Category Technology

3DRV Tour Explores the Future of How Things Are Designed and Made

Join Autodesk on the road for the 3DRV Tour at more than 100+ stops to visit students, companies, and over the course of eight months. Autodesk is sponsoring a RV tour of the United States that celebrates the future of…

Microsoft’s Windows XP Support Ends Tuesday April 8th 2014

Along with the final Windows XP update tomorrow, Microsoft's Windows XP will be no longer supported, updated, or patched by Microsoft. Chances are hardware running Windows XP for the most part is also in need of upgrading to newer more…

Autodesk Labs Now Automated by Robot

How ironic that Scott Sheppard posted on his blog about an evil robot. We had hoped he wouldn't notice it, but he turned it into 3 blog posts and we had to develop a complex cover story and the name…

Behind the Scenes of Janet Echelman’s Sculpture at TED Conference with Autodesk

After Janet Echelman's TED presentation three years ago "Taking Imagination Seriously", between sessions she met Autodesk CEO Carl Bass and Autodesk CTO Jeff Kowalski. Janet mentioned she had reached the limits of what she could design due to software limitations…

Autodesk Official Show Reel 2014

The Autodesk Show Reel 2014 video has just been released showing the amazing work created by customers and Autodesk using Autodesk software and technology. Check It Out! In the video I spotted my awesome Office of the CTO team mates…

Be Prepared for Digital Disasters

This week was a tough one for me and my laptop. On Tuesday my machine started acting wonky where Windows explorer would not show previews of files and then Microsoft Outlook would not allow me to type in the body…

Freeform 3D Printing Metal Robot MX3D-Metal

"We can 3-D print myriad plastic goods, fabric for apparel, burritos, candy, and perhaps in the not-so-distant future, human organs. Metal–the material that forms the skeleton of any city, building, or car–has been less accessible. Now, a collaboration between Dutch…

Big Game Stadium Winds in Real-Time

Today is the big football game in the US where the Seattle Seahawks will face the Denver Broncos in an open stadium in the Winter cold of New Jersey. Fox Sports is using Autodesk Flow Design to determine where the…

Project Chronicle Google+ Hangout

Yesterday we held a live Google+ Hangout with Autodesk's Project Chronicle Product Manager Eric Stover and myself.It was a fun time with Eric and I in the Office of the CTO brainstorm room complete with lawn chairs on fake grass, but there was one big issue. We had over 50 people wanting to attend but found Google+ Hangouts have a limit of ~10. We want to thank everyone that was able to attend from as far as New Zealand and interact and ask questions, but also those that tried to attend.