Year 2016

Categories Design

Model Mania Challenge

Lucas Prokopiak is a colleague of mine in the Office of the CTO and wrote a great post on using Autodesk Fusion 360 to re-create and go beyond some public SolidWorks 3D model challenges. Lucas used Autodesk Fusion 360 which he is still fresh at using and documented…

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Categories Autodesk

Forget the Consumer Internet of Things

This is a great article by Autodesk VP of Corporate Strategy Jon Pittman on a topical tech subject the Internet of Things (IoT). Our team and Autodesk has been doing a great deal of thinking about a connected world and how it relates to the products you design…

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Categories Misc.

Mylar Balloons

Balloons are nice and fun, but do you ever think about where they go when you set them free up into the air? I have found them at mountain tops sitting in the in pristine vegetation and in alpine lakes where they can cause problems for the wildlife.…

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Categories Design

Congratulations FRC Team 1540

This past weekend the FIRST Robotics PNW district 8 playoffs were held in Oregon City, Oregon. The alliance of teams 1540 Flaming Chickens, 2471 Team Mean Machine, and 5468 Retro-bots won the event. Congratulations teams! There were so many amazing teams and their robots in the event and…

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Categories Events

FRC 2016 PNW District 8

  • By Shaan
  • March 31, 2016

Over 30 teams of high school students with robots have descended on Oregon City, Oregon. The event is the FIRST Robotics PNW district 8 playoffs. I have worked with Team 1540 the Flaming Chickens from Catlin Gabel who will be competing this week. You can watch the competition live:…

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Categories Announcements

2016 Autodesk Summer Internship in Lake Oswego Oregon

  • By Shaan
  • March 31, 2016

Are you an ambitious high school student located in the Portland Oregon area that has participated in FRC and looking for some Summer paid internship with a super cool company? Apply for a 2016 Autodesk Summer Internship with Autodesk. Paid Internship Eligibility Requirements: Must be turning 16 years…

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Categories 3D Printing

Made In Space Additive Manufacturing Facility

  • By Shaan
  • March 29, 2016

Made In Space is developing manufacturing technologies that are enabling people to live and work in space. The Made In Space Additive Manufacturing Facility was launched on March 22nd, 2016 and arrived at the International Space Station on March 26th, 2016. This is a first step toward putting…

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