Categories Autodesk Research

AR, VR and MR – Oh My

Learn about AR, VR and MR and the impact it will make for all of us from Autodesk  Brian Pene Director of Emerging Technology, Office of the CTO.   Five Ways AR and VR Will Improve Our Current Reality http://autode.sk/28WjqhN In recent years, technological advances, coupled with a…

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Categories Autodesk Research

Smart Materials

Max Moruzzi is the senior principal research scientist in our Autodesk Research and has authored an article for Techcrunch on how smart materials will change and reshape the world for better through design. This is another remarkable glimpse at the Future of Making Things. How Smart Materials Will…

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Using Generative Design to Design a Bike Stem

There is an article published by SolidSmack explaining Autodesk’s Generative Design technology named Dreamcatcher developed by Autodesk Research. The article discusses Autodesk Pier 9 Artist in Residence Che-Wei Wang using Dreamcatcher to design an optimized 3D printed metal bike stem. In Dreamcatcher the user is not just a modeler…

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FOUR – Using Science Fiction to Explore Technology

Autodesk has published a free new electronic book titled FOUR. Science fiction and storytelling are a great methods of delivery to convey technology and explore the possible future. FOUR is the newest installment of stories developed by Autodesk’s Strategic Futures project, where we use science fiction to explore…

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Categories Design

Fast Cars and Generative Design

Back in May of this year I had the pleasure to be in the hot and beautiful Southern California desert at Trona Pinnacles near Death Valley with a group of engineers, scientist, champion Baja 1000 champion race drivers, car builders, mechanics, designers, cinematographers, technologists, and more for a…

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What is Generative Design

I was surprised when the computer using Autodesk’s generative design technology Dreamcatcher mimicked nature’s optimal designs. When we were researching the next evolution in design, we found that computers could iterate design options for strength, material usage, and cost for an engineer and designer faster than the the…

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Categories Autodesk Products

Revit Guide to Drinks

Robin Deurloo from the Holland (Netherlands) took me up on the challenge to re-create the Engineers Guide to Drinks drawing using Autodesk products, and he nailed it. He researched the history of the about 40 year old drawing and started a Revit version complete with Revit formulas.

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Categories Design

2016 Autodesk AEC Showreel

Check out the just released Autodesk 2016 AEC Showreel. It is always amazing to see what our customers design and build using our software and technology.Enjoy! http://youtu.be/cEdOIKrSGu8

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Categories Autodesk

Giving a Hand

Yesterday many big hearted employees in the Autodesk Lake Oswego Oregon office took time to assemble 3D printed Phoenix prosthetic hands designed using Autodesk’s own Fusion 360 in the e-NABLE Buildathon. The hands are destined with a personal card for children in war torn Syria by e-NABLE. Autodesk…

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