Categories 3D Printing

AMF in Orbit

The Atlas V launch vehicle lifts off from Cape Canaveral. Credit: NASA Congratulations to NASA,  Orbital ATK, and Made in Space for launching the new 3D Printer Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) into orbit last night. It will soon arrive and be installed on the International Space Station and…

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Categories Autodesk

REAL 2016 is a Wrap

Yesterday was the final of two days of the REAL 2016 conference ending with a great reception and stunning sunset with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. There were many great exhibits as well as presentations. Here are a few photos from some of the sessions and…

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Categories 3D Printing

Great First Day of REAL 2016

Yesterday 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…

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Categories Events

REAL 2016 – Hoping to See You in 3D

If you are involved in reality capture, computing and creation 3D technologies, I hope you are in San Francisco preparing to attend REAL 2016. The REAL 2016 conference will be the place to be to learn about the very latest technologies and cutting edge workflows. I will be…

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Categories Events

REAL 2016

Meet me March 8th and 9th in beautiful San Francisco at REAL where you will see the very latest in 3D and Reality Computing. There is will be some great presentations by some speakers like Adam Metallo and Vincent Rossi (the Laser Cowboys) who will present on the…

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Categories Reality Capture

Graffiti Found Scratched Inside Apollo 11

Autodesk and the Smithsonian have been working together on a reality capture project of historical significance. The team are capturing for the first time the complete inside and outside of the Apollo 11 command module where the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin sat during the historic mission…

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Categories Autodesk

REAL 2016 – The Premiere Reality Computing Event Twice the Size!

Last February, a REAL 2015 event was hosted, to showcase and underscore​ Reality Computing in a three-word declaration: Capture. Compute. Create.  There were dozens of great speakers covering a diverse array ofReality Computing topics.  For example, the REAL Talk stage came alive with the sinuous brass Coriolissculpture of…

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Categories Photography

The Hydrous Maldives 2015 Expedition

Such a visually stunning story with a very important educational angle about the ocean by Sly Lee and the 501 (c)3 non-profit organization The Hydrous. The  Hydrous do what they proclaim by “communicating science beautifully.”  They were recently in the Maldives in December 2015 and generated highly detailed…

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