk Intern Update: The Summer of Fabrication

In a previous blog post: Autodesk Interns: The Summer of Fabrication I covered how we have 6 interns are spending the summer with us. Despite having different backgrounds and being from 6 different schools, they are working together with Fusion... Read more →

Our home energy use compares favorably to other homes

My wife, Sheryl, and I have a townhouse at Crown Harbor in Alameda. In a series of blog posts, I outlined the process we followed to make some energy improvements to our home: A Modest Proposal: Results of My Home... Read more →

free technology preview of Autodesk Raytracer (ART) for 3ds Max available via Autodesk Labs

Autodesk Labs has a long history with rendering. Who remembers Project Freewheel where we demonstrated MapQuest-like display, pan, and zoom of CAD data using just the browser? How about Project Showroom where we simulated a shopping experience with rendered pictures... Read more →

Autodesk Labs: Off Today in Honor of Independence Day

Tomorrow is July 4 - Independence day - recognition of the day the Declaration of Independence was first read publicly by Colonel John Nixon. (Although actually it occurred on July 8, 1776.) The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence... Read more →

Project VUE Viewing for Navisworks available via Autodesk Labs

A room with a VUE or a view with a room? In addition to loading models created with Autodesk software like the one above, you can now import VUE files with the technology preview. Navisworks Image courtesy of Hunt Construction... Read more →