Happy Halloween! Just a treat, no trick today. If you are interested where all this talk of the Forge platform is going then you shouldn't miss the keynote events at AU in the Forge DevCon event. Visit the Forge DevCon... Read more →
17 posts from October 2017
Are you receiving bloated unruly DWG files from someone that are a suspected zombie apocalypse and walking dead? Here is a good solution good solution and timely for Halloween. Slay those zombies bloating your DWG files. “Ready to purge the... Read more →
For the past week local PNW high school FIRST Robotics teams have been designing and entry for a new vision for OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science & Industry) and the turbine room to attract and educate youth in STEM.The competition... Read more →
Being 14th among companies around the world is nothing dismiss, especially when the ranking is for being among the most innovative, caring, and inclusive workplaces. We’ve been named #14 on the World’s Best Workplaces. http://autode.sk/2xretdW Read more →
Tuesday evening I participated in Sheffield’s first Design Night held at Sheffield Institute of Arts. The evening was kicked off by Lee Mullin, Construction Technical Specialist at Autodesk. Design Night Sheffield was also a great occasion to acknowledge the 20... Read more →
For the past week I have taken some time off while traveling to our Sheffield UK office for Autodesk Design Night Sheffield and some Autodesk customer and partner meetings. I spent a couple days in Iceland on a stopover finding... Read more →
Normally at Autodesk University you attend to see and learn from great speakers, but in this case you get to make an awesome custom speaker. In the Product Innovation Platform track you will get to go through each step from... Read more →
There are several new buildings and upcoming designs that challenge the self imposed low key style of Portland Oregon, but that appears to be changing. Several of the designs being built on the Central Eastside push the architectural design and... Read more →
Northern California Fires
16 October 2017
Many Autodesk employees have been affected by the Northern California Wildfires, and a few friends and colleagues that have lost their homes. My heart and love flows out to everyone impacted by this fire as we try to help them.... Read more →
Big Robot Fight October 17th
13 October 2017
Watch the Giant Robot Duel on October 17th at 7:00pm PDT MegaBot was designed using Autodesk software such as Inventor and Fusion 360. Team MegaBots: Autodesk The Giant Robot Duel will premiere on twitch.tv, the world's premier live-streaming platform. Subscribe... Read more →
Last week we flew a UAS (drone) over a old historic building being renovated in Portland Oregon. We captured 279 photos in two short 15 minute flights and automatically generated a 3D textured model and Ortho corrected TIFF files using... Read more →
Yes, Dam excited about this special Hoover Dam Field Trip and you can join us at Autodesk University 2017. Join the Dam tour and endure the long list of bad Dam puns I have, but it will be totally worth... Read more →
The Girls Generation robotics event was held this weekend and hosted by Catlin Gabel’s FIRST Robotics team 1540 Flaming Chickens of Portland Oregon. Several FIRST teams from around the Pacific Northwest brought their FIRST FRC robotics competition robots from last... Read more →
I will be attending Autodesk Design Night Sheffield - October 24th and setting up a couple informal meetups to get together and discuss Autodesk, Autodesk Products, Technology, and Design. No presentations or pitches, just a casual chat. I am inviting... Read more →
Throwback Thursday – The Roaring Twenties of Computing
05 October 2017
This is the 35th year of Autodesk and AutoCAD, and in the past year I have exchanged emails with the founder of Autodesk, John Walker. I asked John about the beginnings of Autodesk and also asked about what he sees... Read more →
Autodesk 3ds Max 2018.3 Released – Fluids
02 October 2017
One of the top 3 requested 3ds Max Ideas site items is now complete with the addition of Bifröst Fluids which was previously only available for Maya. Tutorial: 3ds Max Fluids Part 1 - Basic Setup Read an overview of... Read more →
If you are in Portland Oregon next weekend and want to see something amazing young female role models, join me at the Girls Generation high school robotics competition. Several local FIRST Robotics teams will be getting together for a girls... Read more →