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Happy Holidays

Its that time of the year for many Autodesk employees to spend time with their families and friends for the holidays and take our annual week of rest off. I will be back to work January 6th after my time... Read more →

Architecture, BIM, and Mechanical Community Meetups

Architecture Community Virtual MeetUp Do you work in the architectural field? Do you have questions about tools within AutoCAD, Revit, or another Autodesk architectural software platform? Are you looking to pick the brains of talented professional engineers in your field?... Read more →

Over 700 Hours of Training for Free

If you weren't able to attend Autodesk University 2019 in Las Vegas last month or missed a class in your busy schedule here is an amazing resource and opportunity. There are over 700 hours of recorded AU 2019 sessions are... Read more →

Amazing Scandinavia

I'm currently on a brief couple day trip for some meetings in Copenhagen Denmark and Gothenburg Sweden. Being of Danish heritage it was an amazing experience even if briefly to be in Copenhagen among all the amazing culture, food, people,... Read more →

Keeping Portland Weird

I've talked previously about the fun of finding the weirdness and fun of Portland creeping into the stairwell of our Portland office (Rats in Autodesk Portland Office). I wanted to give a quick update that the spontaneous and quirky fun... Read more →

Maya 2020

Maya 2020 is here and it has some big changes. Read all about it on the Maya blog and check out the video. https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-maya-blog/introducing-maya-2020/ “Maya 2020 adds new tools that empower artists throughout the production pipeline. Whether you’re focused on... Read more →

Create a 3D Model or 3D Print of Terrain

Have you ever wanted to create a STL model or 3D physical print of a mountain range, a valley, or something from the topology of our earth? I found a way using a website that generates a 3D STL file... Read more →

XR Party

I attended a great XR Party (Extended Reality (AR & VR) last evening in Portland at Open Signal PDX , the Open Signal: Portland Community Media Center. It was a gathering of the XR community and showed a short in... Read more →

Step Inside the Jobsite of the Future

Allison Scott Director, Head of Construction Thought Leadership & Customer Marketing recently gave a great talk on the big stage at Autodesk University 2019 with the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Keynote and recently published this great article on the the... Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 Sessions are Now Online

The opportunity for Better starts with learning from the best sessions at the recent Autodesk University 2019. The video recordings, handouts, slides and more are now available. Just sign in and let the learning begin. View 2019 Sessions Read more →

How Architects are Using VR and AR in Design Processes

Guest post from Jessica Outlaw who runs the Outlaw Center for Immersive Behavioral Science at Concordia University in Portland Oregon. Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) is increasingly being incorporated into the design process for architects. VR/AR devices allows architects and... Read more →

The Autodesk Group Network – Find Your Group

There are currently 70+ groups around the World and growing of thousands of Autodesk product and technology users just like you. Go have a look and find your group or enter your existing group (add a group) to the growing... Read more →

Design Automation API Webinar Series - Register Now

Have you ever wanted to automate and process or create data or drawings using a cloud based API in an almost-headless configuration? Design Automation on Forge is most likely the answer to this need. There is still time to get... Read more →

3ds Max 2020.3 and Public Roadmap

if you are a current subscriber to 3ds Max check your updates and install them. “3ds Max 2020.3 is focused on providing you with more predictive tools that perform the way you expect. With 2020 through 2020.2, we brought you... Read more →