Between the Lines

Throwback Thursday Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka

Yes, back in the late 90s there was a creepy Dancing Baby “Baby Cha Cha” that seemed to be all the rage on the young growing Internet. Jon Bell a colleague here in the Autodesk Lake Oswego office has been involved with the Autodesk 3d Max /3D Studio teams since the early beginnings and was able to find the source file for me. I just had to render it in the new 3ds Max 2017 for nostalgic fun and I... Read more →

AutoCAD 2017 Service Pack

The Service Pack Update for AutoCAD 2017 and AutoCAD 2017 based products and a hotfix for an Exchange App autoloader issue are available. You can choose to install using the Autodesk Desktop App or from the Autodesk Knowledge Network link below. Download AutoCAD 2017 Service Pack 1 Updated 8/24/16: The Exchange App autoloader Hotfix is not included with SP1. If you use Exchange Apps make sure to also download the Hotfix. Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2017 Exchange App Autoloader Hotfix AutoCAD 2017... Read more →

Bad Poetry Slam - You Are invited

I am hosting another fun Autodesk Lake Oswego Oregon office event as a follow up to the fun PowerPoint Karaoke we held a couple months ago. This time it is a Bad Poetry Slam August 24th at our Autodesk Lake Oswego Beer Bust event hosted by the Fusion 360 Team. We all know how easy good poetry is to write (am I right), but we want the more difficult and rare bad poetry to shine, celebrated, and toasted with fine... Read more →

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Breaks the F Keys in AutoCAD

With the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update the F keys used for many important keyboard functions have been broken. Our teams have logged the issue with Microsoft for a resolution. Product Support will advise once the solution is provided. A possible workaround: Set the system variable TEMPOVERRIDES to 0. WTF’Key There are other non Autodesk issues being published with the Windows 10 Anniversary update. Windows 10 update is breaking millions of webcams - how to fix it Read more →

13 Years of Between the Lines

On this day 13 years ago, this Between the Lines blog was started as the first Autodesk employee blog and one of the first in the CAD industry. There have been thousands of posts and comments and millions of readers. Thank you so very much for reading and if you ever have any suggestions, please feel free to email me. Cheers, -Shaan Read more →

FusionFriday - Fusion 360 Basics

If you have been wanting to learn Autodesk Fusion 360, there is no better time like the present and many resources. The Fusion team holds webinars all the time and many are posted to YouTube for you to watch and learn not only the basics of Fusion, but also advanced topics like machining, surfacing and more. There is even a nice video that teaches Fusion for AutoCAD users. Fusion is a powerful new industrial and mechanical design tool leveraging the... Read more →

Autodesk in Space

Autodesk Remake formerly known as Autodesk Memento is currently being used on the International Space Station that is currently orbiting around Earth. Autodesk Remake is being used by the NASA and Made in Space “Additive Manufacturing Facility” (AMF) for 3D printing on the space station. The latest printer with Autodesk Remake was placed into orbit on March 23, 2016 AMF in Orbit, A New 3D Printer Heading to the International Space Station. 3D printing in space is a really important... Read more →

Autodesk University 2016 Registration is Open

Now is the time to register and save a few bucks and get pick of the sessions for the biggest Autodesk event of the year – Autodesk University. AU is only 90 days away on November 15-17, 2016 in Las Vegas Nevada. Not only has the time of the year changed but the night of the party and more. I hope to see you at AU and stay tuned for some special events, surprises, announcements, and AU information as we... Read more →

Technology Trends with Benefits - Changing Technology of Autodesk Alpha and Betas

Having been involved with Autodesk betas for almost 19 years, and 5 years prior to that as a customer participating in multiple Autodesk betas I have seen a great deal of change in technology when connecting our product teams to our customers for pre-release testing. Over the years, the beta program technology has evolved from long days manually burning floppy disks and CD-ROMs and then shipping those out to people and then waiting for faxed or emailed bug reports to... Read more →

Weekend Snapshot

This past weekend I hiked hiked on the North face of Mount Hood in Oregon up to the alpine meadows via the Pinnacles and Vista Ridge trail to Elk Cove about 10 miles and 3000 feet vertical. It was an a amazing hike but I have never seen Mt Hood without so much snow. It is usually covered in places by glacier snow and ice fields year round. Part of the hike passed through a forest fire affected region (... Read more →

FOUR - Using Science Fiction to Explore Technology

Autodesk has published a free new electronic book titled FOUR. Science fiction and storytelling are a great methods of delivery to convey technology and explore the possible future. FOUR is the newest installment of stories developed by Autodesk's Strategic Futures project, where we use science fiction to explore how technology that we are working on today can and should shape the future. Storytelling has played an extremely important role in the development of human culture — since before we could... Read more →

TBT Throwback Thursday: Hot Tip Harry Book

We are re-organizing our Autodesk Lake Oswego Oregon office to accommodate more employees. In the process people are cleaning out their office spaces to down size by shedding electronics, piñatas (not kidding I was given a Darth Vader piñata by a colleague), and lots and lots of books. In the book pile located on the 4th floor I found a blast from the past, a book “ The Best of Hot Tip Harry” authored by a friend and well known... Read more →

Find Buy Make Anything

I love this image. It was shown by an Autodesk VP at a public presentation describing Autodesk and the cloud. It is very true that we are the Make Anything. Google is Find Anything, Amazon is Buy Anything and Autodesk is Make Anything Read more →

First Day Back in the Saddle err Office

I have been on sabbatical since mid-June and returned to the Autodesk Lake Oswego office this morning – a little too bright and early. I absolutely love working for Autodesk and truly appreciate that they still believe in giving employees a real disconnected break every four years to rejuvenate and reflect and come back with a reinvigorated energy. I feel rested, relaxed, and ready for many great products, projects, and events and of course more blog and social media information... Read more →

Fast Cars and Generative Design

Back in May of this year I had the pleasure to be in the hot and beautiful Southern California desert at Trona Pinnacles near Death Valley with a group of engineers, scientist, champion Baja 1000 champion race drivers, car builders, mechanics, designers, cinematographers, technologists, and more for a historic off road race car project test for a generative designed car, the Hackrod. The Hackrod was designed by Autodesk Dreamcatcher using design input and performance data from many types of sensors... Read more →