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Autodesk University 2017 - Design/Make/Use a Custom Speaker That Goes to 11!

There is a new Product Innovation Platform Design/Make/Use Track being planned for Autodesk University by Autodesk’s Garin Gardiner and your votes are critical to making this a loud reality. This track contains 5 classes that will take you through the complete Design/Make/Use process and as a bonus you get a wicked custom portable USB speaker, that you designed and made. You will start in Autodesk Eagle for design of the electronics PCB board, then solder and test the completed circuit board, Using Autodesk Fusion 360 you will design the enclosure including drawings and renderings and then generate the machine toolpaths. At the end of the 5 classes, you will new skills and knowledge and have your custom wood speaker enclosure machined on-site that you can assemble and test. Read more →

Project Impossible

Project Impossible aired a sneak peek last evening on History Channel. The series will show amazing projects and Autodesk customers. The ten part series will begin airing in late summer/early fall. I had the pleasure of working on one of the projects to be featured this Fall, and was there during the filming. Last evenings episode “S1E1 Super Structures” featured two Autodesk customers: The Wilshire Grand skyscraper in California, the tallest building west of the Mississippi and Georgia’s new Mercedes-Benz... Read more →

You Need to Update Your Computer and Software

Recently there was a general malware attack that compromised and encrypted peoples data on their Windows machines around the world and held it for ransom. The sad part is most of this was preventable if the people affected had only updated their systems as the fix was included before the attack occurred. WannaCry ransomware attack The same advice to update your Autodesk products applies as we include critical fixes to address problems and also improve security of our products. There... Read more →

Autodesk Answer Day in Progress

Many Autodesk teams around the world are online to help answer your submitted qu... Read more →

Vote for Autodesk University Classes

Potential speakers have submitted their class sessions for the Autodesk University 2017 in Las Vegas. Now comes your opportunity to help decide the classes you want to attend and that inspire you. Don't delay — Voting Ends June 16! http://bit.ly/2qdumBd Read more →

Autodesk Answer Day is Tomorrow

We are holding another popular Autodesk Answer Day tomorrow May 24 in our discus... Read more →

Autodesk Feedback Community Maintenance Monday May 22nd, 2017

Monday May 22nd, 2017 at 7:00pm PST, Tuesday 3:00am GMT, (lasting up to 4 hours) We will be upgrading the server hardware and application software of our Autodesk Feedback Community platform that hosts both Autodesk Alpha/Beta and Autodesk Tech Previews for over 300,000 users around the world. Planned Maintenance: Monday, May 22nd 7 pm PST, Tuesday 3 am GMT There will be an outage for up to 4 hours. What do you need to do? Nothing really except be aware... Read more →

Autodesk University London June 21-21

Want to learn about the technologies and trends shaping the future of making things? Don’t miss Autodesk’s co-CEO and chief product officer, Amar Hanspal’s keynote session at AU 2017 London. Get your ticket to attend, here http://autode.sk/2orS3Uy Want to give your career a boost? At AU London, we’ll be running free certification exams across construction, manufacturing and media & entertainment disciplines, including Autodesk Revit, Inventor and 3ds Max. There’s also a whole host of hands-on sessions & industry talks too.... Read more →

Autodesk Design Night PDX Video

Here is a video highlight reel video from our recent Autodesk Design Night Portland event. What a great time and I hope it is one of many more Design Nights held in Portland. Design Night PDX Highlight Video Read more →

Autodesk Office in Oregon is Relocating

The news is breaking publicly that Autodesk is relocating the Lake Oswego office in the Portland area to downtown SE Portland just off of Burnside at 17 SE 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97214. Autodesk to move 200 Lake Oswego employees to Portland The old 1916 Towne Storage building is being renovated to its historic brick and amazing wood beam beauty. Instead of crumbing into pieces due to disrepair and the elements, it has become the largest renovation of a historic... Read more →

How to Run More Effective Meetings – Carl Bass

Our former Autodesk CEO and Maker in Chief, Carl Bass was recently quoted in The New York Times in a guide on how to run more effective meetings, based on his experience at Autodesk. “We’re very clear at the beginning of every meeting whether it’s one person’s decision, or whether it’s more of a discussion to reach consensus,” he said. “I think it’s a really valuable thing to understand because otherwise people can feel frustrated that they gave out their... Read more →

Autodesk Answer Day - May 24, 2017

We are holding another popular Autodesk Answer Day on May 24 in our discussion f... Read more →

Throwback Thursday VR

Back in the 80s and 90s with the Autodesk Cyberspace Developers Kit. Read more →

FIRST STEAMWORKS Competition is Over

The FIRST 2017 robotics season is now over for the high school teams from around the world. The two winning alliances from the two part championships held in Houston, Texas and St Louis, Missouri the past two weeks will meet again at the FIRST Festival of Champions, a new event scheduled for July 28–29 in New Hampshire. Congratulations to all the teams this year as well as the many sponsors, volunteers, schools, teachers, mentors, parents, fans, and the inspired younger... Read more →