Categories AutoCAD

AutoCAD Answer Day is Today

Today is Autodesk Answer Day at the Autodesk Community!  It snuck up on me right after Autodesk’s Week of Rest last week and the holiday the week prior. If you have any burning questions regarding AutoCAD, now is the time to ask the AutoCAD team and get their…

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Categories Misc.

Solve WiFi Range and Bandwidth Issues

I wanted to share this with readers that might have the same modern day issues. I recently moved into a new house and was battling getting WiFi throughout the house. The house is a 75 year old farmhouse and now renovated, but the layout is odd with many…

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Categories Misc.

Autodesk This Week

Most of my Autodesk colleagues are off this week, as am I. I am spending time with family and finishing moving into the renovated farmhouse that I purchased in the SE Portland area. My mother, daughter, and me at a Hood River lavender farm. The view looking down…

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Categories 3D Printing

Thinking Big with Generative Design

See how Stanley Black & Decker’s Breakthrough Innovation Group used generative design and additive manufacturing technologies in a pilot project to lightweight its crimping tool attachment part. The Power of Generative Design is coming to Autodesk Netfabb 2018“The resulting generative design may look a bit unusual to some,…

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Categories Autodesk

Kids at Autodesk Day

This has to be one of my favorite days of the year at the office, and I remember my grown children attending back in the San Rafael HQ office many years ago. Our employees bring their children in and each office organizes a series of activities. In our…

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Categories Misc.

Pup on Wheels

Autodesk colleague Lizzie Bennett brought Jackson into the Autodesk office, because we love dogs at Autodesk. Jackson is a Corgi with a degenerative disease requiring him to use wheels for mobility. He is such a happy and energetic pup that loves to play fetch.

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Categories Autodesk

Generative Design for the Office Layout

Autodesk used Generative Design to define the optimal workspace in one of our offices. In the future we see design taking in the employee and organizational preferences in the office neighborhoods. Make sure those that work frequently together are located in close proximity, employees that like the sunny…

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Categories Events

Autodesk Pride

 Autodesk and our employees are participating in Pride events in Boston, Portland, Toronto, and San Francisco. In Portland, we are a sponsor and have employee volunteers staffing a booth. Autodesk believes strongly in inclusion not only in our workplace, but also our community and world. If you are…

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Categories Autodesk University

AU5K Bigger than Ever

Will this be the year you run Autodesk University? AU5k plans for Autodesk University 2017 coming soon.  After popular demand and 4 years of fun runs, the morning runs will now be an AU event and on the Autodesk University schedule for Monday & Tuesday at 5:45am. It…

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