Lucas Prokopiak is a colleague of mine in the Office of the CTO and wrote a great post on using Autodesk Fusion 360 to re-create and go beyond some public SolidWorks 3D model challenges. Lucas used Autodesk Fusion 360 which he is still fresh at using and documented…
Read MoreThis is a great article by Autodesk VP of Corporate Strategy Jon Pittman on a topical tech subject the Internet of Things (IoT). Our team and Autodesk has been doing a great deal of thinking about a connected world and how it relates to the products you design…
Read MoreThis past weekend the FIRST Robotics PNW district 8 playoffs were held in Oregon City, Oregon. The alliance of teams 1540 Flaming Chickens, 2471 Team Mean Machine, and 5468 Retro-bots won the event. Congratulations teams! There were so many amazing teams and their robots in the event and…
Read MoreMade In Space is developing manufacturing technologies that are enabling people to live and work in space. The Made In Space Additive Manufacturing Facility was launched on March 22nd, 2016 and arrived at the International Space Station on March 26th, 2016. This is a first step toward putting…
Read MoreAutodesk partner, friends, and Fusion 360 users Made in Space sent the first 3D printer designed for space 2011 is again sending a new updated 3D printer up to the International Space Station this Tuesday, March 22nd at 11:05 pm EST. Keeping with the long tradition of crazy…
Read MoreYesterday was the fist of two days for the REAL 2016 conference in it’s second year. Being held at scenic Fort Mason there are about 900 attendees networking, attending presentations, and looking at exhibits and vendors.Autodesk was periscoping several of the presentations yesterday (https://www.periscope.tv/autodesk) and I was tweeting…
Read MoreI have been involved with one of the most amazing group of young humans (High School students) as a mentor. Team 1540 Flaming Chickens of Catlin Gabel are now entering the 2016 FRC competition season and just created their robot reveal video. http://oregonfirst.org/events/pnw-frc-championship/ Team 1540 Reveal Video 2016…
Read MoreProject Boulder is a preview Technology on Autodesk Labs as an add in for Autodesk InfraWorks 360. A couple Autodesk colleagues Angel Espinoza and Keith Warren generated a wave and flood model simulation for San Diego Bay using Project Boulder. “Project Boulder for InfraWorks 360 is a free* limited…
Read MoreIs it possible to design the style of a concept car or product in under 27 minutes to a stunning rendering without breaking a sweat, YES it is. Autodesk college intern from Oregon State University (OSU) Grant Holmberg-Baugher recorded a screencast where you can see every detailed step…
Read MoreA full scale race car which will compete against regular combustion engine powered cars. This car will be one of the first hydrogen fuel cell powered cars with this size and power. The Forze Hydrogen Racing Team partnered on a student project with Delft University of Technology in…
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