Categories Bend Oregon

Pure Stoke – Skiing on a Volcano

I went alpine skiing, Wednesday at Mt Bachelor. Mt Bachelor is an extinct volcanic cone mountain about 20 miles West of Bend Oregon where I live, and the 6trh largest ski resort in the US. We have received so much snow recently, that I had to go skiing…

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Categories Announcements

Yuji Suzuki 惜しい人を亡くしました

The world, and the AEC industry lost an amazing friend and educator on March 18, 2023. I first met Suzuki-san many years ago in the AUGI-Japan (Autodesk User Group International – Japan) group while visiting Japan. We met while I was there working on building relationships with Japanese…

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Categories Announcements

Recent Adventures

I am still traveling and visiting with family, but soon will be back and ready and reviewing future opportunities and adventures. This Between the Lines Blog will remain my blog, as always, and be back to an active cadence, although less Autodesk-centric and more wide across-industry and technology-focused…

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Categories Announcements

Last Day at Autodesk After 25 years

YAG – “Yet Another Goodbye”, a longtime Autodesk tradition going back to the founding. Dear Colleagues and Friends, Today is my last day 25 years after my first day joining Autodesk. As some of you may already know, I am leaving Autodesk as a result of the recent…

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Categories Misc.

Update

I’m doing quite well and appreciated all the kind emails, messages, tweets, and calls. I’m taking a short break and vacation to ski, play on a beach, spend time with family and friends, and clear my head. I will be back full steam and departing Autodesk and excited…

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Categories Announcements

Changes After 25 Years

Some may have heard, but after 25 years at Autodesk, my current role was eliminated this week. I’m considering open internal roles at Autodesk or venturing back into the outside world. Still processing it all and disappointed, but it is forcing functions like this that always make for…

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Categories Announcements

Happy 41st Birthday Autodesk

Today, I celebrate and acknowledge the 41st anniversary of Autodesk's founding on January 30, 1982. Over the past 41 years, Autodesk has established itself as a leader in the design and engineering software industry, and has played a significant role in shaping the way professionals in architecture, engineering,…

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Categories AEC

Roadmap AMAs and Handling Multiple Updaters in the Revit API

Recordings of the roadmap presentations are now available to help us all see and understand where things are headed, and updaters and worksharing help us monitor what is happening right now: Community conversation roadmap AMAs Platform Services Parameters API Handling multiple updaters WorksharingUtils help check element status Chuong…

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