Here is a very handy change to AutoCAD 2016 made after customers requested the functionality to change properties of Layers in an AutoCAD XREF. When the AutoCAD System Variable XREFOVERRIDE is set to 1, you can change the Color, Linetype,... Read more →

Did some work in Lawrence Kansas this week and took these two photos while doing some approved research at the University of Kansas home of the Jay Hawks.. Read more →

On May 7th, 2015 a small team of us descended on the city of Atlanta Georgia to perform some research comparing terrestrial laser scanning of the exterior of a building to the results of photogrammetry using UAV and ReCap 360... Read more →

The popular and powerful mechanical and industrial design tool for both Mac and Windows Autodesk Fusion 360 has been updated. Many new features, functions, and fixes have been included including CAM turning functionality and also a two rail sweep. If... Read more →

For those of us in the Northern hemisphere I hate to break the news but we are half way through Summer and heading towards Fall and Winter again. Have you ever wanted to know how to make something or do... Read more →

On this Throwback Thursday I share with you a scan I just did of one of the most important floppy disks in Autodesk’s over 30 years of history besides the original AutoCAD 1.0 floppy disks that I also have, This... Read more →

Just read a great article in the Harvard Business Review highlighting some of the Autodesk #3DRV tour last year by TJ McCue. The 3DRV spent almost a year on the road crisscrossing the United States meeting amazing people and seeing... Read more →

I noticed an experiment yesterday in a Portland area park located atop a dormant volcano where an adult and a child had drawn their designs for a future home. Mind you this is in no way scientific, but does match... Read more →

Some of my Autodesk colleagues sent me into a daytime nightmare feeling simply with a URL to a web page in my email. On the web page in Google Chrome of browser with WebGL you see a 3D shaded head... Read more →

Just seen a great example on Twitter of using Autodesk’s ReCap 360 to auto-magically convert photos into a 3D textured model. Video of the Apollo 14 Command Module autode.sk/1K4AGz6 by Mathew Byrd (Twitter @MatthewCbyrd) Bravo Matthew! Read more →

The very popular mobile app Autodesk SketchBook has made a bunch of updates including new membership levels including 15 day trial, brushes like glow and inking, performance improvements, and so much more. If you are a SketchBook member user go... Read more →

Speaking with our customers is one of the most valuable feedback loops we can get actively involved in at Autodesk to improve our understanding and technology solutions. To meet our customers face to face you can attend our customer events... Read more →

There will be half day in-person events featuring Autodesk leaders speaking on manufacturing trends in the Future of Making Things complete with free food and refreshments. The events will include strategies and solutions for taking advantage of trends to drive... Read more →

Over 30 years ago I was a young student attending 4th grade in Ammon Idaho. I remember the square non-descript elementary school well, especially the lunchroom and the playground where I spent a lot of time playing on the monkey... Read more →

Autodesk Fusion 360 Meetup at the Autodesk Portland (Lake Oswego) Oregon office last night, We had Engineers, Designers, students, and Autodeskers including the Autodesk Fusion 360 Product Manager. Autodesk’s Shayne Prichard led the group through a series of tutorials and... Read more →

Starting tomorrow there are some in-person and online events to learn Autodesk Fusion 360 for mechanical and industrial design. I will be attending the Portland Oregon event so attend and bring your laptop and say “Hi” and enjoy some food... Read more →

So many times when you say the word “drone” people think of negative things or when you mention UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) or UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) people think of annoying flying toys and privacy issues, but they are so... Read more →

There was a change in AutoCAD 2016 with OSNAP. GeometricCenter is a new OSNAP type for centroid of closed polyline or spline. Thank you to AutoCAD Team member Tao Zheng for the heads up on this change. Read more →

AutoCAD currently uses online help in th... Read more →