Autodesk Labs

Autodesk Labs is an online development collaborative where users can see new technologies and utilities from Autodesk and shape their development. Autodesk Labs gives the public free, early access to prototypes, technology previews, and experimental web services so users can provide feedback on product ideas while they’re still in an early conceptual stage.

Technologies & Utilities

Technologies are typically services that Autodesk Labs visitors can try for their own use. These technologies typically revolve around design creation, management, publishing, visualization, review, printing, or programming. Autodesk Labs visitors can relay the results of their experiences with these services via specific email addresses, discussion forums, or comments posted to blogs.

Utilities are typically add-ons or plug-ins to Autodesk design applications such as AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Revit, 3ds Max, or Autodesk Maya. Autodesk Labs visitors download and install these utilities, try them, and provide feedback on their experiences to specific email addresses, discussion forums, or comments posted to blogs.

Examples

2D to 3D Tool for Inventor: convert 2D data to 3D models
3D Annotation for Inventor: markup your 3d models
3D/2D ShareNow Add-in for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review: share your designs with others, in one click
Autodesk Showroom: accessorize with real products and photorealistic results
BIM Family Toolkit: share parametric family information from Inventor to Revit
Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D: create bridges from Civil 3D objects
CommunityCommands for AutoCAD: discover commands from the community
Feature Recognition for Inventor: STEP, SAT, or IGES solids to Inventor models
Firefox Add-on for Autodesk Design Review: embed DWF files in HTML pages and view with Firefox
Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD: view your drawings in Google Earth
Inventor Fusion Technology Preview: unite direct and parametric workflows
Inventor Optimization: optimize your Inventor designs via the cloud
Mesh Enabler for Inventor: work with imported meshes in Inventor
Panel Gap for Alias Surface and Alias Automotive: create gap spacing and edges in a single step
Performance Monitor for AutoCAD: monitor virtual memory usage
Photo Scene Editor for Project Photofly: create models from photographs
Plugin of the Month: utilities from ADN members including source code
Point Cloud Tool for 3ds Max/3ds Max Design: turn laser scans into models
Project Freewheel: view and review using the cloud
Project Krypton for Inventor, Pro/E, and SolidWorks instant feedback dashboard
Project Neon: render your models via the cloud
Project Newport: real-time 3D storybuilding for architects
Project Photofly: create models from photographs via the web
Project Snap for AutoCAD: find design content anywhere
Project Vasari: conceptual design and analysis for buildings
Radium Technology Preview for Moldflow Insight: enhance molding prediction power
Shape Extraction for AutoCAD: convert point clouds to geometry
STL Exporter for Revit Platform export Revit models to 3D printers

A current list of Autodesk Labs technologies is on the Autodesk Labs site.

History

On November 15, 2010 Autodesk Labs sent out its Q4 newsletter.^[1]
On October 6, 210 Autodesk Labs redesigned the BY INDUSTRY tab of its home page.^[2]
On October 6, 210 Autodesk Labs redesigned the BY PRODUCT tab of its home page.^[3]
On August 4, 2010 Autodesk Labs sent out its Q3 newsletter.^[4]
On May 16, 2010 Autodesk Labs sent out its Q2 newsletter.^[5]
On March 12, 2010 Autodesk Labs sent out its Q1 newsletter.^[6]
On July 30, 2009 Autodesk launched a redesigned Autodesk Labs site to have fewer words and more videos.^[7]
On August 12, 2008 Autodesk redesigned the home page of the Autodesk Labs site to provide a per-industry focus.
On May 1, 2007 Autodesk launched the Autodesk Labs web site separate from the Autodesk.com.
On April 10, 2007 Autodesk created the It’s Alive in the Lab Autodesk Labs blog.
On June 29, 2006 Autodesk posted first projects to Autodesk Labs. http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2006/06/autodesk_labs.html
On June 5, 2006 Autodesk announced the creation of Autodesk Labs.

References

↑ "Innovation Edge Q4". Autodesk. 16 May 2010.
↑ "AEC example". Autodesk. 6 October 2010.
↑ "AutoCAD example". Autodesk. 6 October 2010.
↑ "Innovation Edge Q3". Autodesk. 16 May 2010.
↑ "Innovation Edge Q2". Autodesk. 16 May 2010.
↑ "Innovation Edge Q1". Autodesk. 12 March 2010.
↑ "New look for Autodesk Labs". Experience Building. 5 August 2009.

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