It is Alive in the Lab

Window Resealing after an Earthquake

Since it's Friday, let's talk about something besides Autodesk technology. In 2015 we replaced all of the windows in our home. In addition to reducing our energy costs, the circular window in our family room leaked, and we wanted to... Read more →

Research Rooted in Storytelling

In the Office of the CTO (OCTO), we tell stories about the future and make them come true. For technologists, science fiction is often a source of inspiration for innovation. For example, many believe that the cell phone was inspired... Read more →

Research and Development plus Risk and Determinism

Our team is part of Autodesk's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO). At Autodesk, the role of OCTO is to tell stories about the future and make them come true. OCTO's charter is to explore, distill, and apply what's... Read more →

Autodesk Enterprise Hub: Photogrammetry automation with your phone and Autodesk Forge

image courtesy of Bastien Mazeran Forge is our application program interface (API) platform and supporting materials (sample code, manuals) as well as a community of developers who uses those APIs. Although Forge is intended for our customers and 3rd party... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco: Paradise Bird Burlesque Exhibit

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our... Read more →

There are At Least 260 Ways To Apply Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Designing and Making

Artificial Intelligence embodies the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. Machine learning allows computers to handle new situations via analysis,... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco: LEGOLAND Mega Model Exhibit

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our... Read more →

Scott Sheppard now Fits in his Britches (sort of)

It's a Friday, so let's talk about something besides Autodesk technology. Here is something that happened two Fridays ago. In a previous blog post, Scott Sheppard is Too Big for his Britches, I talked about how my tuxedo pants did... Read more →

Dr. Condoleezza Rice at the Boys and Girls Club of Alameda Building Great Futures Luncheon

I am one of 38 board members for the Boys & Girls Club of Alameda. The Boys & Girls Club of Alameda was founded in 1949, and its tradition of excellence continues to this day. Today, the closing bell will... Read more →

Here Comes the Sun: GoSol.solar and the Autodesk Foundation Working Together

Pictured: Urs Riggenbach, Chief Information Officer, Switzerland and Will Cleaver, Chief Design Officer, UK image courtesy of Keith Chamberlain at Autodesk Autodesk has always been an automation company, and today more than ever that means helping people make more things,... Read more →

Autodesk Forge Developers in the News

Autodesk Forge Developers in the News Autodesk Forge is our collection of data and Application Program Interfaces (APIs) that Autodesk uses to develop our web services. We make these APIs available to the Forge community (customers and 3rd-party developers) that... Read more →

Why Doesn't the Netflix New Releases List Show All of the Popular New Movies?

I have had a Netflix account for so long that my account predates movie streaming. I continue to maintain a 3-disc plus streaming account to this day because Netflix does not stream all of its movies. I am not sure... Read more →

Alameda Recreation and Parks Department: Alameda Walks Sand Castle/Sand Sculpture Walk

It's Friday, so let's talk about something other than Autodesk technology. The Alameda Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) provides advice, coordination, and guidance on parks and recreational facilities in the city of Alameda. One of the activities they conduct is... Read more →

Looking for Residents to work with us at Pier 9 on Configurable Microfactory Research

Where are the greatest opportunities for innovation in manufacturing? The Autodesk Pier 9 Residency brings together companies, start-ups, and academics under one roof with Autodesk Research to explore technologies that contribute to the factory of the future. From augmented reality... Read more →

HOOPS - more than just a hierarchical object-oriented picture system

Last month I attended a two-part event known as the HOOPS Summit. My familiarity with HOOPS is as the Hierarchical Object-Oriented Picture System that I used to work on. It's a platform-independent graphics system that allows programmers to write one... Read more →

Autodesk's The Living Studio: Generative Design for Architectural Space Planning

When you think of generative design, you probably envision this: When Autodesk first developed generative design technology, it was used in the product design and manufacturing industry. It was a way for a designer to specify a set of requirements... Read more →