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SketchBook is Now FREE

SketchBook, Autodesk's premier digital drawing and sketching software, is now FREE to everyone as of today April 30th, 2018. https://www.sketchbook.com/ WooHoo! ”At Autodesk, we believe creativity starts with an idea. From quick conceptual sketches to fully finished artwork, sketching is at the heart of the creative process. You never know when a great idea will strike, so access to fast and powerful creative sketching tools is an invaluable part of any creative process.” The individual subscription will be free. This... Read more →

Make Anything – Portland Style

When employees moved into the new Autodesk Portland office they had more good surprises than the amazing renovated historic building, our CREFT Facilities team went above and beyond. Autodesk Portland CREFT team member Lynette Keller used our own Portland developed Fusion 360 design software to design a coaster to place on our desks when we arrived. Autodesk employee and Fusion 360 expert Mike Aubry gave Lynnette some lessons in Fusion 360 and she made the design. The Make Anything Coaster... Read more →

Bike City – Autodesk Portland

We have been in our new office in downtown Portland a week as of this Monday, and a few things have become very apparent. A new office can change more than the length of commute for employees, it is changing culture and pride in the office environment. Read more →

Congratulations to the Glen Canyon Dam Modeling Team

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc. just won the 2018 USGIF Government Achievement Award. https://autode.sk/2Job2Kq Some Autodesk employees (including myself) led by Pete Kelsey were involved in the 3D capture and modeling of the Glen Canyon Dam. The US Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk just won a USGIF Government Achievement Award. What an amazing project that took a long time to plan due to the immense scale and then a lot of sweat and CPU cycles to accomplish... Read more →

Best of Luck to PNW Teams!

This week and weekend several qualified FIRST High School Robotics FRC teams are descending on Houston for championships. There are two championships one in Detroit and one in Houston to split the size of the championship event. Our teams from the Pacific Northwest are competing in the Houston championships this week and weekend including the team I was a mentor on Team 1540 Flaming Chickens of Catlin Gabel in Portland. The Team 1540 robot named Pandora was fully designed and... Read more →

Day 2 in the New Autodesk Portland Office

We are in our second day in the new office and things are running relatively smooth with only minor things such as HVAC tuning, printer setup, coffee machine training, and some finishing construction going on in the Towne Square area on the 2nd floor. All this is pretty amazing considering this building was in poor shape (almost condemned for safety) 2 years ago and a major crack the entire height of the building and in dire need of major investment... Read more →

First day in the New Portland Office

Its been a long day moving into our new Autodesk office located in the downtown Central Eastside Industrial District just off Burnside Bridge near the Willamette River. We moved into the renovated and restored Towne Storage Building. Employees began arriving early this morning to the office to unpack and look around. The office is amazing and a truly creative space. Surprising enough no problems were hot other than a few minor things and preferences so that was a huge success... Read more →

Revit Roadmap Update

Do you use Autodesk Revit? If you do, you are probably interested in the future plans and road map. Luckily for everyone the Revit team has posted their updated roadmap for the Revit product. Revit Roadmap Update – April 2018 Read more →

Moving on Up in Portland to the Central Eastside

Myself along with other Portland Oregon Autodesk employees are moving on up, to the Central Eastside to the new Portland office in the morning. The new address is 221 SE Ankeny Street in the historic and recently renovated Towne Storage Building. We have worked from home last week while final details, moving of our packed offices and of course the last minute construction was underway. The transition of around 200 employees from the previous SW Portland office in Lake Oswego... Read more →

Hip Hop Architecture Camps

Autodesk has been a proud sponsor of this innovative organization, Hip Hop Architecture. This is a great organization helping under-represented communities get exposure to architecture, planning, and design. “Targeted toward students who receive free or reduced lunch, the camps are free and open to students ages 10-17 who complete the application process. Underserved youth are exposed to architecture, urban planning, 3D design using Autodesk Tinkercad, and economic development, all through the lens of hip hop culture. Participants are also exposed... Read more →

Revit 2019 Has Been Released

The leading 3D design BIM software for architects has been released today. I can’t wait to give it a test drive. Read What’s new in Revit 2019? Read more →

Cool Things Happening in Portland Oregon

In Portland Oregon we didn't put a bird on it, we put Autodesk on it. Stay tuned for more exiting details and photos. We move into the renovated new downtown Portland office next Monday April 16th, 2018. Read more →

Experimenting with the Banner

After several years of the same blog banner image, I am switching it up. There may be a couple iterations of my generative design themed banner image over the next few days. The Autodesk Corporate Strategy team is using this same image internally and externally, and since I am on that team it makes sense to follow suit. I kept my mugshot since many have told me they recognized me at events from reading my blog and seeing my mugshot... Read more →

Students with Robots Compete in Portland Oregon

Several thousand people packed the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland Oregon this weekend for the 2018 FIRST Robotics PNW Championship. Teams from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington Autodesk was the main sponsor for the event with 64 high school teams competing where they designed, built, programmed and then competed on a field in alliances of 3 teams for points and working together. Autodesk had several volunteers and an epic pit area that included design competitions using Inventor and Fusion 360, a... Read more →

10 million friends, with over 100 million things designed in Tinkercad

Tinkercad hits 10 million users!!!!! Imagine all the people of all ages that have gained an understanding of 3D and making things in a few short years. Nothing short of amazing. Congratulations to the Tinkercad team and the 10 million users aka friends! Here is a great letter from Guillermo Melantoni and Sarah O'Rourke marking this major milestone. Hello Everyone, Almost five years ago Autodesk acquired Tinkercad. We definitely saw its potential. A very well polished user experience with easy... Read more →

Join Us at the FIRST FRC PNW Championship

This is our tenth year as a sponsor of the Pacific Northwest FIRST FRC Robotics District Championship. This year the championship is being held in beautiful Portland Oregon at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum April 5-7th. Autodesk will have a booth as well a a lounge for mentors. There are over 50 regional teams qualified to compete in this event including the team that I have been a mentor on the past 3 seasons, The Flaming Chickens Team 1540 of Catlin... Read more →