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A Value Creation Map Helps Analyze Internal Forces when Problem-Solving

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Autodesk intern Courtney Yu's Updated Cheat Sheet for Autodesk Products

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, our team has two interns for the summer. We wanted to give them an overview of Autodesk products (and there are many). Although we could have sent them to the list of... Read more →

A STEEP Map can help Frame the Context for a Problem-Solving Session

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Happy Independence Day - July 4 - from Autodesk

Q: What did one flag say to the other flag? A: Nothing. It just waved. Today is July 4 — Independence day — recognition of the day that the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence that had been... Read more →

Your Undivided Attention from the Center for Humane Technology: With Great Power Comes... No Responsibility?

To catalyze Autodesk's long-term thoughts about the industries we serve, Autodesk brings in external experts who have a different perspective and point of view. With this in mind, the Visiting Fellows program was established. The Autodesk Visiting Fellows Program recruits... Read more →

Howard Johnson: AutoCAD is part homegrown and part acquired

Autodesk has a large array of products and services. Some were developed internally such as Fusion 360 and Inventor whereas others were acquired such as Revit. AutoCAD is the product the founders started with although their original intent was to... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco: Olly the Octopus 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 →

TechSpot: Lilium's electric jet taxi completes its first flight

TechSpot is a leading computer and technology publication that is read daily by thousands of users, tech enthusiasts, IT decision-makers and gamers. Hence, TechSpot is home to over eight million readers every month. TechSpot aims to deliver breaking tech news... Read more →

Forge Customer Showcase: JELD-WEN

While living in California for decades, I replaced all of the windows in two of the homes my wife and I owned. It's an expensive proposition that every homeowner wants to get right. There are a variety of window manufacturers... Read more →

Book Review: Farsighted by Steven Johnson

I work as part of a corporate strategy team. Our focus and our group name is Strategic Foresight. Whereas our product development teams look five years into the future when putting together our product roadmaps, our team tries to look... Read more →

Facebook proposes a blockchain currency called Libra

A blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually everything of value. A few days ago, Facebook announced its plans for a blockchain solution. In terms of... Read more →

Build Secure, Run Secure, Stay Secure

Trust is a hard thing to gain but an easy thing to lose. We recognize that when our customers use our cloud services, they are trusting us with their data. Reeny Sondhi is an Autodesk VP and our Chief Security... Read more →

Fear not: The Future of Design and Make includes Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, and Artificial Intelligence and Humans Too

Our team focuses on strategic foresight. Strategic foresight is a practice of looking systematically at the future, understanding fragmented indicators that suggest possible futures, and developing a point of view about how to respond. We use imagination to envision how... Read more →

Forge Customer Showcase: VINCI Facilities

Autodesk Forge is our set of cloud-based developer tools used by our community of customers and partners to derive more value from their design and engineering data. The Forge platform unlocks the power of design and engineering data so developers... Read more →

Forge Customer Showcase: InsiteVR

When you use a computer program, you do so via its User Interface (UI) by clicking on elements like menu buttons, using menu pull-downs, or entering commands. When you want to automate a task so you can get the same... Read more →

Autodesk intern Courtney Yu's Cheat Sheet for Autodesk Products

As I mentioned in a previous blog post, our team has two interns for the summer. We wanted to give them an overview of Autodesk products (and there are many). Although we could have sent them to the list of... Read more →

What's the future of intellectual property?

To catalyze Autodesk's long-term thoughts about the industries we serve, Autodesk brings in external experts who have a different perspective and point of view. With this in mind, the Visiting Fellows program was established. The Autodesk Visiting Fellows Program recruits... Read more →

Forge Customer Showcase: ePermitHub

Although Autodesk Forge is our collection of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) and associated documentation with sample code, Forge is also a community of developers who create customized solutions for Autodesk customers and partners. The Forge team often features these companies... Read more →

A Game Plan helps envision how to Decide on Bold Steps in Problem-Solving

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Alex Landis: The Evolution of Cloud Financial Management

Autodesk Forge is our collection of Application Program Interfaces, documentation, sample code, and a community of customers and partners who develop customized solutions suited to their workflows. Although customers and partners are free to choose their own service providers, our... Read more →

A Project Vision is a great way to Envision Your Future when Problem-Solving

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Meet Our Two New Interns

Today's blog post comes from my colleague, Jeremy B. Carter. I included his middle initial because Autodesk has two employees named Jeremy Carter. Jeremy and I are part of the Strategic Foresight team under Autodesk Research. We're involved in looking... Read more →

A Statement Starter Can Help Customers Explore Options for Solutions to Workflow Challenges

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Ask Yael Eisenstat: Should publicly-traded global companies care about the societal impacts of technology?

To catalyze Autodesk's long-term thoughts about the industries we serve, Autodesk brings in external experts who have a different perspective and point of view. With this in mind, the Visiting Fellows program was established. The Autodesk Visiting Fellows Program recruits... Read more →

A SOAR Map can help Analyze Collective Forces in a Problem-Solving Meeting

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Memorial Day: Honor Those Who Have Fallen in Service to Our Country

Today Autodesk employees in the United States have the day off for Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day where we honor those who have sacrificed their lives in service to the country. This is not to be confused with... Read more →

A Participant Map can help Frame the Context for a Problem-Solving Meeting

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

Forge Community Showcase: Caduceus Systems Limited

Autodesk Forge is our set of Application Program Interfaces (APIs), documentation, and code samples that allow Autodesk customers and partners to develop customized workflows. Forge is what Autodesk programmers use to develop our own web services like Fusion 360, cloud-based... Read more →

Generative Design is Transitioning from Manufacturing to also address Construction

Autodesk provides solutions to customers in three industries: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Product Design and Manufacturing (PD&M) Media and Entertainment (M&E) So it's no coincidence that we have three industry collections: It will be interesting the see the evolution... Read more →

Proper Problem-Solving Meeting Facilitation Yields Better Solutions

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Read more →

List of @AutodeskGallery Exhibits by Industry #AutodeskGallery

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 about 60 different exhibits regularly on display that showcase the innovative work of Autodesk... Read more →

Innovation can happen via Build, Buy, or Partner

At Autodesk, we make a distinction between invention and innovation. An invention is something new. An innovation is something new or different that makes an impact. Without impact, innovation is just invention. Innovation is preferred because it creates competitive separation... Read more →

Autodesk Forge partner, coolOrange, releases a Vault Fusion Lifecycle Connector

Autodesk Vault is our product data management software that helps designers and engineers organize design data, manage documentation, and track revisions and other development processes. Vault customers can create better designs, reduce errors, and build more efficient development cycles using... Read more →

New 59-second video: The Future of Making

Autodesk makes software for people who make the world around us. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a blockbuster film, chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are... Read more →

Computer Programming as a Way of Life - Thank you, Mr. Hebert

The year was 1975. I was a junior at De La Salle (an all-boys Catholic high school in New Orleans). Mr. Hebert, one of our math teachers, decided to offer computer programming as an elective. I decided to take it.... Read more →

Congratulations to Dr. George Fitzmaurice

I am pleased to share that my colleague has won an award. George Fitzmaurice (pronounced fitz-morris by the way) was nominated and has been awarded entry into the ACM CHI Academy! The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Computer-Human Interaction (CHI)... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at Autodesk University in Las Vegas: The New Silverpilen Motorcycle

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 →

Welcome and What Would You Ask an Ethics/Technology/Security/Policy Expert?

Yaël Eisenstat image source: yaeleisenstat.com I am part of the Strategic Foresight Team at Autodesk whose purpose is to assist the CEO and senior executives in developing and implementing company-level strategy to help Autodesk operate intentionally as an integrated, coordinated... Read more →

It's that time of the year again: AU Las Vegas 2019 Call for Proposals #AU2019

Learn more... Autodesk customers can get involved in three ways: Teach a class to share your insights and knowledge, lead a panel or roundtable discussion, or create a hands-on training lab. Give a 15-minute AU Theater Talk providing your take... Read more →

Can data sensed in MAKE and USE provide insight for DESIGN? #IoTinActionMS

Now that I have relocated to the Houston area, I can participate in local events far from Silicon Valley. On Thursday, April 16, Microsoft had an IoT (Internet of Things) in Action conference at the JW Marriott in downtown Houston.... Read more →

Philippe Starck, Autodesk, and Kartell team up for the A.I. Chair

When the chair was invented, the patent office wanted to know what it did. The inventor replied: "You might want to sit down for this." This report comes to us from Arthur Harsuvanakit. Arthur is a Senior Designer at Autodesk.... Read more →

Register for the free Design Automation API Webinar for Autodesk Inventor to be held on May 7 at 8:00 am PDT

When elementary school coding class students ask me if they should be computer programmers (like me) when they grow up, I tell them "No." In the future, programming is not going to be a specialized skill. Everyone will know how... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at Autodesk University in Las Vegas: Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Financial Center

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 →

Lunch with the Customer at Autodesk Portland Office Fosters Convergence of Industries

Autodesk Technologist, Shaan Hurley, is all about the customer. This makes sense since Shaan was a customer before he became an employee. Shaan is based in our Portland office and is spearheading a new program there called Lunch with the... Read more →

PlanGrid Road Show is a "Home Run" with Houston Area Construction Industry #PlanGridRoadShow

PlanGrid is a cloud-based construction management system (with an offline mode) that provides stakeholders with access to all project information from wherever they are. That's because PlanGrid supports Android, iOS, and Windows. From plans and specifications to punch lists, documents,... Read more →

Can data sensed in BUILD and OPERATE provide insight for DESIGN? #IoTinActionMS

Now that I have relocated to the Houston area, I can participate in local events far from Silicon Valley. On Thursday, April 16, Microsoft had an IoT (Internet of Things) in Action conference at the JW Marriott in downtown Houston.... Read more →

A Bold Proposal: Will Our Solar Energy System Ever Pay for Itself?

When we were shopping for solar systems, my wife and I contacted various providers with the following results: Freedom Solar Power offered a 15 kW system with an out-of-pocket cost of $37,044. The system was comprised of 42 360-watt panels.... Read more →

We're Getting a Pool (Part 2)

We recently moved to Cypress, TX. Since Texas has hot weather in the summer, we're getting a pool. Since Autodesk software is used to design and make things, I have been chronicling the construction process. In a previous blog post,... Read more →

Autodesk Collaborates with Its Customers at Its Technology Centers

The Autodesk Technology Centers are where the future of making takes shape. With locations around the world, we collaborate with industry, academic, and entrepreneurial communities to reimagine what it means to design and make, and create a shared vision of... Read more →

Autodesk Gallery at Autodesk University in Las Vegas: Making Mass Customization Easier Customer: Project Frog

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 →