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Scott Sheppard
Alameda, California
http://labs.blogs.com/its_alive_in_the_lab/about-the-author.html
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FORA.tv: MythBusters Co-Host Adam Savage on Obsession with Dodo
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Educational TV show MythBusters co-host, Adam Savage, tells a tale of how, without the aid of any software, he manually crafted a complete Dodo bird skeleton by looking at thousands of web sites and photos. Oh Adam, if only you... Continue reading
Posted 7 hours ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**15 Cat's Eye Nebula
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I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across from our Gallery at One Market. One of our newer exhibits is called Powers of Design. It was first featured at the... Continue reading
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Project Cyborg, http://labs.blogs.com/its_alive_in_the_lab/2013/04/autodesk-research-project-cyborg.html, could be used in the design of Genetically Modified Organisms.
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I am sorry you found this offensive. That was not my intention.
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The Infinite Resource: the case for GMO instead of organic farming
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I have no desire to eat pesticides. I really don't. Actually when I was a child growing up in New Orleans, a "fog truck" used to come down our street weekly and spray huge plumes of insecticide to kill mosquitoes.... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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My ConnectMyDNA Results
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my unique gene ring I was born and raised in New Orleans. I know a little about my family history. As part of an honors history course in college, I had to research my family tree. For example, I know... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**14 The Solar System
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"The fireball that we rode was moving But now we've got a new machine Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah the freaks said Man those cats can really swing They got music in their solar system They've rocked around the Milky Way... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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Life of Pi shows why Robots will one day have emotions
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"I love my computer you make me feel alright every waking hour and every lonely night" — Bad Religion When I attended Design Night on robotics, there was a discussion as to whether or not robots would ever have emotions.... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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Augmented Reality for Showcase retires from Autodesk Labs
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Scanning and photogrammetry are ways to get something in the real world into the computer. 3D printing is one way to get something out of the computer into the real world. Augmented reality is a way to visualize something in... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab
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It does seem like the spokes would cut through the wind easier if they wheel was flipped the other way before being mounted. [I would have put this in the blog article itself, but I want to give Labs community members a chance to weigh in.]
Toggle Commented May 16, 2013 on Full Scale 3D Printed Motorcycle: Is our wheel backwards? at It is Alive in the Lab
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Full Scale 3D Printed Motorcycle: Is our wheel backwards?
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At AU 2008 I happened to be nearby when our team was hoisting the 3D printed motorcycle for display. Autodesk had given me a FlipCam to take some video, so I did. I got this comment on my YouTube video... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**13 Voyager 2
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I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across from our Gallery at One Market. One of our newer exhibits is called Powers of Design. It was first featured at the... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Updated FABmep Import for Revit MEP Now Available via Autodesk Labs
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Autodesk Fabrication CADmep supports detailing, fabrication, and installation workflows for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) contractors, and provides tools that extend design-intent to create more accurate, intelligent, constructible models of building services systems. Autodesk Revit is specifically built for Building... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Labs versus Beta: Experts Elite Presentation
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photo courtesy of Adrianna Schneider, @LEEDing-Lady The Expert Elite program was spearheaded by many, including Technologist, Shaan Hurley, and launched at AU during our Launch & Lunch event with our CEO Carl Bass. The Expert Elite program is designed to... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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From the Ground Up: Autodesk Shared Reference Point Tool – Now available
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The BIM Coordinator for AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit was our free technology preview that assists project team members with building and site grids. The technology preview automated the more error-prone manual steps in the coordination of site and building... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**12 Distance from Pluto to the Sun
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I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across from our Gallery at One Market. One of our newer exhibits is called Powers of Design. It was first featured at the... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFBRJFN3p8
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DesignScript Now Supports AutoCAD 2014 too
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Years in the making, DesignScript is our free technology preview created by Dr. Robert Aish in Farnborough and his team around the globe. The goal is to get customer feedback on exploratory design. The technology preview consists of: a powerful... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Please Take our Project Pinocchio Survey
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Chris Andrews is one of our Product Line Managers at Autodesk. He has been busily poring over all of the feedback that has come in for Project Pinocchio. Recall that Project Pinocchio is our free technology preview where you can... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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It's on the wish list, but unfortunately no ETA.
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Dear Labs and Beta Communities -- Thank You
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In 1946 computer program defects got termed as bugs after a moth got caught in a computer relay. Autodesk is full of product teams wanting to make their products perfect, but for several reasons, a zero defect product is not... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Participates in X Prize Visioneering
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Jonathan Knowles At the end of April, Autodesk participated in X Prize Visioneering. Autodesk CTO, Jeff Kowalski and Autodesk Advisor to the CEO/CTO, Jonathan Knowles were "Visioneers." Autodesk Fellow, Tom Wujec, was one of the facilitators. Visioneering is a process... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**11 Distance from Jupiter to the Sun
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I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across from our Gallery at One Market. One of our newer exhibits is called Powers of Design. It was first featured at the... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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From what I know, the team is going to use the App Center. They are shooting for next week.
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Project Chronicle Updated on May 1 -- Try It
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Leverage your hardware to add more to your visual training materials. Project Chronicle is our technology preview from the Autodesk Research team that lets you make better training videos. Instead of just a screen capture and voice narration, Project Chronicle... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at It is Alive in the Lab
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