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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 →

Mimic - Open-Source Autodesk Maya Plugin to Control Industrial Robots

The Autodesk Robotics Lab excited to announce the release of Mimic, an open-source Autodesk Maya plugin for controlling Industrial Robots. Mimic is a free and open-source plugin for Autodesk Maya that enables simulation, programming, and control of 6-axis, Industrial Robots. It provides a robust and intuitive, animation-based toolset, allowing creators to prototype, validate, and drive automated systems. The team works on a lot of experimental robotics projects, writing many of their own software tools from scratch.They found out that they... Read more →

AutoCAD 2019 Released - One AutoCAD

Today March 22, 2018 is the day, AutoCAD 2019 was announced and now available for subscribers. While there were many updates including 200+ dialog boxes and other User Interface elements have been updated and other requested updates and fixes, the biggest theme is: ONLY ONE. AUTOCAD. AutoCAD now includes industry-specific features and libraries for architecture, mechanical design, electrical design, and more. Automate floor plans, sections, elevations, and other drawings. Draw piping, plumbing, and ducting for faster design with mechanical tools.... Read more →

Autodesk Official Show Reel 2018

Here is the very latest official Autodesk Show Reel 2018. This show reel shows amazing examples of some of our Autodesk customers in multiple industries from architecture to special fx and games to manufacturing and robotics. This is the show reel I play to show what Autodesk customers design create and make using our software and technologies. https://youtu.be/aqOIyi-9PLw We recently released two industry specific show reels Autodesk Games Customers Reel 2018 and Autodesk 2018 Visual Fx Customers Reel. Read more →

We Have a PIE Shop in Portland

Autodesk, PIE, Uncorked Studios team up on new Portland manufacturing incubator. Portland Business Journal “Three top local startup champions have launched an ambitious program that looks to foster new product startups and help entrepreneurs overcome challenges tied to making physical objects Portland design and product agency Uncorked Studios, 3D software maker Autodesk Inc. and the accelerator Portland Incubator Experiment introduced PIE Shop, which will guide startups through the prototyping and manufacturing phases. The program will be housed in Autodesk's new... Read more →

Download Autodesk Software for FREE

Are you aware if you are a student, teacher, or school you can download all Autodesk software for free for three years? “We believe that learning is the key to your college and career success - that’s why we're proud to support students, teachers, and academic institutions worldwide with free access to Autodesk software and learning resources.” There is no need to find a potentially compromised bootleg or a malware-carrying key generator, just go to http://students.autodesk.com register in minutes and... Read more →

Design Night Sheffield - October 24th

The first Design Night Sheffield theme is Make it Global. I hope to see you at Design Night Sheffield and I will setup meetups in both Sheffield and Manchester. The future of making is here. New technology is radically changing what’s possible, disrupting every industry. From architecture and construction, to manufacturing and media, individuals and small teams now compete on a global playing field. Sheffield is a city known for innovation, and ideas that travel the world: from stainless steel... Read more →

Drone Photogrammetry with the New Autodesk ReCap Photo

Autodesk ReMake is evolving to Autodesk ReCap Photo. Autodesk ReCap Photo will be part of ReCap Pro for both your LiDAR scan data and photogrammetry data. In addition to the great 3D mesh editing that was in the former ReMake, there are new features added like raising the limit of photos to 1000 photos and for creating 3D models and geolocated orthographic views from drone (UAS) imagery. All for a very low monthly subscription and well below other comparable solutions.... Read more →

Autodesk Answer Day Sept 21st 2017

Hello AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Inventor, and Revit users in Asia! We have an... Read more →

Fusion 360 Update 8.8.17 Honk if You Love Sheet Metal

A great update went live today for Autodesk Fusion 360. Holy Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Batman! You should update your Fusion 360, kick the tires and read about the update and awesome contest and prizes including Autodesk University 2017 passes. August 8, 2017 Update – What’s New Fusion 360 Sheet Metal Challenge ”To celebrate the release of sheet metal in Fusion 360, we’re putting on a brand new sheet metal-themed challenge. One of our team members needs a new bumper... Read more →

AutoCAD 2018.1 and AutoCAD LT 2018.1 Update Now Available

There is a fancy new feature packed update for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT subscriber and educational license customers. Learn more about the new update from Heidi Hewett and Marcus O’Brien in a blog post announcement. AutoCAD 2018.1 and AutoCAD LT 2018.1 Update Now Available Read more →

Autodesk Has a New CEO

It is breaking news, Autodesk has a new CEO, Andrew Anagnost., Get used to spelling and saying his last name. Our Next Chapter: A Letter from Andrew Anagnost Read more →

Autodesk Answer Day is Tomorrow

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

Revit 2018 Released – What's Ahead on the Revit Roadmap?

Revit 2018 released this week with many new enhancements and features. Congratulations to the Revit product team for another great release and to the awesome beta participants that are integral to the quality and success of our products by kicking the tires early in development. Read more on Revit 2018 here: What's New in Revit 2018? - Revit Official Blog But what about the next release of Revit? Well just like the Fusion 360 team the Revit team is providing... Read more →

Comunidad de Autodesk en Español "Consulta al experto en Revit”

Olá amigos! Te invitamos a participar en el evento de la Comunidad de Autodesk en Español: "Consulta al experto en Revit". Que es este evento? Es un día exclusivo en el foro de Revit, donde nuestros expertos estarán en línea conectados al foro, disponibles para responder a sus preguntas, sobre la funcionalidad del programa y las posibilidades de uso. Esto hará que usted pueda recibir una respuesta rápidamente ese día. Por ejemplo: ¿Que sera lo nuevo en esta versión 2018?... Read more →

Pergunte ao AutoCAD Especialista (Ask the AutoCAD Expert in Portuguese)

Pela primeira vez em português os Expert Elite e colaboradores da Comunidade Autodesk da língua portuguesa responderão a todas as suas perguntas sobre AutoCAD. Data: 18 de abril Horário: Das 15:00 hs às 22:00 hs - (Horário de Brasília) Local: Forum de AutoCAD. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-portugues/bd-p/313 Você tem perguntas que sempre quis fazer? Venha passar alguns minutos, uma hora ou mais no o fórum de AutoCAD na Comunidade Autodesk Português. Como será? É fácil, é gratuito, Faça sua pergunta! Venha ao fórum... Read more →

Autodesk 2018 Products

Some of the Autodesk 2018 products have been released from beta and available for download now. The two main ones I am aware of are AutoCAD 2018 and Autodesk Inventor 2018. AutoCAD 2018 (beta codename Omega): Many changes under the hood including major performance improvements but some also required changes to the DWG file format. We had been trying to hold off on impact to file formats but over the past 5 years the time had come with all the... Read more →

Autodesk AEC Answer Day March 8th English and Deutsch

The next Autodesk Answer Days series is this Wednesday focusing on AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) products. Have questions that you’ve always wanted to ask? Come to the Autodesk Community to interact directly with the product teams responsible for the software you use. English Event Details: Answer Day will be occurring in the following English Forums: Date/Time: March 8th from 6:00am to 6:00pm Pacific Time BIM 360 Civil 3D InfraWorks 360 Revit Deutsch Event Details: In addition to the English... Read more →

Autodesk Official Show Reel 2017

We have just published our annual and extremely popular official Autodesk Show Reel for 2017. This is pure inspiration and eye candy which showcases all the amazing things our customers do with our 3D design, building, engineering and entertainment software and technologies. Sit back and prepare to be blown away! Read more →

Academy Award for Mechanical Running Horse Design

The 89th Oscars are under a week away on February 26th, but I already know a recipient and it is not one of our traditional film tools like Autodesk Maya. This Academy Award was a Technical Award and the design was created in Autodesk Inventor for a mechanical running horse by longtime Inventor power user Scott Oshita of Datum3. The design is purely mechanical, elegant, and seen more big screen appearances than many Hollywood actors. The design was made into a physical prop. Perhaps you seen it recently in the HBO series Westworld. Read more →

It Slices, It Dices, Its Autodesk Fusion 360!

Autodesk Fusion 360 keeps on adding functionality and this time a long lost tool friend of mine. The 123D Make functionality has been added to the capabilities of Fusion 360 as an free app Slicer for Fusion 360 for both Windows and Mac. You can now import models or create models then create a 2D slice pattern for them to create something in cardboard, wood, or metal. You can even generate an animation on how it all goes together. It... Read more →

Blog Comments Temporarily Disabled

I have had to temporarily disabled the blog comments for a few days as I migrate back to the built in blog comment system. I am changing from Disqus as they plan to display ads in the comments starting Feb. 8, 2017 unless a blog owner pays a new monthly fee to remove the ads. I am working to get all prior comments migrated and then re-enable commenting. -Shaan Read more →

Happy 35th Birthday Autodesk!

On this day 35 years ago in Mill Valley California, Autodesk was founded. Our customers and partners around the world (technically outer space as well) have done so many amazing things over the past 35 years, and so many amazing things yet to come. Today, many are wearing Autodesk old memorabilia such as old shirts and sharing old stories. I am wearing my “AutoCAD R14 Faster, Smarter, Better” tee shirt. I have an office full of my old Autodesk shirts... Read more →

Autodesk Week of Rest for the Holidays

Most Autodesk employees will be out of the office for our annual Week of Rest so that our employees can spend time with their families for the holidays. The annual Week of Rest is from December 23rd to January 3rd this year. Some of us may take a take a day or two extra in the front and end to maximize our time with friends and family and come back fresh and energized to begin the new year. Employees for... Read more →

New AutoCAD 2017 for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac

We have shiny new Mac releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT today. The new AutoCAD for Mac 2017 and AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac releases went live. For those AutoCAD history buffs, AutoCAD for Mac 2017 was code named Naboo. Introducing AutoCAD 2017 for Mac and AutoCAD LT 2017 for Mac You can download a free 30 day full trial here. Read more →