Categories Announcements

SketchBook is Now FREE

SketchBook, Autodesk’s premier digital drawing and sketching software, is now FREE to everyone as of today April 30th, 2018. https://www.sketchbook.com/ WooHoo! ”At Autodesk, we believe creativity starts with an idea. From quick conceptual sketches to fully finished artwork, sketching is at the heart of the creative process. You…

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Categories Autodesk

Make Anything – Portland Style

When employees moved into the new Autodesk Portland office they had more good surprises than the amazing renovated historic building, our CREFT Facilities team went above and beyond. Autodesk Portland CREFT team member Lynette Keller used our own Portland developed Fusion 360 design software to design a coaster…

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Categories Autodesk

Bike City – Autodesk Portland

We have been in our new office in downtown Portland a week as of this Monday, and a few things have become very apparent. A new office can change more than the length of commute for employees, it is changing culture and pride in the office environment.

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Categories Reality Capture

Congratulations to the Glen Canyon Dam Modeling Team

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc. just won the 2018 USGIF Government Achievement Award. https://autode.sk/2Job2Kq Some Autodesk employees (including myself) led by Pete Kelsey were involved in the 3D capture and modeling of the Glen Canyon Dam. The US Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk just won…

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Categories Events

Best of Luck to PNW Teams!

This week and weekend several qualified FIRST High School Robotics FRC teams are descending on Houston for championships. There are two championships one in Detroit and one in Houston to split the size of the championship event. Our teams from the Pacific Northwest are competing in the Houston…

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Categories Autodesk

Day 2 in the New Autodesk Portland Office

We are in our second day in the new office and things are running relatively smooth with only minor things such as HVAC tuning, printer setup, coffee machine training, and some finishing construction going on in the Towne Square area on the 2nd floor. All this is pretty…

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Categories Autodesk

First day in the New Portland Office

Its been a long day moving into our new Autodesk office located in the downtown Central Eastside Industrial District just off Burnside Bridge near the Willamette River. We moved into the renovated and restored Towne Storage Building. Employees began arriving early this morning to the office to unpack…

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Categories Autodesk Products

Revit Roadmap Update

Do you use Autodesk Revit? If you do, you are probably interested in the future plans and road map. Luckily for everyone the Revit team has posted their updated roadmap for the Revit product. Revit Roadmap Update – April 2018

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Categories Autodesk

Moving on Up in Portland to the Central Eastside

Myself along with other Portland Oregon Autodesk employees are moving on up, to the Central Eastside to the new Portland office in the morning. The new address is 221 SE Ankeny Street in the historic and recently renovated Towne Storage Building. We have worked from home last week…

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Categories Events

Hip Hop Architecture Camps

Autodesk has been a proud sponsor of this innovative organization, Hip Hop Architecture. This is a great organization helping under-represented communities get exposure to architecture, planning, and design. “Targeted toward students who receive free or reduced lunch, the camps are free and open to students ages 10-17 who…

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