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3DS Max 2021 Rendering and Viewport Features

You can render me with a smile at all the improvements to the rendering and viewports in Autodesk 3DS Max 2021. If you have used 3DS Max and make amazing pixel candy renders, then you most likely... Read more →

What's New in 3DS Max 2021

Autodesk 3DS Max 2021 is now released, see what's new. Bake to Texture Installer Scripting with Python 3 Arnold as the Default Renderer Physically Based Rendering (PBR) Improved Viewport Quality & Settings OSL Shaders File I/O Chamfer improvements Weighted Normals... Read more →

AutoCAD 2021 Is Here - See What’s Inside

The new AutoCAD 2021 is here and the AutoCAD Team has released the details on what is inside. AutoCAD 2021 Is Here: See What’s Inside Automatic Insights Into Drawing History Quick Identification of Changes with Xref Compare Enhancements to Blocks... Read more →

Digital Planning Means Zero Impact for Porsche

For Porsche’s Complex Electric-Car Factory, Digital Planning Means Zero Impact “In September 2019, Porsche opened its most complex factory to date for manufacturing its first fully electric sports car, the Taycan. In the company’s hometown of Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche used... Read more →

Autodesk 2020 Film and TV, VFX, Games, and Design Showreel

Its at times like these in the world we need to be distracted and inspired. Here is our latest Film and TV, VFX, Games, and Design Showreel by our customers for you to enjoy and tune the world out for... Read more →

One-of-a-Kind Learning Experience from Disney Imagineers

For those looking for more resources of good learning out there for their kids at home, here is a great one from Disney and the amazing learning resource Khan Academy. By the way, if you have older kids, all of... Read more →

Saving Time on Bridge Design Using Design Automation

Beca and Autodesk developed a workflow to reduce design time for bridge design saving weeks of time. Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design and engineering consultancies and looking for ways to better their design workflows to... Read more →

Volunteer Design and Make Projects to Help People Breathe

Yesterday an acquaintance I know Gui Cavalcanti was recognized for participating in a volunteer open source effort to design breathing ventilators for those that may need them due to the COVID-19 virus. Its a blend of makers and engineers creating... Read more →

Autodesk Offers Free & Extended Access to Cloud Collaboration Products

In response to customer feedback, we're offering an Extended Access Program for several of our flagship cloud collaboration products to better support our customers during this challenging time. Learn more here: https://adsknews.autodesk.com/views/COVID-19 ”Customers & Partners Autodesk Offers Free & Extended Access... Read more →

Digital Happy Hours – We Must Stay Connected

We held a Digital Happy Hour via Zoom last evening with 6 amazing people. This is just something of an experiment to connect and support each other and raise a glass and laugh. It was good and we all needed... Read more →

Don't Let the Kids Brains Turn to Mush

While many kids are home from school, take this as an opportunity to keep them learning. Find some interesting and fun projects (good to use fun to hide the learning benefit with kids) on the Instructables site. Also consider Tinkercad... Read more →

We All Need a Happy Hour – You In?

With so many working from home or feeling anxious and isolated due to COVID-19 uncertainty, I thought it might be a good thing to get together at least digitally to talk about tech, life, laugh, summer plans, and just socialize.... Read more →

A Message from Autodesk on COVID-19

Please take a moment to read the message from Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost on what Autodesk is doing about coronavirus COVID-19 for our customers, employees, partners, families, and our communities. Read the Message autode.sk/covid-19 Read more →

AEC Mass Timber Summit and Hackathon Postponed

The AEC Mass Timber Summit and Hackathon planned for next weekend in Portland Oregon has been postponed due to the coronavirus health emergency.For more information, please stay tuned to https://www.masstimberhackathon.com/ This is the message from AEC Hackathon co-founder Greg Howes:... Read more →

Tips and Tricks for Working Remotely

Many of us out of caution by our employers may be finding themselves working from home, and need a support group with tips on how to effectively work from home and perhaps the social isolation that creates from colleagues. The... Read more →

Congratulations Old Timers

At 22 years with Autodesk, many consider me an “old timer”, but I'm really not compared to others at Autodesk. Internally back in the day Autodesk employees referred to themselves as “deskers”, and “old timers” was a term of respect... Read more →

Thank You Bill Adams

Bill was a rare human that no matter what was going on, Bill made you smile or laugh. Bill Adams has been a longtime smiling Revit BIM and Star Wars loving Autodesk community member at AU, AUGI, the Internet (yes... Read more →

Manufacturing and AEC Construction Industries are Starting to Converge

“For years, architects, engineers, and contractors have talked about converging manufacturing and construction processes. AECOM is working to make it happen.” This is a good article detailing a customer case and how AECOM is working in the converging industries of... Read more →

Autodesk Gets Even More Serious on Industrialized Construction

Industrialized construction (IC) is a construction system that uses more innovative and integrated techniques that connect the design to-make process. Just this past Friday it was announced that that Amy Marks aka “Queen of Prefab” has joined Autodesk as the... Read more →

Up Close and Personal with 3ds Max Event

Join the team behind 3ds Max for a first look at and discussion around recent Max updates. During this 2 hour and 30 minute live stream event, we'll be joined by guests from Scanline VFX, Ubisoft, and Hoare Lea. 1:00-1:20:... Read more →