AutodeskWe’re committed to building innovative tools and workflows that unlock new levels of collaboration, creativity, and efficiency for artists and studios - especially as the need for immersive film, TV and games content persists. The latest updates to Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold deliver on that promise.
From LookdevX and Universal Scene Description (USD) to Color Management and Hydra – explore how we’re continuing to integrate open standards across our 3D content creation tools to accelerate and streamline the flow of data between people, teams, and software at studios.
Embracing Open Standards Across 3D ToolsAutodesk2023-03-29 | We’re committed to building innovative tools and workflows that unlock new levels of collaboration, creativity, and efficiency for artists and studios - especially as the need for immersive film, TV and games content persists. The latest updates to Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold deliver on that promise.
From LookdevX and Universal Scene Description (USD) to Color Management and Hydra – explore how we’re continuing to integrate open standards across our 3D content creation tools to accelerate and streamline the flow of data between people, teams, and software at studios.
🙋 AREA by Autodesk: area.autodesk.com 🖊️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/aut... 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/autodesk_meBuilding an F1-inspired racing wheel 🔊 🏎️Autodesk2024-05-05 | Autodesk Fusion Steers Successful SIM Racing Product Development 👉 https://autode.sk/3JHO5TVCelebrate the designers and makers this #Maythe4th with Autodesk and @StarWars.Autodesk2024-05-04 | Hello there! From droids to desert planets, see how visionaries build limitless galaxies near and far, far away. Catch the newest Star Wars Original series, #TheAcolyte, June 4 on Disney+. #maythe4thbewithyou #makeanythingStilride: The electric scooter with the right curves!Autodesk2024-05-03 | Stilride is an EV Mobility company whose Electric Scooter, the Stilride 1, is unique in design. The chassis is made entirely of curved stainless steel, reducing its weight and number of parts without sacrificing strength. The scooter's overall design was also important; they used Autodesk Alias to realize their vision.Northvolt: Sustainable EV battery manufacturer embraces the integrated Digital FactoryAutodesk2024-05-01 | Northvolt is a Swedish electric vehicle battery manufacturer committed to sustainability. They are striving to manufacture the greenest battery in the industry. Northvolt has partnered with Autodesk to embrace the integrated digital factory mindset and reduce the time from design to manufacturing.
Watch how Autodesk solutions working together have helped Northvolt optimize factory design in their quest to be the greenest battery manufacturer.The Design and Make MovementAutodesk2024-04-26 | Problem solvers everywhere are helping fix the future by designing and making a better world with Autodesk. You’re invited to join them.
Learn more: autodesk.com/campaigns/make-anything.How this iconic museum is becoming a “smart museum”Autodesk2024-04-24 | How the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History is becoming a “smart” and environmentally conscious institution, using @autodesktandemAI and Digital Transformation are the Future of the Design and Make IndustriesAutodesk2024-04-19 | The demand for “more”—more buildings, services, products, and content—is growing rapidly. How can industries keep up with demand while ensuring sustainability? AI can help.
AI is transforming the Design and Make industries, giving professionals greater insights into their collected data and helping professionals do much more with less. Watch the video to learn what Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost says about the state of the Design and Make industries and what the future holds for them. Then read the 2024 State of Design & Make report to get the details.
For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.Describe the future in ONE word 🤔Autodesk2024-04-18 | Check out the full 2024 State of Design and Make report here: autodesk.com/design-makeThe Autodesk 2024 ShowreelAutodesk2024-04-05 | Amazing things are designed and made every day with Autodesk. Our 2024 showreel celebrates the makers everywhere solving challenges big and small to help build a better world around us. #makeanything
For more, visit: autodesk.com/campaigns/make-anything.Creating a custom Porsche for Pikes Peak 🤯Autodesk2024-04-04 | How @adskFusion partnered with @BBIAutosport, a tuning shop based in Huntington Beach, California.
Car model: The HoonipigasusA Dynamic Duo: How the cloud and AI will power the future of workAutodesk2024-03-20 | AI technologies—from machine learning and generative design to generative AI programs such as ChatGPT and Midjourney—are changing the way people work. AI can sift through huge amounts of data quickly and efficiently in a way that humans can’t. AI can automate repetitive tasks, analyze data to provide actionable insights, and augment problem-solving through contextual assistance, all of which allows professionals to spend time more time on creativity and exploration.
But what about the future? As AI technology continuously morphs and improves, new possibilities emerge. What will AI and the future of work look like? Watch the video to see Mike Haley, Autodesk SVP of Research, discuss how AI and the cloud will enable easier, faster collaboration across industries so that professionals can design and make a better world.
For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.Project Phoenix Modular Housing Shows a Sustainable Way ForwardAutodesk2024-02-27 | There is an affordable housing shortage in America, one that has been enduring for many years. Mortgage rates are high, regulatory barriers such as zoning laws and building codes can increase the cost of land, and the stock of available housing is low—particularly in California.
While more housing is needed, the built environment is responsible for 42% of annual global carbon dioxide emissions. To address the issues facing the construction industry, innovators are looking for ways to help curb this crisis and make a dent in this massive problem. What if there was a way to make beautiful, affordable homes quickly, efficiently, and sustainably? It turns out that there is a way, and it’s happening in West Oakland, CA, in the form of Project Phoenix modular housing.
Watch the video to learn how Factory_OS and MBH Architects are using their skills—and innovative techniques—to address the need for more affordable, sustainable housing. For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.CplusC Architects + Builders: Welcome to the Jungle House inspires sustainable architectureAutodesk2024-02-21 | For the Welcome to the Jungle House renovation project in Sydney, Australia, CplusC Architects + Builders focused on sustainable design with the use of BIM and Lifecycle Assessment. Take an in-depth tour of the residence, from the rooftop and planters teeming with flora to the innovative irrigation system and fishpond. Cinematography by Alexander Lee.
Learn more about the project and how it helped make innovative, sustainably-designed homes the firm’s signature: autodesk.com/customer-stories/cplusc-architects-builders-story.Architecture firm Lake|Flato’s adaptive-reuse project embodies sustainabilityAutodesk2024-02-14 | Sustainable architecture firm Lake|Flato’s adaptive reuse project transformed a 100-year-old building into a new, design-forward headquarters.
Learn more about this innovative project: autodesk.com/customer-stories/lake-flato-adaptive-reuse-story.Bridges to Prosperity: Connecting remote communities to vital resources in Rwanda and beyondAutodesk2023-12-19 | With support from the Autodesk Foundation, Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) is harnessing the power of Autodesk technology to design and construct long-lasting, cost-efficient trail bridges that connect rural communities around the world to vital resources such as health centers, schools, and marketplaces. In this short video, B2P's Needs Assessment Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa Etienne Mutebutsi explains how the nonprofit used AutoCAD to build the Marenge suspended trail bridge in Rwanda's Nduba Sector, connecting more than 3,000 residents to the capital city of Kigali.Rebuilding a Resilient, Inclusive Christ Church Cathedral in New ZealandAutodesk2023-12-06 | On Feb. 22, 2011, a shallow, intense, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, near the city’s business center district, causing widespread damage and claiming 185 lives. The damage to the city’s buildings and infrastructure was severe, as these structures were already weakened from a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred just five months earlier on Sept. 4, 2010.
Multiple buildings collapsed, roads were cracked, and water mains burst. Christ Church Cathedral—situated in front of Cathedral Square and considered to be the center and heart of the city—suffered extensive damage, to the point where no one could enter it. The cathedral and the square are very important to the people of Christchurch, including the local indigenous Tangata Whenua and Iwi.
But before the earthquake, there wasn’t much of an indigenous presence in the square, so when international architecture and design practice Warren and Mahoney began work on the project, the firm formed a partnership with residents of Christchurch and the area’s indigenous locals, retaining historical elements of the cathedral while rebuilding the square to be more inclusive. Watch the video to learn how Warren and Mahoney succeeded in rebuilding more sustainably, resiliently, and inclusively.
For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.The Ten-Year Horizon for Media and EntertainmentAutodesk2023-11-20 | AI, open standards, and the cloud are disrupting the content production landscape. In this increasing complexity, it is important to have a trusted partner like Autodesk, around data stewardship, platform infrastructure, and technological capabilities. The emerging reality of film, TV and game production demands that producers, directors, VFX teams, animators, editors, and other stakeholders have seamless access to updated project data and a powerful ecosystem of connected tools, enabling real-time global collaboration.
This future will be powered by Flow, Autodesk’s cloud for Media & Entertainment.
Learn about Autodesk's Design and Make Platform: autodesk.com/company/autodesk-platform.The Future of Design and ManufacturingAutodesk2023-11-20 | Imagine a world where manufacturing companies harness the power of AI to access all of their information and workflows within one holistic, cloud-based environment; where data is broken free from files and is instantly accessible to relevant stakeholders on any device, anywhere in the world; where everyone in a customer’s ecosystem has access to the right information to do their job, and where every change is automatically reflected back to the right people in ways that make sense to them.
This is the future of manufacturing. And it will be powered by Autodesk’s cloud for manufacturing, Fusion.
Learn about Autodesk's Design and Make Platform: autodesk.com/company/autodesk-platform.Envisioning the future of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)Autodesk2023-11-20 | The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is at a tipping point. Demands are increasing, and clients expect more, better, faster—with less risk. Projects are becoming more complex and data-rich, yet tools and processes are increasingly fragmented.
That is why we're building Forma, Autodesk's AEC industry cloud that will unify workflows across teams that design, build, and operate the built environment. Forma will allow data to flow fluidly, powering efficient collaboration, advanced interoperability, and AI-powered automation and analyses. Architects and urban planners can get started today with the first set of capabilities on Forma.
Leveraging AI technology is no longer a nice to have. It’s an absolute necessity. Our customers across industries face growing pressure to accelerate their work while becoming more sustainable, reducing costs, and enhancing quality. That’s where Autodesk AI comes in. Integrated into our products and native to our Design and Make Platform, it empowers users to boost productivity and equips them with the tools to be more innovative and ambitious in their projects.Meet the heroes behind Autodesk and Marvel Studios’ The Marvels takeover of SphereAutodesk2023-11-11 | Meet the heroes behind Autodesk and @MarvelStudios’ #TheMarvels takeover of Sphere. World-renowned artists from The Mill designed the extraordinary to make an incredible new spectacle of a franchise favorite. #MakeAnything http://autodesk.com/themarvelsAutodesk’s Chief Sustainability Officer on connected data and sustainable outcomesAutodesk2023-10-30 | Speaking at Converge Nordics event in Sweden this month, Joe Speicher, Chief Sustainability Officer at Autodesk discusses the opportunity to connect people, processes and data across project lifecycles for architects, engineerings, builders and operators to deliver more sustainable outcomes. Learn how Autodesk enables impact, supports customers with sustainability and more. For insights from industry leaders on how digital transformation is driving business resilience, sustainability, and talent management, visit: autodesk.com/insights/research/state-of-design-and-makeWhat is Autodesk Platform Services?Autodesk2023-10-11 | Autodesk Platform Services (APS) is the foundation of the Autodesk Platform. APS powers custom and pre-built applications, integrations, and innovative solutions. Our growing set of APIs and services unlocks your Design and Make Data and connects workflows. Access our toolkit to build business solutions that span disciplines and industries, or visit the Autodesk App Store to buy ready-made solutions.
Learn more at https://aps.autodesk.com.Todays dreamers can become the innovators of tomorrowAutodesk2023-10-10 | Today's dreamers can become the innovators of tomorrow and literally build the future. #makeanything
Learn more: autodesk.com/make-anything.Where imagination meets innovationAutodesk2023-10-10 | When imagination meets innovation, you can design and #MakeAnything.
Learn more: autodesk.com/make-anything.How Bamboo and the Cloud Are Pioneering the Latest Green Building TechniquesAutodesk2023-09-27 | As the number of people on the planet grows exponentially, the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is trying to keep up with the demand for buildings. But the industry is also contending with high material costs, a labor shortage, lengthy construction schedules, and a heavy carbon footprint that’s responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But one company is breaking the mold and paving the way toward a more digital and sustainable way to build using new materials and green building techniques. BamCore has developed an innovative solution at the intersection of nature and technology.
The Northern California–based company harvests timber bamboo and eucalyptus, two of nature’s strongest and fastest-growing fibers, to manufacture structural panels that are more sustainable than a wood-framed house and 50% faster to assemble. Although traditional construction workflows are often siloed, BamCore leverages cloud-based platforms so all stakeholders can work from the same 3D models. BamCore’s mission is to create a beyond-zero-carbon future and a more efficient construction process, one structure at a time.
For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.Meet the “Techno-Tort”— a Robotic Warrior for Desert Tortoise ConservationAutodesk2023-09-27 | In the Mojave Desert of Southern California, the raven population has exploded, thanks to the easy sources of food and water that come with human development. Essentially, humans are subsidizing the ravens’ needs: Trash and roadkill are their food sources; irrigation, water runoff, and artificial lakes and ponds provide water; and buildings, power poles, and billboards provide nests and shelter.
Ravens are now considered an invasive species in the desert and as their population increases, so does their need for new food sources. This massive increase in ravens has decimated the desert tortoise population—now at risk of extinction. Unfortunately, the ravens are preying on baby and juvenile tortoises, whose shells are still too soft to provide protection from a hungry raven’s beak.
What can be done to save these important reptiles? Conservation biologist Tim Shields and engineer Frank Guercio have found an answer: the Techno-Tort.
Shields and Guercia work for Hardshell Labs, of Joshua Tree, California, and have designed and 3D-printed the Techno-Tort, a conservation technology device that looks like a real tortoise shell but contains something birds despise: methyl anthranilate, more commonly known as grape flavoring. When the raven’s beak pecks the Techno-Tort, an accelerometer triggers the device to release a quick burst of the chemical, deterring the raven from further destruction. Shields and Guercio call this “aversive training”—the idea is that if enough ravens peck at enough Techno-Torts, the ravens will stop preying on the real tortoises. Preliminary studies show that this method is working.
Watch the video to see the Techno-Tort in action and learn more about this important conservation effort.
For more great content like this, visit autodesk.com/design-make.Converge Nordics 2023Autodesk2023-09-22 | Autodesk is proud to announce the CONVERGE Nordics event in Gothenburg on Thursday 12th October 2023, 9:00-17:30. Join us alongside digitalisation leaders to talk about platform, data and sustainability in building design, construction and manufacturing. Register now to save your spot: cvent.autodesk.com/event/add0efa8-6c45-4f80-9429-b29b6c1886ea/summaryAutodesk Forma: Unite your teams, workflows, and dataAutodesk2023-08-03 | The architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industry is at a tipping point. Demands are increasing, and clients expect more, better, and faster—with less risk. Projects are becoming more complex and data-rich, yet tools and processes are increasingly fragmented.
That is why we're building Forma, Autodesk's AECO industry cloud that will unify workflows across teams that design, build, and operate the built environment, allowing data to flow fluidly, so the right details get to the right people.
When we work together to improve integration across all stakeholders, we create opportunities to inspire and innovate the impact of design and make, including more sustainable and resilient built environments.
Experience how the built environment is designed and made with Autodesk at AIA'23.What is Flex?Autodesk2023-06-12 | This video provides an overview of Autodesk Flex.Coral Maker is saving the world’s coral reefs with AutodeskAutodesk2023-06-08 | Coral Maker is using Autodesk's Design and Make Platform to restore precious reef habitats worldwide. Motivated by a catastrophic coral bleaching event in her home country of Australia, Dr. Taryn Foster founded Coral Maker to change the scale of coral restoration. Leveraging new technologies and ways of thinking, we've come together to save the world's most biodiverse ecosystem.
Mivan embarked on a journey to digitalise the design & manufacturing of their high-end fit-out joinery projects. Watch the video to learn more about the intricacies of their journey; why they embarked on it, how they were supported by Autodesk, how it has evolved their company and what improvements they’ve already started seeing.
For more information: https://autode.sk/mivandt
#Mivan #Rathbane #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Manufacturing #Autodesk #Design&Make #MakeAnythingRivian: How Digitization Sped Processes and Contributed to SustainabilityAutodesk2023-05-16 | Autodesk partnered with Rivian to showcase how our technology contributed to the digitization of their design studio, together with virtual reality, speeding up the design and validation process, reducing material costs, and contributing to the sustainability of the design studio.
#AutodeskAlias #AutodeskVRED #VR #RivianAutodesk and Ansys are Bringing Design and Analysis TogetherAutodesk2023-05-04 | Autodesk, the largest provider of 3D modeling software for anything you could build, and Ansys, the leader in simulating reality, are partnering up. Together, Autodesk and Ansys will bring simulation capabilities to more people and change the way people are thinking about product design. With the joint power of Autodesk and Ansys, customers can break down engineering silos and create tighter design to manufacture workflows. By leveraging the simulation power of Ansys, it will be easier to understand how designs behave before they enter production, enabling teams to work more efficiently than ever before. With the Autodesk and Ansys partnership, customers will be able to produce better quality products, faster, and in a more sustainable and seamless way. To learn more about the partnership, go here: http://www.autodesk.com/partners/design-manufacturing/ansysAutodesk: The Design and Make PlatformAutodesk2023-05-03 | Autodesk is a global leader in the Design and Make Platform category. We’re committed to delivering our vision of a better world designed and made for all. To learn more about how Autodesk customers are designing and making amazing things everyday, visit autodesk.com/campaigns/make-anything. #MakeAnythingThe Autodesk Foundation: transforming industries to be more sustainable, equitable, and resilient.Autodesk2023-04-26 | The Autodesk Foundation supports innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. Hear from Autodesk Foundation leadership and portfolio leaders to learn how the Autodesk Foundation’s unique approach to philanthropy is catalyzing industry transformation.Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Intuitive Interactions in MayaAutodesk2023-04-19 | Explore how we're collaborating with Microsoft to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with content creation tools like Autodesk Maya. See how we're leveraging large language models and natural language processing to make it easier for artists to interact and create intuitively in Maya.
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Marion Guignolle, Senior Technical Animator, shares how her team worked with large amounts of animation content and how they automated file creation and data management using Maya and ShotGrid. She walks through how to transform manual and tedious tasks into an automated workflow adapted to game development, preventing human errors and allowing artists to focus on their craft while saving time and sanity.
+++ SOCIAL +++ 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/AdskMaya 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/AdskShotGrid 🐤 Twitter: twitter.com/AdskMaya 🐤 Twitter: twitter.com/AdskShotGrid 🖊️ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/autodesk-media-&-entertainment 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/autodesk_meThe Autodesk 2023 ShowreelAutodesk2023-03-31 | Welcome to the 2023 Autodesk showreel, an annual celebration featuring some of the best work powered by our software. Every day the industries we serve use Autodesk technology to improve how the world gets designed and made. This showreel shines a light on those customers at their best while offering a look into where our #MakeAnything attitude will take innovation next.Drop Jaws, Not Quality with Robust Tools in 3ds MaxAutodesk2023-03-29 | 3ds Max brings new capabilities and improvements so you can keep dropping jaws in front of the big screen. The new Boolean modifier offers a modern and intuitive way to produce clean geometry while updates to Array enable you to create beautiful nature-like scenes procedurally. You can also confidently rely on Color Management to see colors consistently across the pipeline – from Viewport to final render with Arnold.
🤝 Explore how we're embracing open standards across 3D tools: youtu.be/PdMjnTm7NZE
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🙋 AREA by Autodesk: area.autodesk.com 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/AdskMaya 🐤 Twitter: twitter.com/AdskMaya 🖊️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/aut... 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/autodesk_meAutodesk Design & Manufacturing Showreel 2023Autodesk2023-03-23 | Autodesk Design & Manufacturing customers explore bold opportunities with technology to transform industry processes in exciting and innovative ways. Check out our annual showcase highlighting their inspiring work.Autodesk AEC Showreel 2023Autodesk2023-03-23 | Autodesk customers are reimagining the AEC industry through the use of technology. See how these companies are transforming the design and construction industries in pursuit of a better, more sustainable built environment.Luminous Productions: The Making of Forspoken CutscenesAutodesk2023-03-21 | Go behind the scenes with the talented team at Luminous Production as they walk through their cutscene workflow for Forspoken, the highly praised action role-playing game. From asset creation and performance capture to character animation and scene layout, you’ll explore how Maya, MotionBuilder, and ShotGrid were used to bring the cruel land of Athia as well as its heroes to life.
This talk is part of the Autodesk Developer Summit lineup at GDC 2023.
+++ SOCIAL +++ 👥 Facebook: facebook.com/AdskMaya 🐤 Twitter: twitter.com/AdskMaya 🖊️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/aut... 📷 Instagram: instagram.com/autodesk_meCreating a Digital IdentityAutodesk2023-03-21 | Digital identities and the metaverse continue to build momentum as people seek to engage with each other in ways they've never experienced before. Art Director, Stefan Ivanov, shares the extensive process of creating a digital version of a model and walks through how he used 3ds Max and Substance to generate unique digital clothing. You'll get an inside look at the tools used by AAA game studios to create stunning digital content and explore how a pipeline of high-end production can be used to develop a new AR experience.
This talk is part of the Autodesk Developer Summit lineup at GDC 2023.