Leaders from industries that design and make places, objects, and experiences are far more confident about their companies’ resilience than last year and have a surprisingly high level of trust in AI, according to the 2024 State of Design & Make report released by Autodesk. The group largely sees AI as a current tool rather […]

Autodesk held its Autodesk University (AU) event, the company’s annual design and make conference, on November 13-15, 2023, in Las Vegas. Over the three days, 10,000 of the world’s designers, engineers, builders, and creators united to learn and gain inspiration for the next iterations of the buildings we live and work in, the cars we […]

Leaders and experts from industries that design and make places, objects, and experiences report more business resilience amid an increasingly uncertain global landscape, according to Autodesk’s 2023 State of Design & Make report, released earlier this year. Globally, 79% of respondents said the world feels more uncertain than it did three years ago. To compile the […]

Formlabs and Autodesk recently announced the fifth The Digital Factory Conference coming to SoWa Power Station in Boston on September 13, 2023. This year, the conference will explore “Chaos to Convergence,” highlighting new production methods created in response to recent industry stressors. The Digital Factory will feature an agenda of keynotes and panelists discussing these […]

Claudius Peters makes the machines that make cement. Applying agile processes to product design calls upon CAD systems to optimize those machines. By Jean Thilmany, Contributing Writer Once used mainly to speed up software development, the agile method — which proponents say can slash product development time and costs — is making inroads into product […]

A drawing might contain elements that were defined once but are no longer used. Common examples of this include: Blocks that are defined but not inserted anywhere. Layers that do not contain any objects. Named components that are no longer used. These unused (or unreferenced) definitions use disk space and can significantly increase the size […]

Voice and haptic feedback could ease CAD complexity speed design but is slow-to-market due to that very CAD complexity. By Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor “Computer, draw me a circle.” You won’t be saying that to your computer-aided design system anytime soon. Even as Alexa and other speech-recognition systems have become ubiquitous over the past decade, […]

Xometry, Inc., a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, announced the launch of version 2.0 of its app for Autodesk Fusion 360. The app is free and can be downloaded directly from the Autodesk Fusion 360 App Store. Updated with new features in addition to the instant price and lead time capabilities launched earlier in […]

What are the design challenges of developing a car that can walk? Hyundai Motor engineers recently set about exploring that idea and developed a prototype vehicle called the Elevate. The goal was for the car to have several types of locomotion–reptilian, mammalian, and the more familiar passive suspension. The Hyundai engineering team was keen to […]

It’s 2020 and we don’t have flying cars. But maybe, we’ll have cars that can walk soon. Through the use of Autodesk’s Generative Design program and 3D printing, Hyundai Motor is developing a walking car it calls the Elevate. Yes, a walking car. Why? Well, imagine rescue scenarios where access is difficult but you need […]

Generative designs don’t have to be 3D printed. Other manufacturing methods enter the fray. by Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor There are those that say generative design ensures the best product design possible. Engineers enter the specifications a product needs to meet, and the tool responds by creating a number of potential designs that fit the […]

KIA Motors has always been an industry leader when it comes to implementing new and innovative tech in their design process. Now, with Varjo XR-1 supported by Autodesk VRED, the designers are moving into an immersive photorealistic environment. The benefit is that global design reviews can go from days to an hour. Photorealistic, real-scale and […]

Autodesk is making it easier for customers to take advantage of the features and functions of generative design with the Fusion 360 Generative Design Extension subscription offering. The company is offering unlimited access to the generative design functions as a separate subscription, at either $1,000 monthly or $8,000 annually. The introductory pricing is for a […]

At the Embedded Systems Conference, a MassRobotics co-founder explained where developers and investors should look for successful commercial robots.

MakerBot and Autodesk are hosting a design challenge. There are three design categories that contestants can enter – Wearable that keeps someone safe while commuting Desktop notification device Office desk organizer for compact work spaces Contestants need to design a product in one of those three categories in Autodesk Fusion 360 and submit their entries on Thingiverse, […]

As newer technologies–like additive manufacturing and generative design—converge, engineers are tackling design challenges they couldn’t address, let along build, previously. Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor NASA has spent decades exploring Mars through various mobile vehicles. So far, there has been scant signs of life on that planet. Now, the plan is to examine other planets for […]

Authentise, a leader in data-driven workflow tools for additive manufacturing, announced it is collaborating with Autodesk to release an integration that makes seamless use of Autodesk’s Netfabb software with Authentise’s additive workflow management tools possible.                 As part of the integration, users of Authentise products can load geometries […]

“The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles.” More companies are combining the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Generative Design and 3D printing into platforms that bring design and manufacturing closer together and transform these functions into a digital process. A number of companies are moving in this direction, including Siemens, […]

This webinar was presented live on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Click below to watch it on demand.  Generative design is now available in the Collection. Now, designers and engineers can input design goals — along with parameters such as materials, and manufacturing methods — and generative design technology explores all the possible permutations of a…

Autodesk released its 2019 version of AutoCAD. Included in the release are multiple specialized toolsets to help improve design productivity. Subscribers will have access to seven specialized toolsets, more than 750,000 intelligent objects, styles, parts, features, and symbols to choose from when drawing. Designers can automate floor plans; quickly draw piping, plant equipment, or electrical […]

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released its Corporate Equality Index 2018, which rates workplaces on LGBTQ equality issues, and nine industrial component manufacturers have earned perfect 100% scores. “It’s no surprise that many top-scoring businesses are also top-performing businesses. They know that creating inclusive workplaces and communities where their employees can thrive is an…

This webinar was presented live on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Click below to watch on demand.       Solve faster. Solve bigger. Solve more. Autodesk CFD is excited to introduce Cloud Premium! On-demand cluster computing enables dramatic performance gains for upfront simulation users in Autodesk CFD. Join us to learn about this innovative industry-first…

There are many ways to build linear systems for motion in the X, Y, and/or Z directions – also known as Cartesian coordinates. The terms we generally use to refer to these systems depend on how the axes are assembled, where the load is positioned, and to some extent, what type of use the system […]

Jean Thilmany, Contributing Editor A functional, well-designed item is a luxury, says Tim Prestero, founder and chief executive officer at Salem, Mass.-based Design That Matters. It’s not that functional items are hard to come by, but in impoverished areas of the world those items may not be designed to fit users’ needs. Medical equipment tends […]

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Ultimaker is a sponsor of the first national academic 3D printing conference, Construct3D 2017, which will bring together leaders and educators in the digital fabrication discipline of 3D printing for a comprehensive overview of this rapidly expanding area of research and development. Autodesk, Inc., is also a sponsor of the conference, which will be hosted […]

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