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Autodesk Media Summit 2012 Roundup

I have been in the Autodesk San Francisco office this week and got to attend the Autodesk Media Summit 2012 where press and bloggers from around the world came to see what Autodesk was launching in our 2013 products and solutions.

It was a very busy event with Autodesk executives and product managers presenting and taking questions. I am sure many articles and blog posts from attendees will start to appear when they get back to their offices and their heads stop spinning. The Autodesk PR team did an amazing job on the event. As always it was great seeing so many familiar faces and meeting new ones.

You can now view some of the presentations on YouTube:

• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 1 of 6 - Main Keynote, 27 Mar 2012
• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 2 of 6 -- Visual Storytelling 27 Mar 2012
• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 3 of 6 -- Simulation 27 Mar 2012
• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 4 of 6 -- Lifecycle Management 27 Mar 2012
• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 5 of 6 -- Reality Capture 27 Mar 2012
• Autodesk 2013 Product Launch Part 6 of 6 - Maker Movement

The event concluded yesterday with a one-two awesome punch tour of the new Bay Bridge span construction and then topping off the with a visit to movie special effects masters Industrial Light & Magic.

Some of the current articles and tweets:

Articles:

The Autodesk big picture is a rose colored paint-by-number -  Graphic Speak
” When we parse the numbers, the picture emerges of a company happily running as fast as it can to transform digital art and design.“

Autodesk Introduces Engineering Software, Cloud Platform –  Bloomberg Businessweek
”The largest seller of engineering and design software is shifting more of its product development toward applications that can be delivered over the Web, in addition to being installed on users’ personal computers.”

From the Twitter-verse:

joshmings Thank you Autodesk for the multi-course gatling gun of info that was the Autodesk press summit. Out. #adsk_sf2012

olegshilovitsky Autodesk strategy in two words: cohesive and cloud. How product can help users without users doing anything? #adsk_sf2012

David Light‏ #adsk_sf2012 media event finished! Great event, #ilm was icing on the cake, thank you so much! Now off to #hok Sf

My day ended with two unauthorized feathered visitors to the Autodesk SF office making a bit of noise.

Cheers,
Shaan

AutoCAD 2013 Preview Guide

This AutoCAD 2013 Preview Guide document covers many of the new features and enhancements of the new release of AutoCAD.

Download AutoCAD_2013_Preview_Guide

New Drawing Tabs App for AutoCAD 2013

A few years ago I posted AutoCAD Free Bonus Tool Drawing Tabs "MDITabs" which when loaded in AutoCAD 2010-2012 provided a horizontal drawing tab for each open drawing file. This AutoCAD Bonus Tool was very popular among AutoCAD users working with multiple drawings open. Now with the launch of the new AutoCAD 2013 and the new Autodesk Exchange App Store there is a new version of the Drawing Tabs app compatible with AutoCAD 2013, and yes it is still FREE. 

The new Drawing Tabs App for AutoCAD 2013 in the Autodesk Exchange App Store

Here you see the new AutoCAD 2013 with the Drawing Tabs App loaded and showing tabs for open drawings.

When you right-click context menu on the drawing tab you get options:

• Create New drawing
• Save drawing in the selected tab
• Save As drawing
• Save All drawings
• Close the drawing in the selected tab
• Close All drawings
• Close All but selected drawing
• Copy the drawing path
• Open the containing folder’

There will be a growing selection of apps for Autodesk products and I would encourage you to explore the Autodesk Exchange App Store.

Cheers,
Shaan

New Autodesk Recommended Hardware Site

Randy Young is an  Lead Engineer for Autodesk Hardware Certification and today he sent me some great information on the new Autodesk Recommended Hardware website. In the past we have provided test results and guidance on graphics cards or recommended system level requirements such as memory and CPU but never really to the model and manufacture of a computer system but that is changing.

Have you ever wondered what systems work with your Autodesk Product or Suite? Or better yet what has been tested and designed for use with your Autodesk product? Look no further than www.autodesk.com/hardware. Most Autodesk products test hardware but have not posted results for recommended hardware until now. Autodesk now has a unified hardware site which displays both recommended computer systems and the certified graphics support.

One of the most common customer frustrations is how to pick a system that will work best with your software. Choose incorrectly and product stability problems will arise. Since Autodesk products are highly hardware dependent and are commonly used in tandem to solve design problems it is important to choose the correct system before installing any software. This can be done by; visiting www.autodesk.com/hardware, selecting System hardware, selecting your product(s) or suite, year, operating system, and clicking the Find button.

 

Now you can see all the systems that have been tested with your selected products. This site also allows you to see all tested vendors and form factors (Laptop & Desktop) together in one list. Now if you click on a system name, for example Dell Precision M4500, it will show you the test results and give you a link to jump directly to dell.com to order the system. If your system is adequate but you need to update your driver you can click on the graphics card name to go directly to the latest tested driver for this card where it can then be downloaded and installed.

This updated site should help you choose a system for your current Autodesk product, pick a system when upgrading your product, and configure your existing system to work with your current product. By choosing the correct system and keeping your existing system up to date with the latest driver you will avoid productivity losses due to slow performance and instability.

If you have any questions, see the FAQ site and if you have any issues not on the FAQ, please feel free to send us a message through the feedback link.

Good luck on your next project,
Randy Young
Autodesk Lead Engineer
Autodesk Hardware Certification

<Thank you Randy>

Download AutoCAD 2013

The AutoCAD 2013 products for both Windows and Mac have been announced and now available as a free full version 30 day trial download, free to students on the Student Community and to Autodesk Subscription customers. There are many people wanting to test and kick the tires of the new release of AutoCAD so the downloads might be quite busy initially.

The AutoCAD 2013 New Features Video

Download AutoCAD 2013 for Windows http://www.autodesk.com/autocad/ selecting the trial link option http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/trial/

Download AutoCAD 2013 for Mac http://www.autodesk.com/AutoCADforMac

Students & Faculty Get it at the Autodesk Education Community  http://students.autodesk.com/

Autodesk Subscription customers get it at the Autodesk Subscription site http://subscription.autodesk.com/

For those looking for AutoCAD LT 2013: www.autodesk.com/acadlt & http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad-lt/trial/

Cheers,
Shaan

Autodesk Webcast This Morning

 

Today is the big day. Starting at 9am PST today you can join Autodesk’s Carl Bass, Amar Hanspal, Mark Petit, and Brian Mathews for the exiting news about the new products and suites for design engineering & entertainment http://t.co/ckQCrUcL 

You can also follow the event on Twitter with hashtag #ADSK_SF2012.

I will be in the San Francisco Autodesk Gallery during this live event and the presentations to the press, bloggers and media following. It it was truly a delight to meet up with several bloggers and press last night thanks to Tech Soft as a gracious host.

There will also Virtual Event this Thursday March 29th. See how industry challenges and trends are being solved with the latest Autodesk solutions for Building Information Modeling (BIM), Digital Prototyping (DP) and Digital Entertainment Creation.

Register Now for this FREE online event. http://autode.sk/wlaUAU

Cheers,
Shaan

DIY Camera Rig for 123D Catch

 

Autodesk and Gian Pablo Villamil “GP” have now published the 123D Catch Camera Rig design as an Instructable and on Thingiverse. This Do It Yourself camera rig can used for capturing objects in 3D by mounting your digital camera and then rotating the camera around the object you wish to capture in 3D. You then use 123D Catch to upload and process the photos to a resulting 3D textured mesh. The 123D Catch Camera Rig design by GP was created to be low cost with parts from almost any hardware store and several of the components provided as STL files ready to be 3D printed.

The Camera Rig for 123D Catch Instructable:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Camera-rig-for-123D-Catch/?ALLSTEPS 

The Camera Rig for 123D Catch on Thingiverse
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:19558

To capture objects in 3D using photos from a standard digital camera and Autodesk 123D Catch you do not need a camera rig but this makes it super simple to easily capture nice still shots and keep the object consistent resulting in the best 3D model solution when processed.

Some key 123D Catch Tips:

• Fill the frame with the object you are capturing.
• Try to never rotate the object you are capturing and instead move the camera around the object.
• A diffuse light or cloudy day is best.
• Random patterned objects work best like sandstone, carpet, as opposed to blank white painted walls.
• You can place your object on a random patterned background for even better results. Think of placing it on wood or even newspaper.
• Transparent and shiny objects do not work well as the software is unable to define a point to calculate in 3D space. This limitation is true of many computer vision technologies.
• More 123D Catch (formerly known as Project Photofly) tips and tricks http://bit.ly/kcI0aj

Cheers,
Shaan

Personalized Candy Dispenser

Several people have noticed recent images appearing in online articles and on the 123D Catch page of a 3D head created using 123D Catch, and thought it looked like me.

It is indeed me and my head in 3D created by the fun 123D Team.

I am going to take the model and articulate it to a real functioning candy dispenser in real-life as a 3D print.
Why? It is not to just creep out even more people, but encourage people to think about how the new technologies allow people to capture and create almost anything you can think of from the practical to uniquely fun ideas. I have found if you start showing practical examples people tend to not think about all the possible work flows and uses, but when someone demonstrates a technology using a fun crazy example it tends to get more attention and people thinking about the potential practical uses. So while you could capture your head and modify it in Autodesk applications and then 3D print it, you could also capture a historic building feature or a sculpture in 3D for a historic preservation or restoration purposes.

Give 123D Catch a try as a new version has been posted for free download. There is also a new mobile version for the Apple iPad coming soon and you can enter your email to be notified when it is available.

Cheers,
Shaan

New 123D App Releases Announced

Yesterday in New York Autodesk held an event for media and partners in the consumer design space also known as the personal fabrication, DIY, and makers. Several new products were announced and shown at the event.

Capture, Design, Make, and Share.

Autodesk CEO, Carl Bass along with Samir Hanna, VP of Consumer Products both spoke about Autodesk and the support of Makers. Carl spoke about the “Post-Industrial Manufacturing and the Future of Making” explaining he has been a maker for over 30 years making things in his shop and then showed some great examples and research going on in the future of manufacturing including a 3D printer that prints building and another that can print human organs. Carl also mentioned the Consumer Products from Autodesk “are really aimed for kids 7-70 years old. Samir Hanna spoke about the changing in the role of consumers and design and how Autodesk is providing powerful yet easy to use tools for people to unleash their creativity as everyone has some ability to be creative and Autodesk wants to enable that with the growing 123D products.

Partners at the Event

• Epilog Laser
• MakerBot including their CEO Bre Pettis.
  
• Objet 3D printers
• Shapeways online 3D printing
• ShopBot The awesome guys from ShopBot actually cut a portion of my Delicate Arch model using a ShopBot.
  
  

So what was announced?

• Check out the updated 123D site (http://www.123dapp.com/) and register your account.
• A new desktop version of 123D Catch is coming adding new functionality like the gallery and MyCorner so you can exchange the data with other apps including 123D Sculpt online where you could heal the model making it ready for 3D printing. There was a mobile version of 123D Catch shown which will initially support the iPad so that you can capture 3D models of the world around you by simply tapping the screen around and object and then you can share or even 3D print it.
  We also showed our custom designed camera rig for mounting a camera to and then using it to move around an object to capture it using 123D Catch. The camera rig created from parts you can get from a home improvement store and a few 3D printed parts. Making it simple and easy to build was the key and also sharing the design so everyone can make one.
• A new version of 123D Beta 9 now available for download.
• A new version of 123D Make coming to not only the Mac, but to Windows and iOS.
• A new 123D Sculpt online where you can sculpt or repair geometry. There is also OBJ export coming to the 123D Sculpt iOS version via in-app purchase.
• Most of the consumer products continue to be FREE to everyone.

 

I will be covering the new products and feature details in a future post.

Cheers,
Shaan

Big Apple Event

I am in New York City for a Autodesk 123D maker and personal fabrication special media event. Autodesk CEO, Carl Bass along with Samir Hanna, VP of Consumer Products will be hosting the event. I will be providing information about the exciting announcements in real-time updates from the event using my Twitter account @ShaanHurley and later summarize on this blog.

One cannot help but think of the Frank Sinatra song New York New York and the words “if I can can Make it here, I can Make it anywhere” and how fitting that is.

Check out the Autodesk 123D free apps and Go Make Something!

Cheers,
Shaan

AutoCAD 2013 System Requirements

The system requirements for AutoCAD 2013 are pretty much the same as the last two releases with the exception of no longer officially supporting Windows Vista (not blocked on install just not supported.) Remember system requirements are not a one size fits all as there are a number of factors that affect how much resources your system may require. The factors can be from the complexity of your drawings, 2D or 3D, visual styles. These requirements are also the lowest suggested system optimal requirements, so use it as a suggested baseline.

AutoCAD 2013 Windows System Requirements

32-bit version

Operating System:

• Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later of the following:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home
• The following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Hardware:

• CPU
  • Windows XP – Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 1.6 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
  • Windows 7 - Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
• Memory: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
• Disk: Installation requires 6 GB space
• Display: 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 with true color recommended)

Misc.

• Browser: Internet Explorer 7.0 or later web browser
• File Formats: (New file format in AutoCAD 2013):
  • Save-as Support
    AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013.
  • DXF Support
    AutoCAD R12, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013
• API
  • LISP are compatible
  • Scripts are compatible
  • ObjectARX application will need to be recompiled

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64-bit version

Operating System:

• Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later of the following:
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• The following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Hardware:

• CPU
  • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology
  • AMD Opteron with SSE2 technology
  • Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support and SSE2
  • Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
• Memory: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
• Disk: Installation requires 6 GB space
• Display: 1,024 x 768 with true color (1,600 x 1,050 with true color recommended)

For both 32 & 64-bit  Misc.

• Browser: Internet Explorer 7.0 or later web browser
• File Formats: (New file format in AutoCAD 2013):
  • Save-as Support AutoCAD R14, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013.
  • DXF Support AutoCAD R12, AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD 2004, AutoCAD 2007, AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD 2013
• API
  • LISP are compatible
  • Scripts are compatible
  • ObjectARX application will need to be recompiled

For both 32 & 64-bit using 3D modeling workflows:

• Memory 4 GB RAM or more
• 6 GB free hard disk available not including installation requirements
• 1,280 x 1,024 True color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater support by your graphics card, Direct3D capable workstation class graphics card.

Your mileage and requirements may vary on system requirements due to how you use the products and your DWG files. So AutoCAD 2013 is coming very soon, and if you are running AutoCAD 2012 you should be good to go. 

Cheers,
Shaan

Special Live Autodesk Webcast <drumroll> New Products!

This invitation’s text says it all. Please do plan to attend the live web cast and see all the new stuff.

Autodesk invites you to a live webcast featuring CEO Carl Bass and Senior Vice President Amar Hanspal. Learn about Autodesk’s new products for the design, engineering, and entertainment industries.

When:
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 9 a.m. Pacific; noon Eastern; 4 p.m. UTC

View the live webcast on Autodesk's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/autodesk. A Facebook account is not required to view the webcast.

Utah's FIRST Robotics 2012 Competition

This past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday several high school student teams from around the Western United States converged on Salt Lake City Utah and competed in the Utah's FIRST Robotics Competition regional competition.

Over 40 teams started designing in January for the Rebound Rumble challenge which involved several challenges where the robots must autonomously make some basketball baskets shots and then the wireless controlled manual portion gathering the balls and shooting them for points as well as some obstacles and cooperation challenges where one robot helps another over an obstacle. In between the events there is fun trivia and entertainment like music and dancing to keep the crowds energy going.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded by Inventor and Engineer Dean Kamen in 1989 with the vision:
"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders."

I was fortunate enough to attend on Friday and Saturday and meet many of the teams. Autodesk is a proud supporter and sponsor of FIRST Robotics and provides software and support for the teams in the Autodesk Education Community’s FRC Program.

Students interested in engineering + robots + music = AWESOME

Here are some photos I took with my phone.

Regional Winners

• Team 2403 Team Plasma of Mesa Arizona. The team used Autodesk Inventor to wow those in attendance with their rotating 3D model on their laptop in their booth. The team was also a regional winner in the competition with their robot. This robot would be a welcome addition to any NBA team with its ball gathering and shooting skills.
• Team 3230 Protoypex from Salt Lake City Utah
• Team 3254 The Ravens

Engineering Inspiration Award

• Team 2486 CocoNuts

FIRST Dean’s List Finalist Award

• Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan of Team 1569
• TJ Houze of Team 4348

Regional Chairman's Award

• Team 3456 LiveWire of Pocatello Idaho (3 high schools, 4 coaches, 5 thousand hours, 6 weeks of building) – (This was an amazing and energetic team!!!)

The FIRST Finals 2012 will be in St. Louis April 25-28, 2012 and live streamed by NASA webcast.

It was a great and entertaining event seeing all the different ideas in the designs and everyone so pumped up.  In speaking to several of the teams it was clear that more mentors are needed. I was asked and by at least 4 teams for the 2013 competition season and looking forward to it. It was nice to see a real mix of boys and girls as both should be active and involved as math, science, and engineering is indeed cool and fun. I would strongly recommend you go to a regional or finals event if you live near a location one is being held or better yet get involved or support a local team. To learn more checkout http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ and for younger children checkout the FIRST LEGO League.

It is all our responsibility to get our youth to get involved in math science and engineering.

Congratulations to everyone who participated, volunteered, sponsored, mentored, and the students that participated in this competition.

Cheers,
Shaan

iPad 3 Madness

The new iPad known as the iPad (3rd generation) is now available for those that pre-ordered or waited in some sort of a line. So I found myself in a line at a Walmart at midnight and got my iPad 3rd gen tablet in the 32 Gb Wifi flavor. I don’t like waiting in lines for things especially gadgets, but this was worth it and actually a fun experience making new friends in the line and then the creepy guy wearing a poor Halo Master Chief costume around the store. It was almost like a support group for iPad users “My name is Shaan and I am an iPad’aholic.”

Some photos from the experience.

Pixlr-o-matic, Pixlr.com, and the Shaan Effect

There have been many Pixlr updates recently and an added surprise for me personally after a photo effect was named for me in Pixlr-o-matic web and mobile products.

Autodesk acquired Pixlr July 2011 and they have a few online and mobile image editing solutions. There is the online powerful Pixlr Editor and then the Pixlr-o-matic online and mobile that allows creative and retro treatments of photos.

Pixlr-o-matic

Pixlr-o-matic is available on the web at http://pixlr.com/o-matic/ as a download, on Facebook, as a Chrome web app, and for your Android or iOS device. You can load photos and apply creative and retro treatments. One awesome surprise to me was the addition of the new “Shaan” photo effect to the latest update. The Shaan Effect is a retro style sepia look that I had discussed with the founder of Pixlr Ola Sevandersson at Autodesk University 2011.

With the free mobile App for Android or iOS you get the Default Effects containing 25 nice effects.

You can get several additional effects. On the web version and Android they are free but on iOS they are $2.99.

• Subtle - 9 Effects
• Too Old - 6 Effects including the Shaan Effect
• Unicolor – 9 Effects
• Soft - 11 Effects

On the web based Pixlr-o-matic you can upload photos or use your webcam. You get access to all the effects for free including the newest one “Shaan”. I captured a quick video (with SnagIt’s new Video capture feature –LOVE IT) showing using the web based Pixlr-o-matic and browsing the Effects applying the new Shaan Effect and then adding a border.

Using the free web based Pixlr-o-matic http://pixlr.com/o-matic/ browsing the photo effects applying the new Shaan Effect and then adding a border.

Get the Pixlr-o-matic App now

 

Pixlr Web Image Editor

This is a great web based image editor and free. It allows you to perform some very complex selections, layers, filter effects including a tilt shift, and image editing workflows that rival many desktop photo editing software all for free and without installing a gig of software. Check this tool out: http://pixlr.com/editor/

Some BIG numbers:

• Pixlr has surpassed the 400 million pictures edited with Pixlr.com in under 4 years. http://autode.sk/wpuMXZ
• Over 1.5 million new images are edited every single day on Pixlr.com. http://autode.sk/wpuMXZ

Check out the Pixlr Blog (http://blog.pixlr.com/) for the very latest in Pixlr news and new products.

Cheers,
Shaan

Project Vasari 2.5 Released

 

Project Vasari is an AEC conceptual design and analysis software and a new update has just been made available for download on Autodesk Labs.

Download Technology Preview 2.5 of Project Vasari

Give the Autodesk Labs technology previews like Project Vasari a try and let us know what you think by providing feedback to labs.vasari@autodesk.com or the Project Vasari discussion forum.

Also checkout the Project Vasari Community: http://projectvasari.com/

Cheers,
Shaan

3D Cow-Pi

In the spirit of the 3.14 date being the same as the number of the mathematical constant of Pi I thought I would add my own spin of warped humor along with some cool 3D technology.

All day I have been hearing about pies key lime pie, blueberry pie, cherry pie, pot pie, meat pie, banana cream pie, and apple pies which has done nothing but make me hungry.  But how about a cow pie?

I had shown this unique 3D model live at Autodesk University 2011 to illustrate a point of how easy it is to capture objects in 3D using the free 123D Catch software from Autodesk. A cow pie is certainly something you would never take your laser scanner out into the field to capture and even then you would get an untextured point cloud that you would have to create a surface mesh. But in only seconds with a small point and shoot digital camera you can capture the object in 3D mesh complete with textures and no smells.

So if you ever needed to capture something as a 3D mesh with textures where you do not need manufacturing tolerance precision then Autodesk 123D Catch would be a great option. From 123D Catch you can export FBX or OBJ files for use in a video game, video animation, or even a 3D print.

I proudly present to you the 3D Cow Pie in honor of Pi day.

 

Project Vasari 2.5 Coming Soon

Project Vasari is an AEC conceptual design and analysis software that has been getting accolades since it was first launched on Autodesk Labs. Now there is a new updated Project Vasari 2.5 coming very soon.

Project Vasari 2.5 adds some features that many of you have asked for such as:

• Working in Perspective (BIG Request - delivered)
• Better handling of ASHRAE zones
• Extrude Faces
• And more…

The Project Vasari 2.5 Preview Video:
http://youtu.be/KTfTqDdADKw

Check out more details on David Light’s excellent blog post:
http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com/2012/03/project-vasari-25.html

The Project Vasari 2.5 Team

As you may already know, the main reason we post technology previews on Autodesk Labs is to get your feedback. As you provide feedback on a technology preview it lets us know what you like, do not like, as well as what you want or need in the future. Technology previews are not yet products or beta they are early technology previews incubating on Autodesk Labs.

Give the Autodesk Labs technology previews like Project Vasari a try and let us know what you think.

More AutoCAD 2013 News

Cadalyst Magazine has published an overview article by Robert Green of the soon to be released AutoCAD 2013.

AutoCAD 2013 is (Almost) Here - http://bit.ly/xC2K1p

SketchBook Ink Coming Spring 2012

March 7th, 2012 Apple announced their new iPad. During the presentation Autodesk SketchBook Product Line Manager Chris Cheung was on stage to show the upcoming new Autodesk SketchBook Ink product for the Apple iOS platform.

CNET Video http://autode.sk/xsPL9x  

SketchBook Ink – Product and more Details coming this Spring. http://bit.ly/xwNZjw

Autodesk Crack or Keygen

 

If you are a student or faculty member you can get most Autodesk products FREE. Yes, a FREE for a 3 year term without having to resort to illegal, unethical, virus infected or security compromising software licensing cracking methods.

Get everything for 2D, 3D, and 4D design, analysis and sustainability in several industries.

Join the almost 4 million member student community where you can download Autodesk software free as well as get some training all while remaining totally legit in your software licenses and sleep with a good conscience.

Check out the Autodesk Education Community http://students.autodesk.com/

Some of the software available for download:

• AutoCAD
• AutoCAD Architecture
• AutoCAD Civil 3D
• AutoCAD Electrical
• AutoCAD for Mac
• AutoCAD Map 3D
• AutoCAD Mechanical
• AutoCAD MEP
• AutoCAD P&ID
• AutoCAD Raster Design
• AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite
• AutoCAD Structural Detailing
• Autodesk 3ds Max
• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Autodesk Alias Automotive
• Autodesk Alias Design
• Autodesk Ecotect Analysis
• Autodesk Green Building Studio
• Autodesk Impression
• Autodesk Inventor Professional
• Autodesk Inventor Publisher
• Autodesk Maya
• Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Advanced
• Autodesk MotionBuilder
• Autodesk Mudbox
• Autodesk Navisworks Manage
• Autodesk Quantity Takeoff
• Autodesk Revit Architecture
• Autodesk Revit Structure
• Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
• Autodesk Showcase
• Autodesk Simulation Multiphysics
• Autodesk SketchBook Designer
• Autodesk SketchBook Pro
• Autodesk Smoke
• Autodesk Softimage
• Autodesk T-Splines Plug-in for Rhino

Digital Wind Tunnel Simulation – Autodesk Labs Project Falcon

Project Falcon is a free technology preview on Autodesk Labs. Project Falcon standalone version allows you to import a STL file and subject it to digital wind tunnel simulation testing to better understand the structure, topology, or a design and improve it. Most Autodesk and applications that work with 3D geometry can export a STL mesh file to be used in Project Falcon. You can also output.AVI format video of the simulation.

Flow and wind pressure results including:

• Transient, Incompressible fluid flow solver
• Finite Volume Method
• Full 2D and 3D Navier-Stokes fluid solution
• LES turbulence model

 

 

So why does Autodesk post great technology for free on Autodesk Labs? The answer is quite simple, we want your feedback to see if the technology preview can be improved and should be a future product or service for Autodesk. Your feedback is critical to the future of the technology previews.

Give Project Falcon a try today as it is not only informative, but fun.
http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/falcon/

TED 2012 - Master Class “RIP It MOD It FAB It”

Re-imagining Design and Manufacturing in the future

Tatjana Dzambazova, Technology Whisperer, Maker Extraordinaire, and Autodesk Sr. Product Manager hosted two live Master Class sessions at TED 2012 Monday this week titled “RIP MOD FAB Re-imagining Design and Manufacturing in the future. 

Tatjana’s preview video of the TED 2012 workshop: http://youtu.be/rrtysl-lcyc

The class flow was a 30 minute lecture with live demonstrations and then followed by a conversation and workshop. Tatjana covered three areas (RIP MOD FAB)  from urban level down all the way down to the nano level. She covered the available technologies, convergences, and use cases.

  

 

RIP It
From analog to digital: Using Reality Capture technologies like laser scanning and photogrammetry using Autodesk 123D Catch down to micro sensors and DNA sequencing.

Examples: digital historic preservation, education and access to scientific research such as paleontologist Louise Leakey captured important hominid and fauna fossils to 3D digital models for everyone to explore on AfricanFossils.org, real live measurement of energy performance of buildings, or just for fun.

MOD It
Modifying of digitized data (analysis, simulation) and the revolution that infinite computing brings.

FAB It
From digital back to analog: Discussed various democratized fabrication methods, laser cutting and 3d printing and the power it brings to anyone creative to participate in the creation of the world around us.

Examples: Laser cutting designs and prototypes for work, education, art or for fun. 3D printing objects, food, homes, bio printing and DNA printing, art, or just for fun.

Workshop material: Introduced Autodesk 123D Make that takes any 3D digital model and produces a vector, laser cut pattern that can construct that 3D model out of flat parts.

 

Attendees were then gathered around the machines such as the MakerBot, FARO Laser Scanner, NEXTEngine scanner, Epilog laser cutter where they received instructions about the machines, as well as instructions about the provided assembly kits that they grabbed to take and make themselves after TED.

Some of the kits

         

Attendees also received a Headphone Wrap creation by post grad student Alex Wall sponsored by Ponoko .

 

Check out the free Autodesk 123D Apps that support key parts of the personal fabrication / maker movement.