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Manufacturing Design Software Trends

The MFG Trend Nostradamus.. I have been deep dive researching in AEC and Manufacturing design software and the greater industry trends. Here is my overview of manufacturing design software trends. There are several trends in mechanical design software technologies that are shaping the future of engineering and product…

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Categories AI

Learn About the Autodesk AI Lab

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic, and Autodesk is also looking into how we can intelligently utilize AI and machine learning to solve customer challenges. Find out about the new Autodesk AI Lab from theDirector of AI Research at Autodesk Tonya Curtis, and what they are researhing and…

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Categories AI

Interesting AI Possibilities from OpenAI Using ChatGPT

Last Wednesday, OpenAI released their ChatGPT for free and is based on GPT-3.5. https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ ChatGPT is like a smarter search engine as a bot with the ability to create results including code or text in response to natural language queries. What I find interesting and the possibilities exciting…

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Down the Melting Neon Rabbit Hole of AI-Generated Art

I have recently been experimenting with a new technology, I know, I’m a techy geek and your are not shocked that I’m geeking out on something new. There are many new technologies harnessing AI to generate images based on words and instructions you feed it like Dall-E, Dall-E…

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Autodesk & Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building

A great article by my crazy smart friend and Autodesk colleague as well as fellow Bend Oregon resident, Brian Pene on explaining our (Autodesk) long strong relationship with the Smithsonian and the new exhibition showcasing the future of human/machine collaboration. New Autodesk & Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building…

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How Innovators Are Exploring Emerging Technologies

“Innovation and collaboration are at the heart of the Autodesk Technology Centers, which provide a platform for exploring new possibilities of designing and making. With a global network of innovators from the industry, academic, and entrepreneurial communities—and physical workshops in San Francisco; Boston; Toronto; and Birmingham, England—the technology…

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Categories AEC

Learn About Revit Automation and Generative Design

There is a free Autodesk eBook now available on learning about how automation and generative design can empower you to meet new challenges and shape the built environment of the future. The Future is a Design Challenge eBook”Solving tomorrow’s challenges with automation and generative design “autode.sk/2W3H6f0 

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Categories AEC

COVID-19 Design Challenges – Call To Action

My longtime friend and Autodesk colleague Kean Walmsley and I have been talking about ways Autodesk technology might assist our customers, and even us at Autodesk in these changing times or the “new normal”. How might we evaluate social distancing, points where people could congregate or HVAC flows…

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