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Happy New Year 2012

I have been spending my annual holiday week off with the family, cleaning my office and computers as well as dipping deeper into the Maker movement with 3D printing. I finally received a MakerBot 3D printer yesterday and got to printing right away learning the tips and tricks to this open source hardware.

What do I have planned for 2012?
I will continue to cover Autodesk technologies and products from A to Z like AutoCAD, Autodesk Labs projects, 3ds Max, Revit, Inventor, 123D, 123D Catch, to general technology topics and of course my wandering off topic fun, warped humor, and photography related posts. My focus is to have a broad spectrum view on all industries and nooks and crannies where technology is used by students, Makers and DIY’ers, to the professionals.

I am planning for a year better than any previous and hope you have an amazing new year as well. Forget about those crazy end of the world prophecies 2012 as it will be what you make of it, so make it great!

New 123D Beta 8 with New Sketching Features

Autodesk 123D is the free 3D modeler for everyone. It is powerful and brings powerful 3D solid modeling and accuracy to satisfy the tinkerers, DIYers, and Makers. This is not another simple imprecise faceted surface tool but a power solid modeler with accuracy at the core. You can design almost anything and produce 3D parts even send them to a 3D printer or laser cutter.

Android Users – Autodesk Design Review Mobile Beta Coming

With Autodesk Design Review Mobile you can view your 2D and 3D DWF (Design Web Format) files anywhere on your mobile device. A couple of the BTL readers asked when an Android version of the Autodesk Design Review Mobile would be available. It was a great and logical question but not one I could directly answer at the time, but I can now. There is now an opportunity to sign up to test the beta version for your Android devices.

Crowd Sourced Edition Legal Disclaimer at Autodesk University 2011– Behind the Scenes

At last weeks Autodesk University 2011, the General Session Keynote was kicked off with the traditional legal disclaimer to appease lawyers. In typical Autodesk University style there was a special fun version named “The Fabulous Legal Disclaimer Crowd Sourced Edition.” In past years we have had some fun and memorable versions such as the instant messenger version (YouTube http://youtu.be/Th8XFOh4-Lw) and in 2009 with Elvis singing the legal disclaimer (YouTube http://youtu.be/dezhyGv5B3A).