Between the Lines

Happy New Year 2013!

I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year except politicians in DC getting a raise in their own salaries while taxing us even more. May this year be better than the past and everyone prosper and find bountiful happiness. I have spent the past week with my family and hiking in Southern Utah getting my mind clear for 2013 and all it’s potential awesomeness. To start 2013 clean and fresh here are a few computer system tips to... Read more →

Happy Holidays!

Most of us at Autodesk “deskers” are spending time with our families and friends for the annual Autodesk week of rest and the holidays. This is the time of year I format my computer and backup and rebuild it after all the software install and uninstall abuse the past year. It is so very nice to start the new year with a fast and stable laptop. Thank you so very much for reading this Between the Lines blog. I sincerely... Read more →

Animated Autodesk Organization Chart

This wicked cool data visualization of the evolving and ever changing Autodesk org chart was created by the Autodesk Research team. Read more →

Autodesk 123D Catch Created 3D Christmas Card

Today I received a 3D Christmas card from Mark Flayer created with the free Autodesk 123D Catch and Autodesk Showcase by a colleague of his Rusty Belcher. How awesome is that! Check out the video and prepare to have your mind blown when you think all it took was a common digital camera and the free 123D Catch software to capture the Christmas Village in 3D, Read more →

AutoCAD WS v1.6 Released

The AutoCAD WS team today released a new version 1.6 of AutoCAD WS mobile version 1.6. AutoCAD WS is a free AutoCAD DWG viewing and editing application for mobile, cloud, and desktops. Read more →

"Bioprinting has the Potential to Change the World"

This was a quote from our Autodesk Chief Technology Officer Jeff Kowalski on the partnership with medical research firm Organovo. Read more →

Capturing the Exploratorium in San Francisco

The San Francisco Exploratorium has long been a place for kids and adults alike to explore science and technology, but it is moving. The Exploratorium is moving to the historic Embarcadero waterfront at pier 15 in 2013 and closing the current location in the Palace of Fine Arts in a couple weeks. One of the people that the Exploratorium helped get interested in science and technology was Autodesk’s very own Brian Mathews who is now the Group CTO for the IPG group. Brian mentioned it made such an impact on him that he wanted to help document the existing Exploratorium in 3D using Reality Capture methods such as laser scanning and photogrammetry. Laser scanning projects a laser beam and captures the x,y,z and other attributes at a very high speed to create a 3D point cloud to be used as a digital reference of the objects and space. Photogrammetry is where you take a series of photos and then software creates a 3D textured model. Autodesk currently has a free software for computers as well as iPhone and the iPad 123D Catch where you can take photos of an object and create a 3D model. Brian is using an advanced version of the technology that we are working on. Read more →

Now That's a Wrench! Largest 3D Printed Wrench

The Largest Ever 3D Printed Wrench by the new Stratasys Objet1000 printer. It is an example of the new wide format 3D printers ability to create larger objects in ABS plastic. Read more →

You Get, Autodesk Gives

Team up with Autodesk and Engineers Without Borders USA to improve the lives of people around the world. When you sign up for a free Autodesk® 360 account, Autodesk will give US$1 to Engineers Without Borders USA. Read more →

A Look Inside One of Santa's Warehouses

A fascinating look at Amazon.com by Gizmodo.com ”Santa's Real Warehouse” http://bit.ly/TMGeCo Read more →

AUGI Wish List 2012 Results for 8 Autodesk Products

Every year at Autodesk University Autodesk Users Group International “AUGI” present their members nominated and voted product wish lists to Autodesk at their annual meeting which precedes the infamous beer bust. This year was the most products covered in wish lists with: AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture AutoCAD Civil 3D Inventor Navisworks Revit Architecture Revit MEP Revit Structure I want to sincerely thank every AUGI member that participated in the process. Get ready for one really long blog post. Read more →

Exercise Your Brain and Learn More About Autodesk

Robert Scoble recently visited the Autodesk Gallery & interviewed Autodesk group CTO Brian Mathews. From infinite computing, bio/nano technology, rip mod fab, to reality capture including capturing Robert’s own head in 3D. This video will give you a really great overview of Autodesk and technology. In Robert's words, “mind blowing” and "If you are interested in the future of the world, this is a must watch." Read more →

3D Printing - The Future is Coming to a Print Shop Store Near You

Many people including myself have been predicting some mainstream print center would adopt 3D printing and bring it locally to millions of consumers. Quite frankly I thought it would be FedEx Kinkos first, but it looks like Staples beat them in announcing their intensions for 3D printing. Read more →

Thank you Schuyler “Sledgehammer” St.Leger

Some may have attended or seen the fun Cage Match on “3D Printing is a Toy” with 12 year old prodigy Schuyler St.Leger last week. I even wore the Nacho Libra mask and cape in an unsuccessful attempt to intimidate Schuyler. This was really a no win debate for my position that 3D printing is a toy. First: he is a cute and well spoken 12 year old kid that is passionate about 3D printing rating on enthusiasm meter of a scale 1-10 he pegs it at 99, and he really is smarter than most 30 year olds with a degree. Second: 3D Printing is here to stay and will only get better and used in many more ways to benefit everyone. My only point to be made during the entertaining fun event was that while I do fully believe in 3D printing, currently for most it is just printing small plastic toys with some limited exceptions. Read more →

Autodesk University 2012 is Over – See you at AU 2013

It was a great Autodesk University ending in what can only be described as an “EPIC” party that will go down as possibly the best I have attended in all 15 years of attending AU. I want to sincerely thank the Autodesk University Team for pulling off this excellent 20th year AU in grand style ending with the grand finale of all AU parties. The party’s food and drinks including Jell-O shots were excellent and the entertainment awesome with several large rooms each with different types of music and activities. I did finally get found by my crazy Australian & New Zealand friends who dragged me out until the wee hours of the morning. Don’t believe any of the stories you hear such as Irish clogging. Read more →

Autodesk University 2012 – Thursday Highlights

Thursday was the final day of Autodesk University 2012 and filled with a busy day of great classes and then the BIG party held at the Hard Rock Hotel. I was speaker in two classes: Read more →