Categories Reality Computing

Capturing a Skatepark in 3D

This is a great YouTube video that shows combining a GoPro camera on a small DJI Phantom UAV to take photos then using cloud based Autodesk ReCap Photo to automatically create a textured 3D Model of the skatepark in San Francisco.

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Categories Misc.

Thank You for the Birthday Wishes

Yesterday was my birthday and I received literally hundreds of wishes in social networks and email. My Facebook timeline was so active with wishes I could hardly keep up and might have spent the entire day replying to each one and thanking them. So thank you everyone for…

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Categories 3D Printing

Freeform 3D Printing Metal Robot MX3D-Metal

"We can 3-D print myriad plastic goods, fabric for apparel, burritos, candy, and perhaps in the not-so-distant future, human organs. Metal–the material that forms the skeleton of any city, building, or car–has been less accessible. Now, a collaboration between Dutch designer Joris Laarman and software company Autodesk has yielded…

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Categories AutoCAD

Working with AutoCAD Xrefs and Autodesk Vault

This video tip comes recommended by Autodesk‘s Kevin Robinson and produced by training company Ascent. Some AutoCAD users get confused on how to properly work with AutoCAD XREFs and Autodesk Vault, but this video will help clear this confusion up. http://youtu.be/rstxXwn1NKg  Cheers, Shaan

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Categories Autodesk Products

Autodesk ReCap Photo & Coral Reef Preservation

Sly Lee is a Marine Ecologist and Toxicologist that has been exploring the use of technology to document coral and the marine ecosystem. Currently Sly is using photos of corals to generate 3D models using Autodesk Recap Photo to document coral and examine changes over time. Sly is…

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Categories Misc.

Scuba Diving in the Utah Desert

On this long holiday weekend I started my PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba certification for certification. I can select 5 types of dives to get my certification in and I chose depth, night, altitude, buoyancy control, and navigation. I was able to complete 3 of the five this…

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Categories AutoCAD

Using CAD for Valentines Cards

Do you use AutoCAD or other Autodesk design tools to create your Valentines cards? I am am not quite sure whether to congratulate you, or suggest that you seek help. Happy Valentines Day! -Shaan

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Categories AutoCAD

Project Chronicle Recording 10 Years of AutoCAD Tips

The phrase eating our own dog food or dogfooding describes someone or a company using their own created tools to better understand them. Autodesk Project Chronicle has evolved into a really powerful tool for communicating steps in Autodesk products AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor where you can see the…

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