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…
Read MoreI have been traveling a fair amount recently and about to enjoy some Summertime with my young daughter. I just returned from a work project in Mexico helping to train artists and scientist using Autodesk Memento to digitally capture corals and sculptures in 3D. While in Mexico a…
Read MoreWho remembers the good old Autodesk 3ds Max and Character Studio product Dancing Baby from the late 90s that even made the Ally McBeal television show? I thought the dancing baby and all of the many versions had faded into history, but on a Delta Airlines flight this…
Read MoreIt 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…
Read MoreI attended the TEDx Portland event on May 30th, 2015 and had planned to see my colleage and teammate Maurice Conti but his appendix had other ideas. TEDx opened with a shout out to Maurice to get better and they are looking forward to him at TEDx 2016.…
Read MoreAutodesk participates in the Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) with hundreds of employee teams competing internally and against other companies and the perfect side effect of getting more fit. This GCC 2015 is my third year participating and last year our team made 11th place within Autodesk as Team…
Read MoreThe oldest stone tools known to man were found in remote Northern Kenya. The tools date back 3.3 million years. My friend Dr. Louise Leakey documented the excavation and tools using Autodesk technology to share the discovery with the world. These historical findings are detailed in an article…
Read MoreAutodesk’s Pier 9 is a SF office space where many resident artists and Autodesk employees make some amazing creations, products, and some teams do futuristic research. Check out Pier 9’s Spring 2015 Artist in Residence Reel Video, it’s truly amazing! Pier 9’s Spring 2015 Artist in Residence Reel…
Read MoreMy Autodesk Office of the CTO colleagues Evan Atherton and David Thomasson were just featured in a Forbes story on research projects in robotics and teaching robots to draw. It is fascinating to watch the robot in person interpreting the images and instructions. It is still safer…
Read MoreIt is Memorial Day weekend in the United States which kicks off Summer. Sadly it also is the start of more traffic accidents and many related to long holiday drives while tired. Please, if you are driving long distances this weekend stop and take resets and arrive alive.…
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