Categories Events

2nd Annual 3D Web Fest on June 30

Mind blowing visual experience in San Francisco! What: 3D + art + music + tech = one night of jaw-dropping visuals. 3D Web Fest showcases top 3D web creations with live performances by their creators.  All proceeds benefit CODAME (ART+TECH projects and nonprofit events, to inspire through experience.)When:…

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Categories Design

Technology in 2050

Autodesk colleague Maurice Conti, Director of Strategic Innovation was featured on The Economist podcast Babbage: Megatech: Technology in 2050  http://bit.ly/2rGNxqh. Co-hosted by Economist editors Kenneth Cukier and Daniel Franklin, the episode explores the practical, ethical and philosophical questions raised by the technological advances shaping our society in this…

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Categories Misc.

Happy Floppy Ear Friday

I’m in the middle of moving across town and thought I would share video of my new neighbor that has already adopted me. Oakley is a 6 month old Golden Retriever that immediately bonded with me. Yesterday he ran intro my house carrying a stick to play fetch.…

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Categories Autodesk History

Throwback Thursday – Autodesk Mugs

Back in the day Autodesk used to be fond of giving coffee mugs to people. I will never remember my first coffee mug as an Autodesk customer and beta tester in 1995. It was a black shiny mug with the Autodesk calipers logo and text in gold flake.…

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Categories Autodesk

Premiums Instructables for Teachers and Students

Students & teachers get free premium Instructables memberships! Take online classes & explore educational projects. Examples of Instructables for teachers and students: 100 STEAM Projects for Teachers Instructables for Young Engineers If you are not aware, Instructables is a gem for learning how to make almost anything. With…

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Categories Autodesk

The Future of Making

Cars, buildings, consumer products, luxury goods, clothing & airplanes are being reinvented. Find out more, and pre-order your hard copy of the Future of Making: http://autode.sk/2rxtknH Learn more about one of the stories in the book Modeling Paradise, where Autodesk employee Brett Casson and myself were in Bali…

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Categories Autodesk

Project Impossible

Project Impossible aired a sneak peek last evening on History Channel. The series will show amazing projects and Autodesk customers. The ten part series will begin airing in late summer/early fall. I had the pleasure of working on one of the projects to be featured this Fall, and…

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Categories AutoCAD Products

You Need to Update Your Computer and Software

Recently there was a general malware attack that compromised and encrypted peoples data on their Windows machines around the world and held it for ransom. The sad part is most of this was preventable if the people affected had only updated their systems as the fix was included…

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