Between the Lines

Congratulations to AEC Hackathon Teams

Recently, over the course of two weeks there has been the AEC hackathon that for the first time after over AEC industry hackathon just had to resort to go in digital since we cant meet in person safely. There were many teams from around the world competing in this global event and many presentations over the course of the two weeks with the final presentations and and the awards held on July 26th. It has been an absolute honor to... Read more →

Design & Construction for Mass Timber Event

Panel Discussion & Conversation on Thursday, August 13th, at 3:00 p.m. EST Recent trends in timber construction allow the world to imagine buildings as carbon sinks. Driven by this potential and other construction benefits, the AEC industry is evolving what it means to build with wood. Outsights will join together industry panelists to discuss how timber construction is re-shaping the design process towards an early convergence of trades and how this convergence can accelerate innovation across industries. Leading to the... Read more →

Prefabrication and Industrialized Construction Methods in MEP

Amy Marks, Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy & Evangelism, Autodesk wrote a great article discussing MEP subcontractors role in Industrialized Construction methods. “Subcontractors' investment and experience in prefabrication is driving the industrialized construction ecosystem There is growing recognition today that prefabrication represents an opportunity to transform the construction industry. By moving from onsite construction to industrialized construction, projects can benefit from improved safety, productivity and predictability. When we picture prefabrication in action, we often visualize whole modules of apartments or... Read more →

SE Washington and NE Oregon Social Distancing

Last weekend, I explored the Walla Walla Valley and enjoyed time outdoors on the water an the country roads. The region is well known for being a wheat belt, famous Walla Walla sweet onions, and the award winning wines. There are also amazing outdoor adventures from bike rides, stand up paddling boarding on rivers and lakes and the geography from warm temperature dry lower valleys to the Blue Mountains with their temperate forest and amazing small wild strawberries. These wild... Read more →

Using Generative design in Revit to Evaluate Social Distancing

In this day faced with the COVID-19 virus, architects and building owners have had to re-evaluate social distance in the programming of their building spaces. With Revit's latest release 2021 you get generative design to help accomplish this challenging task efficiently and fast. Read more and see the sample data sets in the Revit blog article. New studies for Generative Design in Revit offer approaches to social distancing ”Autodesk® Revit® 2021 debuted the ability to create generative design studies directly... Read more →

Throwback Thursday - The Solar System Drawn to Scale in AutoCAD DWG - Scale is Everything

Take a trip to the Universe to 1:1 scale in AutoCAD. https://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2018/02/the-solar-system-drawn-to-scale-in-autocad-dwg-scale-accuracy-is-everything.html Read more →

AEC Community Resource Center

Stay connected with community meetup opportunities, trainings, and more at the Autodesk AEC Community Resource Center: autode.sk/38GuzDI Read more →

Building Resiliency and Community During Times of Change

What an insightful, inspiring, and timely article on building resiliency by Amy Marks, Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy and Evangelism here at Autodesk. “In moments of hardship, communities come together to support one another. It’s that support that makes us more reliable and resilient on the other side. As we continue to navigate this unprecedented situation, every industry is finding themselves in a new normal. The construction industry is no different. The traditional jobsite we’ve all become accustomed to looks... Read more →

Explore the Autodesk Forge Showroom

A new online resource Forge Showroom is now available to see what others are building using Autodesk Forge. https://forge-showroom.autodesk.io/ Read more →

Join Us for a Virtual AEC Hackathon

Over the next couple of weeks there is a online virtual event going on for those in the AEC industry. Some of the presentations are free to attend, but the registration is cheap at $25 to see some of the potential cutting edge silo busting ideas and the hackathon team solution presentations. Come learn something, a new perspective, a new technology, a new contact, a new potential solution to a challenging problem in our industry. For a great deal of... Read more →

Autodesk University 2020 is No Cost!

You know the saying, “Go Big, or Go Home” well this years Autodesk University in light of the current health and safety issues with the COVID-19 pandemic went online for this year and it was just announced it will be no cost to attend online for everything. All you need to do is just register when registration opens mid September. While I will miss the in-person networking, fun, meeting new people, the morning run, the annual social media meetup, and... Read more →

AutoCAD Web App Program - Free For a Limited Time

Due to the ongoing need and importance for remote work, and in recognition of the ongoing challenges our customers continue to face, we are launching a new program called the Web App Program. Autodesk is offering the new Web App Program beginning July 1, 2020. This program enables anyone to access all the tools and commands of the AutoCAD web app from any computer for free, including free for commercial use, for an extended period. How do I access the... Read more →