Visit the Autodesk Gallery. Explore the great examples of design innovation and creativity. Besides having a spectacular view and great exhibits, it is free. http://www.autodesk.com/gallery/overview Location Located near the iconic San Francisco Ferry Building and just one block from the Embarcadero Station for BART and Muni, the Autodesk…
Read MoreJoin Autodesk on the road for the 3DRV Tour at more than 100+ stops to visit students, companies, and over the course of eight months. Autodesk is sponsoring a RV tour of the United States that celebrates the future of how things are designed and made. Led by…
Read MoreWith all of the hype surrounding 3D printing it is sometimes difficult to hear about the true promise of 3D printing like artificial limbs and many more life changing examples in addition to the powerful transformational changes it will do for manufacturing. Here is one example of a…
Read MoreAutodesk partnered with the US National Park Service to undertake the most complete study of the USS Arizona in 30 years both above and below water using many 3D capture technologies. Two of the artifacts captured using photos and Autodesk ReCap Photo were iconic and historically significant as…
Read MoreMy good friend and Autodesk colleague Tatjana Dzambazova (Technology Whisperer, Senior Product Manager of the IPG – Reality Solutions Group) recently presented at TEDx on technology and reality capturing (digitizing the analog world) including many of the amazing projects I have mentioned on this blog, and many more.…
Read MoreOn Memorial Day 2014 the US National Park Service and Autodesk announced for the first time in over 30 years that a scientific survey of the USS Arizona had been competed using the latest in technology. I wanted to share my personal experience and stories behind the scenes…
Read MoreTechnology is one thing that is always moving and rests for no one, or industry. There has been a great deal of discussion about wearable technology in the form of glasses that provide the wearer with relevant information. The most popular and (sometimes over hyped) is the Google…
Read MoreJust had the most amazing and emotional Memorial Day experience ever. Rode out to the USS Arizona with one of 10 remaining survivors Don Stratton and the project team from NPS and Autodesk I have been working with. Two photos from today at World War !! Valor in…
Read MoreI love flying my quad copter UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to capture imagery or to create 3D models using Autodesk;s 123D Catch or Recap Photo. I have even flown them in Kenya experimenting on mapping fossils in remote Northern Turkana and next week on a remote Hawaiian island…
Read MoreWhile capturing 3D geometry with a standard digital camera is challenging and takes advanced technology, capturing 3D geometry underwater can be even more difficult. Difficult because of the optical changes and physical demand to operate in subsurface environment while trying to take photos. Over the past few months…
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