Games, Limb from Limb! | Eric Plante

Games products @ 3December
Published. May 21, 2013

?Mathieu Mazerolle and I presented our middleware products at the 3December event last week....

Manufacturing DevBlog

Renew thumbnail of document
Published. May 21, 2013

By Xiaodong Liang When a document is saved, Inventor will follow [File Save Options] to save the thumbnail. in default, it is always ISO component view. API also provides the relevant method: Document.SetThumbnailSaveOption( SaveOption As ThumbnailSaveOptionEnum, [ImageFullFileName] As String ) - kActiveComponentIsoViewOnSave The isometric view of the document is set......

AutoCAD DevBlog

AutoCAD API Wishlist Survey 2013
Published. May 21, 2013

By Virupaksha Aithal It is my pleasure to announce the launch of the AutoCAD API wishlist survey for 2013. I hope you’ll be willing to give 5-10 minutes of your time to take the survey – the results will be used to guide the efforts of our engineering team. Click......

Revit w Polsce

Spo?eczno?? Autodesk na Facebook
Published. May 21, 2013

Mi?o mi poinformowa?, ?e Spo?eczno?? Autodesk ma swój profil na facebook. Teraz mo?na j? oficjalnie polubi?. Zapraszamy!...

Po prostu Inventor

Obs?uga skanów laserowych w Autodesk Inventor
Published. May 21, 2013

Jedn? z nowo?ci wprowadzonych do rodziny produktów Autodesk 2014 jest nowe narz?dzie do obs?ugi chmur punktów tworzonych przez skanery laserowe. Jest nim Autodesk ReCap i jest elementem sk?adowym instalacji Autodesk Inventor. Zobaczcie przyk?adowy sposób wykorzystania tego narz?dzia. Zapraszam na prezentacj?...

My Oh Maya! | Steven Roselle

Announcements: Upcoming Maya Webinar + Area Updates
Published. May 20, 2013

Join me for a upcoming webcast on May 28th where I will be discussing the Maya Open Data initiative. We will also be exploring a variety of Scene Assembly workflows in Maya 2014. See agenda for details......

MaxStation | Max Team

Civil View won't get installed with 3ds Max Design from the Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2014
Published. May 20, 2013

The installer for the Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate doesn't show the Civil View option under 3ds Max Design, therefore Civil View will not get installed. Read on for the steps on how to manually install it....

AutoCAD Insider

Autodesk's Small Business blog: Line//Shape//Space
Published. May 20, 2013

Today Autodesk is excited to reveal Line//Shape//Space, a blog dedicated to helping small businesses in the design and drafting space. We know that owning or working for a small firm can be very rewarding, but there are also plenty of......

Revit OpEd with Steve Stafford

Case App Delete Sheets Views and Links
Published. May 20, 2013

This application will strip a model down so that just the 3Dness of the model is left. I feel it is a bit too aggressive in that it even removes all floor plans. There are lots of unnecessary views to be sure but having at least one floor plan for each level can be helpful. Also there are many who end up using "By Linked Views" to make sure what they are seeing is the same as whomever provided the model.I am not convinced that removing views is really worth doing routinely. I'm inclined to think...

From the Ground Up

3D Solid Civil Surfaces
Published. May 20, 2013

Want surfaces as solids to better represent your sub-surfaces for construction and collaboration visualisations for your BIM project? Click the above image to download a Navisworks NWD of this example. Here’s the method to do it Show your first surfaces......

Around the Corner

API wishlist surveys - Spring 2013
Published. May 20, 2013

This year’s API wishlist surveys for Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max are now live: Autodesk Maya Autodesk 3ds Max Our Engineering teams use the results from these surveys to help steer their ongoing API development priorities, release on release. If you have feedback or specific requests regarding our APIs,......

Mod the Machine

2013 Inventor API Survey
Published. May 20, 2013

It’s time again for the annual API survey. Please help us help you by taking a few minutes and filling out the survey. Everyone is welcome to respond. Your answers help us to determine what to work on in upcoming......

The Revit Clinic

Revisions & Keynotes & Worksets & Revit 2014
Published. May 20, 2013

I want to update and elaborate on our previous post: When Adding a Keynote Tag the User Borrows a Sheet Workset For Revit 2013 or earlier there are 2 common scenarios where sheet view worksets can be borrowed working with......

AEC DevBlog

Navisworks 2014 API new feature – Dynamic Loading of Plugin
Published. May 19, 2013

By Xiaodong Liang In the past, Navisworks will load all valid plugins in the folder Plugins. Of course, as indicated in Navisworks 2014 API new feature – One more path to load plugin, Navisworks will also load the plugins in the new folder automatically as well. In some situations, we......

Mental Ray

Photorealistic rendering with Vray or mental ray
Published. May 20, 2013

3D Image created and rendered whilst at Glass Canvas ProductionsLighting a scene realistically is one the most challenging aspects of producing photorealistic renders.The following article will focus mainly in easy techniques to help users achieve acceptable results, even when working on relatively bare/simple scenes.  One of the preliminary steps often taken to light up a scene realistically, is to create a clear definition between dark and bright areas: Depth.  To achieve this, simply...

Autodesk Manufacturing & Digital Prototyping Solutions

Autodesk 2014 suites - So what's changed?
Published. May 20, 2013

As you can see from the infrequency of the posts on this blog, it's been a busy few months. At the end of March we announced the 2014 release of products, with most applications being available to download to subscription customers soon after. In the run up to and subsequently......

Civil 3D Br

Novidades do AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 - Parte 2: Data Shortcuts
Published. May 18, 2013

Olá pessoal! Hoje vamos falar sobre as melhorias no compartilhamento de referências com os Data Shortcuts. Era comum recebermos desenhos em que, ao abrir, o programa nos mostrava o seguinte erro: No AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014 esta questão foi minimizada, pois o comportamento dos objetos mudou. Agora quando inserimos uma......

Mayalicious | Cory Mogk

We're updating the Autodesk Area to serve you better
Published. May 17, 2013

Some exciting updates are coming soon...

The Building Coder

CouchDB Implementation and GitHub Repository
Published. May 17, 2013

I more or less completed the research for my cloud-based round-trip 2D Revit model editing project. I'll describe some parts of that, and also address Three aspects of life and programming Room editor navigation Nested asynchronous database call-back functions Roomedit......

3D by Dorian

Houdini sous le capot
Published. May 17, 2013

Ceci est la traduction d'un billet de old school, posté il y a quelques mois, qui explique, très clairement, le fonctionnement interne de Houdini. Ce post est une mine d'or et je conseille à quiconque souhaitant s'améliorer sur Houdini d'en prendre connaissance. Il y a beaucoup de lecture, je me suis permis de mettre des titres et quelques images pour "classer" un peu l'ensemble (le bonhomme aborde beaucoup de chose d'une traite). Alors accrochez-vous! Bien entendu, si vous êtes totalement...

BIM Blog

Die wichtigsten Neuerungen in Revit 2014
Published. May 17, 2013

Ab sofort im brandneuen Design als PDF Download verfügbar: Die Technische Information des Monats Mai mit allen relevanten Informationen zu den Neuerungen in Revit 2014. Erfahren Sie interessantes über neue Features, jetzt mögliche workflows und verbesserte Zusammenarbeit mit weiteren Produkten der Autodesk Building Design Suite und weiteren Produkten aus unserem......

Infrastructure Modeling DevBlog

AUTOCAD Civil 3D API Wishlist Survey, 2013
Published. May 17, 2013

By Partha Sarkar Each year we organize a survey to find out what improvements you'd like to see on the AutoCAD® Civil 3D® API front. Here is your chance this year round to provide some feedback: Click here to take survey The survey is ending on the 15th of June......

AU BLAUG

Last Chance to Submit Class Proposals
Published. May 16, 2013

Wow! The weeks went by fast. Many of you have been hard at work developing not just one, but several proposals for AU 2013. Thank you for doing all you can to help make AU 2013 the place to be......

Beyond Design

BIM Workflows Connected with Glue
Published. May 16, 2013

This week the latest version of BIM 360 Glue was released. In this post, I want to highlight the collaboration BIM 360 Glue can bring to your projects - connecting designers, construction professionals and clients, to facilitate better project outcomes....

Being Civil

Work Opportunity at Autodesk Support
Published. May 15, 2013

From time to time we get an opportunity to invite you and your talent to work for one of the best places to work for - Autodesk? The Infrastructure Support team is looking for a good candidate with strong AutoCAD......

Inside the System

Submit AU 2013 Class Proposals by May 19
Published. May 14, 2013

The Call for Proposals for AU 2013 closes in 5 days. Don't miss this chance to share your knowledge at Autodesk University 2013. SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL NOW Question? Email the AU Team at au.speaker@autodeskevents.com...

Dances With Elephants

Should you call the Doctor? Part 4 of 4 (M&A)
Published. May 10, 2013

How often have you been involved in a merger or acquisition? For most people it’s never – and for a few its once, with fewer yet more than once. Very few people have been involved with several acquisitions on the buy side, and an order of magnitude fewer have been......

JB’s Circuit

Long Standards, Twinkie IP, Macro Trends, and Patent Trolls
Published. May 10, 2013

In Part II, IP Extreme’s Savage reveals why IP standards take so long while discussing brand values, macro trends, and changes wrought by patent trolls....

Flame Premium can do that | Bill Ennis

The Vanity: Uncompromising creativity on a deadline
Published. May 8, 2013

We recently visited The Vanity, a Toronto-based post production company and Flame customer specializing in TV commercials. We talked with Naveen Srivastava and Sean Cochrane, Flame artists, co-owners and partners about how they meet tight deadlines without compromising creativity....

Max Nation | Chris Murray

3dsMax2014: Features and Improvements you might have missed.
Published. May 6, 2013

This post covers all the new and improved features in the 2014 Release of 3dsmax....

3D SDK and Scripting Mayhem | Christopher Diggins

3ds Max and Stage Automation
Published. May 6, 2013

Stage automation plays an important role in live entertainment events from music shows to Cirque du Soleil. What may come as a surprise is that thanks to a plug-in from Stage Technologies 3ds Max is playing an increasingly important role in designing, simulating, and visualizing live event automation....

BIM Apps

HVAC Solutions linked to Revit
Published. May 6, 2013

Joe Simmons of HVAC Solutions just sent me some interesting material on their software and how it connects to Revit. I wanted to share the following info with all of you: What is HVAC Solution Pro Software Revit and HVAC Solution Pro Software Revit and HVAC Solution Pro Software Connect:......

The Smoke Learning Blog | Grant Kay

HOT TIPS: Ordering ConnectFX with Grid Snapping
Published. May 3, 2013

A very short hot tip showing you how to use the pixel grid and snapping to keep your node trees tidy. A useful practical tip....

Being Inventive

Adding Multiple Components in iAssembly Table in batch mode
Published. May 3, 2013

You want to convert your assembly in an iAssembly. You have many components that need to be configured for Include/Exclude. If you don’t want adding them one by one in iAssembly table, you can try the steps below. Convert the assembly to iAssembly and click OK for closing the iAssembly table In the Manage tab, Author, switch to “Edit Member Scope” Select multiple components in the assembly browser, right click and select “Exclude” The columns corresponding to the selected components will...

Maya Station

mental ray Contour Shader problem in Maya 2014
Published. May 3, 2013

The new Unified Sampling mode in Maya 2014 is set by default and doesn't work with mental ray Contour rendering. In order to get the mental ray Contour rendering to work, set the Sampling Mode in the Quality tab of the Render Settings to "Legacy Sampling Mode"....

Jamie's Jewels

Autodesk 3dsMax Entertainment Survey launched
Published. May 2, 2013

Ken Pimentel, Director, Industry Strategies and Marketing at Autodesk has posted a survey for 3ds Max Entertainment users. “This survey is for those of you that work in the entertainment side of things (games, film, TV, etc.). Some users work on a range of industries, including entertainment. If you spend......

The MEP CAD Engineer

Getting STEAMED about Training...on Autodesk Products
Published. May 2, 2013

I've been riding the high horse about training for years. but one of my biggest complaints was that the education community wasn't keeping up with the technology. I know, it's tough...usually they move at the speed of government...While I was cruising around looking for some online materials about energy analysis and simulation for the 2014 release (here's a great link, by the way - http://autodesk.typepad.com/bpa/2013/03/advanced-energy-analysis-with-green-building-studio-doe2-and-energyplus-support.html),...

Duncan’s Corner | Duncan Brinsmead

Scene Files from my Maya 2014 Unfold Presentation
Published. April 30, 2013

As promised here are the scene files from my Unfold presentation along with some brief descriptions....

The Suite Spot | Graham Bell

Autodesk, Pixar and The OpenSubdiv Project
Published. April 24, 2013

See how Autodesk and Pixar are working together to build technology with stunning real-time results....

Typepad

test
Published. April 23, 2013

Suite-ish | Lee Fraser

Pixar and Open Subdivs
Published. April 19, 2013

Next Tuesday from 1pm-2pm Pacific, Pixar is joining us to talk about The Open Subdiv Project and how theyve been taking advantage of it in their pipeline. http://autode.sk/11LETBJ...

pointSnap | Fianna Wong

The OceanMaker with Lucas Martell
Published. April 8, 2013

In my daily AREA activities, I get to come into contact with lots of talented artists, high-end technical users and hear about some pretty interesting projects. One such project is The OceanMaker, headed by Lucas Martell. To sum it up, The OceanMaker is an animated short film that is looking for some online love (and funding). Nowadays, with crowdfunding being so ubiquitous, it is hard for everyone to get an equal chance under the spotlight and make cool things happen. I was able to talk to Lucas...

At Land's End

Defining your own facade styles
Published. March 28, 2013

Customers are asking how to create a floor arrangement with original/customized cells in order to define their own facade styles. Thanks to Sascha who provided a nice workflow, which I want to share here with you (Note: within this workflow we will use textures only, so you won't create a......

3ds Max & Moritz | Alex Horst

Autodesk Show Reel 2013
Published. March 27, 2013

New Autodesk Show Reel 2013 for all industries arrived....

The Desk | Daryl Obert

Maya 2014 Bullet Ragdoll
Published. March 26, 2013

Setting up a dynamic simulation using Bullet on Joints in Maya 2014....

The MudRoom | Craig Barr

Mudbox 2014 Announced!
Published. March 26, 2013

Check out the new features in Autodesk Mudbox 2014: Advanced Retopology, enhanced multi-touch, over 27 additional feature requests added....

CG Samba

Meet the Artist 1.0 - Bruno Camara
Published. March 7, 2013

  MEET THE ARTIST - V1.0    Name: Bruno Câmara  Website: www.brunocamara.com  From: Brazil Bruno was born in Belém, Brazil, in 1982 and when he was 7 years old he saw a friend drawing the Green Lantern perfectly in a piece of paper and got amazed with that. Since then he never stopped drawing. His background in traditional art and passion for creatures and VFX were crucial for his 3D career. He could never miss blockbusters of that time like Jurassic Park,...

3D Roadie | Shawn Hendriks

Its Sneak Peek time!
Published. February 27, 2013

Get your Sneak Peeks here!...

With Design in Mind | Eddie Perlberg

Beginner, Intermediate Expert
Published. February 11, 2013

Who are you?...

Phil Bernstein's Blog

Exploring New Value in Design Practice: 0, 1, 2
Published. February 9, 2013

Overview: This term Yale is offering a graduate seminar entitled “Exploring New Value in Design Practice.” I’m guiding this experimental research course with my Harvard colleague Brian Kenet (who teaches professional practice at GSD). Brian is a management consultant to architects and engineers but not an architect. That makes us......

Marc’s Blog | Marc Petit

“The Adventures of Tintin” Screening
Published. February 6, 2013

“The Adventures of Tintin” Screening...

Into the pixels | Jean-Francois Yelle

the new .NET SDK is being called a game changer
Published. February 6, 2013

here is a quote found on this blog from mr David Mackenzie : the new .NET SDK is being called a game changer. "I am really excited about is the inclusion of the .Net wrapper for the SDK. For those of us who spend a great deal of time writing tools for artists this really opens up a new world for we can do and how quickly we can do it. I might sound silly but it really is a game changer"...

Amalgamation | Gary M. Davis

Autodesk MatchMover and Smoke 2013
Published. February 6, 2013

In this short video, I show the general workflow for creating a 3D camera solve from real world footage using Autodesk MatchMover 2013. The resulting data is then brought into Smokes Action module....

Maya in Motion | Marcel de Jong

Maya DirectX 11 Technology Preview - Update 2
Published. February 6, 2013

A picture is worth a 1000 words ... and a video a 1000 pictures :p ... update 2 Added a link to a couple of turntables of the same character....

You and M&E | Darren Brooker

Indie PSN gamedev (and the cost thereof)
Published. February 6, 2013

Game dev has been known to take its toll on mind, body & soul, but the development of Derrick the Deathfin also took a hefty chunk out of its developer's bank account (and his father's too)......

The Art of VFX | Vincent Frei

REAL STEEL: Erik Nash – VFX Supervisor – Digital Domain
Published. February 6, 2013

Erik Nash began his career in 1979 on the film STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE. He joined Digital Domain in 1995 and work on projects like APOLLO 13, TITANIC or KUNDUN. He then became VFX supervisor and take care of the effects of films like RED PLANET, I ROBOT, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END. In the following interview, he talks about his work on REAL STEEL....

Stoned & Wired | Stuart Holloway and Joe Billington

Webinar........THIS FRIDAY !!
Published. February 6, 2013

A live Webinar....be there or be....!!!!!...

3d Latino | Victor Herrera

AU2012: Tecnicas de render avanzado con Vray, renders de 15 min a tan solo 1 min
Published. February 6, 2013

Una breve guia para acceder a este magnifico tutorial en la plataforma de Autodesk university 2012....

Planet Softimage | Mark Schoennagel

Cross country in a vintage Volkswagen Bus
Published. February 6, 2013

A blog of a different sort, my crazy adventure across the country in a vintage VW bus!...

Blend & Comp | Ken LaRue

Smoke 2013 - Short Cuts & Hot Keys for Dynamic Editing and Much More...
Published. February 6, 2013

This is a video tutorial focusing on short cuts and hot keys used while creating a rough cut and creative edit in Smoke 2013. Using menus and buttons to perform edits, trims, etc works but I feel it is a slow workflow and decreases your creative flow while you are trying to tell your story with your creative edit. Knowing the short cuts and performing dynamic edits will make you a more efficient editor. I also discuss workflow and tips about Smoke 2013 and it’s UI. The entire duration of the tutorial...

Roland's Maya | Roland Reyer

Tutorial: The interactive Randomizer
Published. February 6, 2013

Ein kurzes Tutorial, das die Benutzung meines Scripts "Randomizer" erläutert. A short german tutorial that shows the use of my "Randomizer" - english version coming soon...

Taking it to the Max!

Register Now – Live Webinar on iray in 3ds Max
Published. February 6, 2013

Join us for an “Introduction to iray in 3ds Max” which will provide an extensive overview of iray, explaining both what it is and how it differs from previous rendering technology....

Louis Marcoux Blog | Louis Marcoux

AU 2011 - Blow Stuff Up! with 3ds Max Part 3 - Adding Details
Published. February 6, 2013

This is the third part to an in depth review of my Autodesk University class from 2011 called Blow Up Stuff with 3ds Max. I broke the class into 3 sections and, this week, i'll cover part 3: adding details....

Between the Walls

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 Update 2 Released
Published. February 6, 2013

Autodesk has released Update 2 for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010. http://bit.ly/d3HfrA & http://bit.ly/9ApjyI...

In the Machine

Inventor 2012 is here!
Published. February 6, 2013

We have been slaving away at our little cottage this past year to bring you all new software. What awaits you in the next release of Inventor? Check out several interviews Mr. Cohee conducted concerning our 2012 lineup....

In the Pipes

Changes to the Plant In-the-Pipes Blog
Published. February 6, 2013

Hi everyone. I’d like to announce some changes to the In-The-Pipes blog. We launched this blog in November 2006, and we’ve no intention of ending it. But it’s time for a change. We’re morphing into a group blog where you......

dODDS and ENDS

Project Galileo Online graduates to Autodesk 360 Infrastructure Modeler
Published. February 6, 2013

When Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler was a technology preview on Autodesk Labs, it was known as Project Galileo. A second technology preview, Project Galileo Online, allowed users of Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler to collaborate on and share infrastructure-scale models with their stakeholders.......

CAD and GIS (Integration and Beyond)

BIM for Resource Extraction - An Information Modeling Approach to Shale Oil and Gas
Published. February 6, 2013

The economic climate and global political landscape have created a demand to identify and extract viable gas and domestic energy sources as well as mineral deposits in the U.S. One such phenomenon is shale gas like the Marcellus Shale reserve in the northeast, the second largest gas field like it in the world. For companies and firms engaged in identification, design, construction and maintenance of extraction processes the race is on. What is needed is a streamlined process of design and data management...

geoExpressions

Debate Continues: BIM versus GIS
Published. February 6, 2013

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion entitled, “The Great BIM versus GIS Debate”. This 90-minute session in front of a packed room was moderated by Matt Ball (@SpatialSustain) and proved to be a lively (and sometimes heated) discussion between myself (@engis), Pete Southwood (@Geo_Pete) and members of the audience. Issues addressed in the debate encompassed technology; data accuracy, access, integration and analysis; collaboration and efficiency; and the future of...

GIS Exchange

Moving Next Door
Published. February 6, 2013

Thanks for coming and reading this blog - it's been a great start. Now that Map is part of the Infrastructure Suite, we thought it made sense to realign the blogs a little, so I'm going to start blogging over at http://beingcivil.typepad.com instead. If you want to skip the Civil......

Ellipsis

Observations and Random Thoughts on PLM
Published. February 6, 2013

Wow! Blowing the dust off the 'ol keyboard here. Been a while since my last post huh? That's what 59,000 airline miles in three months will do to you. So what have I been up to you ask? If you're following me on Twitter then you know I've been jet......

Family Jewels - Creating Quality BIM Content

"Don't Judge Me by my Size - I'm Pretty on the Inside!" (Smart family file quote.)
Published. February 6, 2013

Hey all - I just got back from Greenbuild Expo in Chicago, and over the 2.5 days there, I spoke to probably 15-20 manufacturers who came by the Autodesk booth - all to ask about BIM content creation. So that's great - way up from a half dozen per expo in years past. I was able let all the folks I spoke with, know about Autodesk's Seek team's cool new Content Services page where any building product manufacturer (BPM) can either get consulting on creating content themselves, or choose to have it made...

Revit MEP

Using Revit as a Team. Use Same Builds.
Published. November 21, 2011

When using Revit on a project, make sure everyone on the team is using not only the same version, (2011, 2012, etc), but the same build number as well.  The build number can be found by clicking on the question mark pull down in the upper right corner, and click the About button…. From there, you’ll see the splash screen of the version, and the build.  The first 4 numbers in the year the build was released, (2010) The next 2 are the...

Maxed Out | Ken Pimentel

Moving on
Published. February 6, 2013

This is my final blog for all things 3ds Max. You've got a new product manager!...

Isto é Protótipo Digital

Conheça o Novo AutoCAD WS 1.5
Published. February 6, 2013

O novo AutoCAD WS 1.5 já está disponível para Apple IOS, e Android e nos navegadores da WEB. Estenda o poder do AutoCAD para além de seu Desktop, o AutoCAD WS 1.5 introduz as funcionalidades de colaboração social, que agilizam a criação do projeto, análise e processo de aprovação. Agora......

CAD Botequim

Relato de Um Arquiteto sobre o AutoCAD WS (Autodesk 360)
Published. February 6, 2013

Pessoal, As redes sociais sempre foram fonte de inspiração e meio de estreitamento de comunicação entre empresas e clientes. Tive o prazer de conhecer o Arquiteto Flávio Radamarker a um tempo, RT pra lá e pra cá e um dia apresentei a tecnologia AutoCAD WS, hoje parte integrante da solução......

Estos son Prototipos Digitales

Mejor Aplicación Artística
Published. February 6, 2013

SketchBook Pro es nombrada major aplicación artística de 2011 http://bestappever.com/awards/2011/winner/rtst Feliz semana! Juan Carlos...