Categories Autodesk

Autodesk Releases Wet Lab Accelerator to Open-Source

The Autodesk Bio/Nano Research Team has released a new wet lab tool to open-source on GitHub at https://github.com/Autodesk/bionano-wetLabAccelerator. This tool is for researchers working in synthetic biology and virology to design robotic wet lab protocols using a visual UI without coding. https://wla.bionano.autodesk.com

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Categories Autodesk

Autodesk CEO Carl Bass Speaking at CES 2016

After Carl Bass said he would not be interested in going to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ever again, he changed his mind after he was asked by the United States White House. Megan Smith, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer with the White House and Thomas Kalil, Deputy…

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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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Categories Design

Golden Gate Bridge is 83 Years Old Today

Happy Birthday Golden Gate Bridge! It was 83 years ago today that the Golden Gate Bridge construction was started. I am so proud that about 20 year ago and just before I joined Autodesk I got to work on the design and testing seismic structural changes that were…

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Categories Photography

Happy New Year!

Two of my photos of my New Years Day sunrise in Portland. This is my first New Years Day back living in Portland in 18 years. What an amazing sunrise start to 2016, but so very cold. I am looking forward to a great 2016 as it has…

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Categories Autodesk Products

Olympic Recurve Bow Created with Generative Design

Amazing example on how design software is pushing further the limits of design using generative design.  Project Dreamcatcher is a new design technology from Autodesk. Read more about Autodesk’s Project Dreamcatcher developed by Autodesk Research  – http://autodeskresearch.com/projects/dreamcatcher. “The Dreamcatcher system allows designers to input specific design objectives, including…

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Categories Misc.

Hurley’s Amazing Moon Crater

At first I thought I had received some more odd spam email or from Marvin the Martian to finally blow up Earth’s moon, but it wasn't. The ominous email started with the subject line of “LROC :: Moon target acquired notice” and filled with cryptic text: ”LRO/LROC ::…

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Categories Misc.

Happy Holidays from Autodesk

All of us at Autodesk wish you and your family and loved ones a very happy and safe holiday and New Year. Many of us at Autodesk are taking our annual week of rest from December 24th until January 4th to spend with our families and friends and…

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Categories Autodesk University

Storming Autodesk University 2015 with Storm Troopers

What happens in Vegas…https://slate.adobe.com/cp/TMpxB  Thanks to my Autodesk colleague Jonathan Knowles and for the fun Storm Trooper action at AU 2015 this year. I had the pleasure of playing Storm Trooper Wrangler and photographer, and loved the reactions from attendees. One Storm Trooper even Facetimed with an AU…

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Categories AutoCAD

AutoCAD Plant 3D and P&ID 2017 Beta Available for Download

The AutoCAD Plant Team aka “PlantZilla” has announced and released the beta of the next version of the Plant 3D and P&ID products and inviting people to participate and provide feedback and testing to assure the best possible released product in the future. The beta is available under…

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