It is Alive in the Lab

Book Review: Conservative Survival Guide to San Francisco: A Tale of Two Cities by Thomas Moyer

As a socially liberal, fiscally conservative Republican who lives in Alameda and works in San Francisco, life is not always easy for me. My neighbors tell my wife and me, "You are Republicans, but we like you anyway." My workmates... Read more →

Engraving Cutting Boards at the Autodesk Pier 9 Office

The Autodesk Pier 9 office is our space for employees to make stuff. The future of making buildings, things, and media will be different from what it is now. Autodesk wants us to use our software to imagine, design, and... Read more →

POV Dispatch: Our Innovation Discussion at the AU Leadership Forum

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 (CSE) team of which Autodesk Labs is... Read more →

Christmas Letter 2015

Todd Rundgren album cover laser cut on to plywood December 2015 Dear Family and Friends, It's that time of the year where I write our Christmas letter. I know some people make fun of Christmas letters, but I want to... Read more →

Merry Christmas from Autodesk Labs

For those who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas. For those who observe other celebrations, best wishes for the day. Visit Autodesk Labs for Christmas. All technology previews are free, so even if playing the role of Santa Claus has you all... Read more →

On Blu-ray via Netflix: Knock Knock (Haven't I seen this before?)

I remember the first movie I ever saw on cable TV. I believe the year was 1980, but I am certain that the movie was called Death Game. Sondra Locke and Colleen Camp played two girls, caught in the rain,... Read more →

The Autodesk Innovation Genome at AU

The Autodesk Innovation Genome is one of the methods we use at Autodesk for innovation. You can learn more about it. Visit the page. One of the parts of the genome is a structured brainstorming exercise where you take an... Read more →

Videos that Demonstrate Project Arro (a.k.a. SimStudio) New Functionality

Project Arro is our ongoing tech preview program for capabilities under development for SimStudio. The goal is to engage with customers so we can incorporate feedback as the product is developed. The most recent update included the following features: A... Read more →

Joyful Holidays from Autodesk Labs

On a personal note, here is our family's Christmas letter: Read the letter. The holiday season is alive in the lab. Read more →

Autodesk Open Translation Project Certificates of Participation

The Autodesk Open Translation Project is an Autodesk Labs project where we work closely with a community of volunteer students, educators, and freelance translators who believe in the culture of participation and the power that Open Learning resources can bring... Read more →

Just in time for Star Wars: The Force Awakens - your very own light-saber

Our group is half Star Trek — half Star Wars.So half of our team is very happy for the opening of the new movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On the other hand, something that our whole team is excited... Read more →

It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World

Tonight, after work, the Office of the CTO has its Autodesk holiday party at The Exploratorium — an eye-opening, playful place to explore how the world works. The theme is "It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World" which is an... Read more →

Dr. John Largier: The Ocean Connection - Understanding the Ocean's Role in the Bay

The Autodesk Office of the CTO has a Maritime Research team that is investigating the use of tools in the design and creation of structures related to water, e.g., piers. The team also considers sustainability aspects of the relationship between... Read more →

Updated free SimStudio tool available via Project Arro on Autodesk Labs

Project Arro is our ongoing tech preview program for capabilities under development for SimStudio. The goal is to engage with customers so we can incorporate feedback as the product is developed. This tech preview installation is independent from the commercially... Read more →

Spotify: There finally is a generation gap

I get to work early in the morning, at 6:30 am, before most employees get here. While processing emails, capturing metrics about Autodesk Labs feedback, and writing blog posts, I listen to music. Yesterday I decided to listen to the... Read more →

Human-Robot Collaboration in the Opening Keynote at #AU2015 Las Vegas

As part of the opening keynote at Autodesk University in Las Vegas, our CTO, Jeff Kowalski, made the case that humans and robots can work collaboratively in the future. Prior to his presentation, we showed a humorous video by The... Read more →

Heilmeier's Catechism

As documented on Wikipedia, George Heilmeier was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering scientist. Heilmeier's Catechism is a set of questions that anyone proposing a research project or product development effort should be able to answer. What are you... Read more →

free Project Boulder for InfraWorks 360 extended to June 30, 2016

Who doesn't want more time? Autodesk InfraWorks 360 (i.e., automated 3D model building, cloud technology, and specialized features for road, bridge, and drainage design) helps civil engineers plan and design transportation infrastructure. It allows them to manage larger-scale infrastructure models... Read more →

Sustaining versus Breakthrough Innovation

At Autodesk, we believe there are two different kinds of innovation. Competitive separation requires innovation. This means doing new and different things for customers (giving them a "Wow!" experience); and ideally, these would be things that competitors can't or won't... Read more →

#AUHive A Huge Success (actually a 12-foot success)

Here is a video related to our #AU2015 Hive project. The Hive is an architectural-scale pavilion woven together and built through human and robot collaboration. It was a team effort. Prior to AU at our Pier 9 office, my small... Read more →

Sights at the #AU2015 Exhibit Hall

I am at Autodesk University in Las Vegas where about 10,000 of our customers have gathered to network and take classes in how to use our software. The conference features an exhibit hall where Autodesk and our partners showcase their... Read more →

Shanghai Tower Exhibit in the Autodesk Gallery

The Shanghai Tower is one of our exhibits in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market. At 632 meters (128 stories), the Shanghai Tower is China's tallest building, and the second tallest in the world. (Only the Burj Khalifa in Dubai... Read more →

New build of free Revit Credit Manager for LEED technology preview available on Autodesk Labs

LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is transforming the way we think about how buildings and communities are designed, constructed, maintained, and operated across the globe. LEED certified buildings save money and resources and have a... Read more →

Autodesk Research is looking for Project Draco participants via Autodesk Labs

Draco, who lived in 7th century BC, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court. Draco's... Read more →