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Autodesk Dominates the Films for 2010 as The Oscars Approach

No matter which film gets the Oscar for best visual effects at the Academy Awards this weekend, it’s a guaranteed win for Autodesk Inc. and NVIDIA Corp. The San Francisco Bay area companies provided the technology for all three of the category’s nominees: “Avatar,” “District 9” and “Star Trek.” As movies rely more on digital [...]



3D Movies like Avatar Offer Clues to CAD’s Future

Readers who want to see the future direction of 3D design should take a peek at the technology behind James Cameron’s latest Stereoscopic 3D movie Avatar.
Visitors to Autodesk’s recent user conference, Autodesk University 2009, held in Las Vegas December 1-3, saw how elements of this exciting technology will be used in upcoming software releases for [...]



Autodesk featured in IndustryWeek

This morning IndustryWeek released a web article on their official website written by Robert “Buzz” Kross, who is the Senior Vice President of digital design solutions franchise Autodesk. In the article Kross discussed how many manufacturing companies, inventors, agencies and prototypers are all expediting their ideas, products and company designs faster and more efficiently than [...]



Autodesk Alias Sketch Technology Preview

The new Autodesk Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview is now available on Autodesk Labs. The Technology Preview adds fully integrated sketching, illustration, painting and manipulation capabilities directly into the AutoCAD workflow to further broaden the creative capabilities of AutoCAD software.

Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview enables professional designers and artists in many industries to [...]



Autodesk Masters for 2009 Announced!

Autodesk has named the recipients of their prestigious Masters awards for 2009, handing out 15 awards to 3ds Max, Softimage, and Maya experts.
Over the past few months we’ve asked you, as a member of the 3D Community, to nominate talented artists for Autodesk Maya® Master, 3ds Max® Master, and Softimage® awards for 2009.
All of the [...]



Cochlear BAS is the Autodesk Inventor for February 2010!

As the third day of February, all of us here at WB Engineering would like to remind you guys about the Autodesk Inventor of the Month Winners that are now featured on calendars, books and a lot more for 2010!
As we mentioned earlier when voting first began, Cochlear BAS has won over February with an [...]



New Autodesk Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology

The new Autodesk Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview is now available on Autodesk Labs
The Technology Preview adds fully integrated sketching, illustration, painting and manipulation capabilities directly into the AutoCAD workflow to further broaden the creative capabilities of AutoCAD software
Alias Sketch for AutoCAD Technology Preview enables professional designers and artists in many industries to take [...]



Apple launches virtual reality with motion CAD design

The Apple blogosphere has been buzzing about a new mac device that with just the basic control of your body – gives you the ability to shift and move a design without the use of a mouse. This is clearly an example of us entering a new decade, which makes us wonder: is this even [...]



Innovative Sound Device Changes the World

In a design competition where the objective is to ‘change the world’ in some way, shape or form of design to better a life, Cochlear does just that and with the help of AutoCAD Inventor, the company revolutionizes sound and design with a unique device that specifically enhances the world of sound to the hearing [...]



Autodesk Smoke Software Out for the Mac!

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. has announced that it is ready to start shipping Autodesk Smoke 2010 for Mac OS X, a software-only editorial finishing tool and the first Autodesk finishing product designed to run on the Mac. Smoke software’s proven editorial finishing tools harness the 64-bit power of Snow Leopard to provide an interactive, [...]