Categories Design

Flying House Designs

I noticed an experiment yesterday in a Portland area park located atop a dormant volcano where an adult and a child had drawn their designs for a future home. Mind you this is in no way scientific, but does match other examples I have heard. Dr. Saul Griffith…

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Categories Announcements

Future of Making Things Autodesk Roadshow

There will be half day in-person events featuring Autodesk leaders speaking on manufacturing trends in the Future of Making Things complete with free food and refreshments. The events will include strategies and solutions for taking advantage of trends to drive innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage within manufacturing. Learn…

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Categories Design

Augmented Reality in AEC

I just read the Autodesk AEC blog post on Augmented Reality (AR) in the AEC industry. AR is a technology that will greatly enhance AEC and many other design and construction project needs to visualize the data over the existing structures. This is not to be confused with…

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Categories Autodesk Products

Mad 3ds Max

It is always amazing to see what Autodesk customers design and create using our software and technology. The new Mad Max movie from Warner Bros. used Autodesk 3ds Max and AutoCAD. We have the most awesome, creative, innovative customers in the world!   Here’s how they built the…

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Categories Design

99% Invisible is 100% Awesome!

A Portland Oregon friend of mine turned me onto a great storytelling podcast named 99% Invisible by Roman Mars that centers on a unique and interesting way of talking about architecture, design, and technology. Imagine my surprise and delight to see Autodesk has partnered on a new flag…

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Categories 3D Printing

Autodesk Open-Source Ember 3D Printer Design Files

Autodesk posted the open-source design files under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license for the Ember 3D printer this week. You can freely download the complete assembly in Fusion 360, Inventor, DWG, STL and more formats to create your own 3D printer design or modifications for Ember. If you…

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Categories 3D Printing

High Tech Conference Table in Autodesk’s AR Lab in Pier 9

We have the coolest conference table in my team's new Autodesk San Francisco Pier 9 Advanced Research Lab!  The conference table was constructed with 3D prints and addressable LEDs designed by Lumigeek and Autodesk employees. The wood table was created using locally sourced book-matched Bay Laurel, that was…

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