We have just published our annual and extremely popular official Autodesk Show Reel for 2017. This is pure inspiration and eye candy which showcases all the amazing things our customers do with our 3D design, building, engineering and entertainment software and technologies. Sit back and prepare to be blown away! Read more →
In the summer of 2016, Professor Andrew Saunders of the University of Pennsylvania and some of his students spent six weeks in Italy laser scanning and amassing an archive of some of the most important examples of Italian Baroque architecture.... Read more →
It has been a particularly busy past few days. I flew to Salt Lake City Utah on Thursday and on Friday attended my youngest son Jake’s wedding on Friday. There were many events and as the father of the groom... Read more →
The 89th Oscars are under a week away on February 26th, but I already know a recipient and it is not one of our traditional film tools like Autodesk Maya. This Academy Award was a Technical Award and the design was created in Autodesk Inventor for a mechanical running horse by longtime Inventor power user Scott Oshita of Datum3. The design is purely mechanical, elegant, and seen more big screen appearances than many Hollywood actors. The design was made into a physical prop. Perhaps you seen it recently in the HBO series Westworld. Read more →
Autodesk Fusion 360 keeps on adding functionality and this time a long lost tool friend of mine. The 123D Make functionality has been added to the capabilities of Fusion 360 as an free app Slicer for Fusion 360 for both... Read more →
Some nice morning eye candy for everyone. Autodesk software and technologies are used everywhere around us from architecture, product design, automobiles, civil engineering, movies, special fx, and of course GAMES. This is the video showcasing many of our customers that... Read more →
The Autodesk Feedback Community where Autodesk Betas are hosted will be down for planned security and hardware maintenance on February 19th for approximately two hours. Planned Maintenance Sunday, February 19th. The maintenance window is from 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM... Read more →
Those who know me well know that I love getting outdoors on the weekend and time away from the job. I also love to share them and show off the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. On Sunday I got up... Read more →
Teachers, get the Maker Program Starter Kit and help your students get into the STEM/STEAM maker culture and making things by developing your maker program. Makers are better problem solver and better prepared for success in the world. “The Maker... Read more →
Praxis is a great (and free) way to document and diagram a workflow and then share the interactive workflow on the cloud. Autodesk Knowledge Network the team responsible for Autodesk Screencast and more, has developed and released this free preview... Read more →
14 new languages plus English we now support 15 languages in Tinkercad to help more kids around the world make things in 3D! There is not much that sparks the imagination of a child more than their very own design... Read more →
I have had to temporarily disabled the blog comments for a few days as I migrate back to the built in blog comment system. I am changing from Disqus as they plan to display ads in the comments starting Feb.... Read more →
If you use an Autodesk cloud based or connected service like AutoCAD 360, BIM 360 or Fusion 360 and want to know when planned maintenance is scheduled or if a problem you are experiencing is related to an outage, how... Read more →
Its about time we got things correct after years of settling for a groundhog in Pennsylvania to tell us if winter will last another 6 weeks. First let me be clear where I stand, I know the groundhog really doesn’t... Read more →