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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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Attending Autodesk University? Consider Registering for Forge DevCon on the Monday Before AU

Got code? What gets coded in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. Let's say you've been an Autodesk customer for a long time. You've got decades of your intellectual property captured in AutoCAD drawings, Revit models, Inventor parts and assemblies, or... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab

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Please try http://tinkercad.com and let me know what you think.

Commented 5 days ago on What's New (Technology Preview Releases by Date) at It is Alive in the Lab

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techjury: Global IT Economics Infographic

When Autodesk was exclusively a desktop software provider, we had a fixed cost of goods associated with our offerings. It was basically a set of CDs or DVDs, a printed user manual, and some packaging. Now that we also offer... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab

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Registration for Autodesk University in Las Vegas is Open

Autodesk University is your chance to take classes in using Autodesk software. It's also your chance to get insight as to where we think the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction and Product Design and Manufacturing industries are headed. There's also a... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab

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Book Review: Non-Bullshit Innovation by David Rowan

David Rowan was the founding editor-in-chief of WIRED Magazine's UK edition and technology columnist of The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveler, and Sunday Times. David travels the globe to meet crazy-driven startup entrepreneurs who are reinventing industries through unconventional means.... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at It is Alive in the Lab

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Fear Not: Autodesk has Your Back regarding Shifting Paradigms and Advancing Technology

At Autodesk, our team focuses on strategic foresight. Strategic foresight is a practice of looking systematically at the future, understanding fragmented indicators that suggest possible futures, and developing a point of view about how to respond. We use imagination to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 7, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Alameda Resident Helps Buy 200 Laptops for Under-served High School Students

Travis Heppe, an Alameda, California resident and Google software engineer, recently did some research on participation among minorities in computer science. What he found was shocking. Although 90% of parents want their kids to learn computer science, only 14% of... Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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A Past Present Future Map can help identify a Company's Trajectory when Problem-Solving

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Login issue to Autodesk Feedback Site is Under Investigation

For all of our users who help us evaluate technology previews for customer interest and beta programs for customer readiness, we are aware that our beta site, feedback.autodesk.com, has an issue that prevents our customers from logging in with an... Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Ithaca Software was acquired by Autodesk 26 years ago today

Logo design by Anh Look It was 26 years ago today that Ithaca Software was acquired by Autodesk. Autodesk People and Places provided me with the list of employees on that fateful day. Patricia Abbott Carl Bass Milton Capsimalis Bob... Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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I Will Continue to Tip My Servers via Credit Card instead of Cash

Though I have Paypal and Venmo accounts, I mostly use a credit card for convenience. I took my wife and mother-in-law out to dinner last night. I charged the dinner, and as I was signing the credit card receipt, my... Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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New Landscaping from Cut Above Landscaping Adds Beauty to Our Home in Cypress, Texas

"Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature." — Penelope Hobhouse Our Lennar home in Cypress, Texas came with landscaping in the front and backyards; however, when you dig a hole for a pool in the backyard,... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Fear not: Autodesk is paying attention to the Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning

At Autodesk, our team focuses on strategic foresight. Strategic foresight is a practice of looking systematically at the future, understanding fragmented indicators that suggest possible futures, and developing a point of view about how to respond. We use imagination to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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I thought your question was a good one that everyone would benefit from knowing the answer to, even though Forge only supports viewing of Navisworks files at this time.

Commented Jul 30, 2019 on There's a Table of Derivable File Formats for the Autodesk Forge Model Derivative API at It is Alive in the Lab

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Thanks for the tip. I have updated the blog post.

Commented Jul 30, 2019 on How are BIM 360, Assemble Systems, BuildingConnected, and PlanGrid related? at It is Alive in the Lab

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There's a Table of Derivable File Formats for the Autodesk Forge Model Derivative API

Autodesk Forge is our set of cloud-based developer tools used by our community of customers and partners to derive more value from their design and engineering data. When you use a computer program, you do so via its User Interface... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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How are BIM 360, Assemble Systems, BuildingConnected, and PlanGrid related?

Autodesk started out as a design company. Now our focus is on design and make. For product design, that includes manufacturing. For media and entertainment, that includes movie, film, tv, and game production. For architecture and engineering, that includes construction... Continue reading

Posted Jul 29, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Wooden Shutters provide Beauty and Improved Functionality

It's Friday, so let's talk about something besides Autodesk technology. My wife and I recently purchased a Lennar NextGen home in Cypress, Texas that includes an in-law unit. We are happy to have my mother-in-law living with us. Lennar homes... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Autodesk: Sustainability is in our Blood

"Sometimes I feel like giving up But I just can't It isn't in my blood" — "In My Blood," Shawn Mendes Autodesk is committed to helping designers and engineers create a future where we all live well and within the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 24, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Fear not: Autodesk is paying attention to Climate Change, the end of Globalization, and the Future of Work

At Autodesk, our team focuses on strategic foresight. Strategic foresight is a practice of looking systematically at the future, understanding fragmented indicators that suggest possible futures, and developing a point of view about how to respond. We use imagination to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 23, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Autodesk intern Courtney Yu's Cheat Sheet for Autodesk Products by Industry

Autodesk serves three industries: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Product Design and Manufacturing (PD&M) Media and Entertainment (M&E) More and more, we find that these industries are converging: Autodesk customers who make buildings (AEC) are starting to behave more like... Continue reading

Posted Jul 22, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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A Bold Proposal: Cost Analysis of Solar Panels for My Home in Cypress, Texas

We added solar panels to our Lennar smart home in Cypress, Texas. The smart home allows me to conduct an energy analysis using three reports: Our smart home includes Honeywell Lyric thermostats. These thermostats generate monthly reports that let us... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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A Value Proposition Canvas can help identify How You Serve Customer Needs when Problem-Solving

Autodesk got its start when we democratized CAD technology by making it available on personal computers that were much less expensive than special-purpose workstations so that small mom and pop architect shops could graduate from using their drafting tables. We... Continue reading

Posted Jul 16, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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New Autodesk Forge Viewer Now Available

The beauty of design data is in the eye of the stakeholder. Autodesk Forge is our collection of Application Program Interfaces (APIs), documentation, sample code, and a community of customers and partners who develop customized solutions suited to their workflows.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2019 at It is Alive in the Lab

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Thanks. I am working on an update for next week where I sort these by industry. I will include this info for BIM 360 design.

Commented Jul 13, 2019 on Autodesk intern Courtney Yu's Updated Cheat Sheet for Autodesk Products at It is Alive in the Lab

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