Categories Autodesk

Call for the Autodesk AEC 2018 Show Reel Submissions

Have you recently completed or worked on some amazing AEC and BIM projects that you would like to share with a large audience? Every year Autodesk produces show reels to show off all the amazing things our customers and partners do with our software and technology and your…

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Categories Design

A Car is Headed for Mars

Yesterday February 6th, 2018 was an amazing time in our world for science, engineering, and for all kids like that dream big and nothing seen impossible as a guy named Elon Musk is parking his Tesla convertible automobile in orbit around Mars or on the ultimate road trip…

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Categories Misc.

Mowing Green this Weekend

In Oregon we have mild winters and as such grass in our yards are green and still grow requiring maintained by mowing. After 20 years of service with Autodesk, I was awarded a credit I could use for various gifts and I chose to green my house with…

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Categories Misc.

Hedgehog Day in the Office

Did you know that before the overweight lazy Pennsylvania groundhog predicted when spring would arrive (poor accuracy record btw), there was the hedgehog? Its true, it was actually Hedgehog Day before it was ever Groundhog Day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day “Groundhog Day: is a popular tradition celebrated in the United States…

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Categories Autodesk History

What is Your Favorite AutoCAD Sample Drawing

After I was given the original nozzle that was in one of the first sample drawings of AutoCAD from 1984 (An Epic Piece of Autodesk History –The Nozzle), there were many discussions on old sample files. It’s Throwback Thursday, so in the spirit of that what is you…

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Categories Autodesk

On This Day January 30, 1982

In Marin County California, a small group of people got together January 30, 1982 and formed Autodesk. As founder John Walker stated “the game has changed.” 36 years later Autodesk is a rare technology company that is still around, innovating, evolving, and helping our customers imagine, design, and…

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Categories Design

Instructables Minecraft Challenge 2018

Perfect contest for kids and young adults to win a 3D printer! “Pack up your torches, swords, pickaxes, and loaves of bread to get yourself ready for the Minecraft Challenge! Demonstrate your Minecraft mastery with intuitive gameplay tutorials or show how your gaming talents translate into the real…

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Categories Fusion 360

Modify an STL file in Fusion 360

Have you ever needed to import geometry from other software but weren’t quite sure what was the optimal method to do this and be able to edit the geometry?  Lars Christensen shows us how to quickly import and modify a STL file in Fusion 360. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxC-kwuksug Be sure…

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Categories Cloud

Jumpstart Your Cloud solutions with the Forge Team

Join the Forge team for deep dive assistance at a Forge Accelerator this year, for free. “Attending a Forge Accelerator is a great opportunity for your software development team to learn and work intensively on a Forge-based project with one-on-one support and advice from Autodesk Forge API experts.…

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