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AutoCAD Architecture projects are best moved via the Project Browser interface (below). It’s usually a simple matter of selecting the Project, Right Click > Move Project… (1) and selecting the destination. AutoCAD Architecture moves the entire folder structure (even  [more...]

The ‘End of Part Marker’, or ‘EOP’ sits at the end of Inventor’s feature browser to let us know that there are no more features.

If you go to the middle of nowhere in East Africa, go North, and turn right, then drive another couple hours in the blazing heat, you will be where I am. Gonzalo Martinez and myself of Autodesk are capturing some [more...]

Edwin Prakoso’s blog CAD notes http://cad-notes.com/ published a list of the the his blogs most popular posts from 2009 to 2012.

For US readers; please tune in for Bones of Turkana on PBS May 16th, 2012. This is a new documentary about the Leakey's human origins research in Kenya's Turkana Basin: http://t.co/si59ckRu

In the first release of Autodesk 123D Make it was available for only the Mac and took imported 3D models and sliced them into patterns so that you could create a real 3D object. Now there is not only a [more...]

Autodesk 123D Catch is a technology where you take photos with your digital camera and then using cloud computing it constructs a textured 3D mesh model. There are three new flavors of this delicious 3D treat - one for the Windows desktop, one for the Apple iPad, and  [more...]

I must be one of the few that did not run out to the movie theaters last weekend to see the new Avengers movie. The movie blew away box office records and at least 3 of my family has seen it but I was unfortunately buried under a long list of things to do before some  [more...]

In an effort to continue to improve the quality of our products we are releasing a free update that resolves compatibility issues that have been reported while using the software on the latest versions of Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and Mac OS X Lion. It also resolves  [more...]

If you want early access and input on Autodesk products there are a couple of great and free methods.

When using the free Autodesk 123D Catch to convert photos taken with your digital camera and create a 3D textured mesh there are some tips to getting the best resulting model.

Autodesk University 2012 is now only 214 days away but if you want to be considered as a Autodesk University 2012 presenter/speaker you better get busy as there are only 25 days remaining until the deadline to have submitted your class proposals. Being a speaker/presenter  [more...]

It was on April 26th 1982 when a group of founders formally incorporated as Autodesk, Inc. Here's to the next 30 years!

It was only recently that the impending and anxiously awaited product Sketchbook Ink was shown on the Apple main stage launch for the iPad 3. Now Both Pixlr and AutoCAD WS are basking in the limelight glow of the Google Drive launch.

With the summer travel season rapidly approaching for those in the Northern hemisphere I wanted to point out a free and great place to visit if your travel plans bring you to San Francisco California. The Autodesk Gallery is open to the public every Wednesday from  [more...]

Autodesk DWG TrueView 2013, the 100% Autodesk DWG viewer build on the same codebase as AutoCAD is now ready for download. Read DWG files from AutoCAD version 2.1 in the early 1980’s to the recent AutoCAD 2013 DWG format, plot drawings, measure, and more.

Many have been waiting to get their hands on a Mac version of Autodesk Inventor Fusion since the news started circulating with MacRumors publishing an article from Macworld 2012 in January where Autodesk’s Inventor Fusion maestro Kevin Schneider discussed and showed  [more...]

Keep Inventor Solids Simple (KISS) when exporting. This new technology preview for Autodesk Inventor 2013 named Inventor Simplification has just been posted on Autodesk Labs allowing you to reduce models, include or exclude parts and remove IP before exporting for  [more...]

Autodesk® ForceEffect Motion was just released free to the Apple App store. This is a great mobile tool for anyone exploring early design concepts from students to professionals. Bring in a picture and then use that as the design concept to explore the mechanical  [more...]

Autodesk University 2012 is now only 229 days away but if you want to be considered as a Autodesk University 2012 presenter/speaker you better get busy.

Announcement from our Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Team for those that develop for the Autodesk platforms, products, and technologies whether you are an ADN member or not. Announcing Autodesk AEC DevCamp (June 6-7) and Manufacturing DevCamp (June 13-14)! Register  [more...]

I wanted to share a link to a nice blog post by Kate Morrical on the benefits of Autodesk 360 to customization with AutoCAD 2013. Your customization can follow you to different machines and locations.

If you or someone you know is currently a veteran or unemployed there is an option to keep your design skills sharp or even learn new skills using over 30 Autodesk products like AutoCAD, Revit, or Inventor for free.

Some great news (as usual) was found in the April Edition of Autodesk Labs Innovation Edge newsletter. http://labs.blogs.com/apr2012/innovation_edge.htm You can try the brand spanking new AutoCAD LT 2013 Online Trial without having to download or install anything.

The Autodesk Inventor Team is looking for feedback on Ease of Assembly. We’ll leave this survey open for response until Sunday, April 15th.

In this “Tips and Tricks” write-up, I’m going to show the self-professed ‘Hackers and Tinkerers’ out there, the benefits of the newly released Autodesk 360 Sync service in AutoCAD 2013, when used in conjunction with the ‘Content Explorer’. Although the ‘Content Explorer’  [more...]

Last week while working in the San Francisco Autodesk offices I ran across an interesting research project that is being conducted by a special team of combined operations and a 3D printing team. In the past Autodesk had physical media for delivery of software like  [more...]

I have been in the Autodesk San Francisco office this week and got to attend the Autodesk Media Summit 2012 where press and bloggers from around the world came to see what Autodesk was launching in our 2013 products and solutions.

Join us for this free Autodesk Virtual Event today March 29, 2012. At this exciting event, we will be showcasing how industry challenges and trends are being solved with the latest Autodesk solutions for Building Information Modeling (BIM), Digital Prototyping (DP)  [more...]

This AutoCAD 2013 Preview Guide document covers many of the new features and enhancements of the new release of AutoCAD.

A few years ago I posted AutoCAD Free Bonus Tool Drawing Tabs "MDITabs" which when loaded in AutoCAD 2010-2012 provided a horizontal drawing tab for each open drawing file. This AutoCAD Bonus Tool was very popular among AutoCAD users working with multiple drawings  [more...]

Randy Young is an Lead Engineer for Autodesk Hardware Certification and today he sent me some great information on the new Autodesk Recommended Hardware website. In the past we have provided test results and guidance on graphics cards or recommended system level requirements  [more...]

Today is the big day. Starting at 9am PST today you can join Autodesk’s Carl Bass, Amar Hanspal, Mark Petit, and Brian Mathews for the exiting news about the new products and suites for design engineering & entertainment http://t.co/ckQCrUcL You [more...]