Year 2015

Categories AutoCAD Products

Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 is Here

  • By Shaan
  • April 21, 2015

I have used 3ds Max since release 1 and Autodesk/Kinetix 3D Studio for DOS prior to that and the new release has just been released and shown at NAB 2015. The new Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 release has many new great features – and no doubt the best release…

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Categories 3D Printing

High Tech Conference Table in Autodesk’s AR Lab in Pier 9

  • By Shaan
  • April 13, 2015

We have the coolest conference table in my team's new Autodesk San Francisco Pier 9 Advanced Research Lab!  The conference table was constructed with 3D prints and addressable LEDs designed by Lumigeek and Autodesk employees. The wood table was created using locally sourced book-matched Bay Laurel, that was…

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Categories Announcements

Autodesk 2016 Products Suite Spot

  • By Shaan
  • April 13, 2015

Autodesk 2016 Design & Creation Suites Now Announced SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced the release of the new Autodesk 2016 Design Suites that offer more control than ever over all aspects of the design-to-make process through a connected desktop and cloud user experience. Autodesk design and…

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Categories AutoCAD

Throwback Thursday – 12 Million Lines of Code

In 2007 I met with Autodesk founder John Walker at his home in Switzerland for a discussion about the 25th anniversary of AutoCAD. We discussed a lot, mostly about early Autodesk and AutoCAD history. We got on the topic of comparing his days writing early AutoCAD code and…

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Categories Autodesk

Design Night – Deep Dive

The Autodesk Design Night last Thursday night was absolutely amazing, and sold out (as usual.) The evening’s theme was the oceans and focused on using technology to better understand the oceans. My colleagues Jonathan Knowles and Maurice Conti put the evening’s event and amazing list of speakers and…

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Categories Autodesk

Autodesk 360 Viewer Supported File Formats and More

There is a new Autodesk 360 Viewer "A360."  The new drag & drop web based viewer allows you to view and share designs without any install, sign ups, or plugins and over 50 2D and 3D file types are supported. Check out the new viewer! http://360.autodesk.com/viewer Read here…

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Categories AutoCAD

AutoCAD Hacked Part 1

Dieter Schlaepfer has started a series on AutoCAD security and posted with the steps to make sure you have all your AutoCAD and data secured using new features and common sense of course. AutoCAD Hacked! – Part 1

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Categories Autodesk

Throwback Thursday – REALVIZ Team

Autodesk acquired REALVIZ in 2008 and several of the team based in France. This team went on to deliver the photogrammetry technology (turning photos into 3D models) for Autodesk. This technology started as ImageModeler and then Project Photofly which went on to become 123D Catch, ReCap 360 and…

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