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Facebook, Autodesk partner with a design organization geared toward underserved kids
Facebook and Autodesk have partnered with nonprofit organization Inneract Project, which is geared toward bringing design to young people in underserved communities through free, hands-on classes and mentorship.
Autodesk Generative Design takes in constraints and makes its own 3D models
It’s easy to see machine learning as a creativity-killing, bubble-inducing agent invading our Facebook News Feeds and dumbing-down our Netflix habits. But increasingly, machine learning is finding a home helping…
Maria Giudice is the VP of design at Autodesk. In our 18th episode, she shares how artists can become CEOs, explains what a design executive officer (DEO) is and discusses…
Carl Bass on his surprising Autodesk exit — and what’s next
Carl Bass is sitting at his desk at Autodesk today, but he’s no longer CEO of the publicly traded design software company. He stepped down earlier this week in a…
Moon Express raises $20M in Series B-1, fully funds trip to the Moon
Moon Express, a company competing in the Google Lunar X-Prize, has raised $20 million in a Series B-1 round and announced that they’ve now fully financed their maiden mission to…
Autodesk’s Amar Hanspal talks about the future of manufacturing
Imagine a world where manufacturing is no longer geographically mandated, when you can print custom parts in minutes, and anyone can build anything. That’s the world Amar Hanspal, Autodesk’s SVP…
Formlabs is shaping up to be something of a rare bright spot in a world of desktop 3D printers. While plenty of other devices have come and gone, failing to…
Autodesk looks to future with investments in 3D robotic drones and IoT as a service
When you think of Autodesk, you probably think of desktop software and traditional manufacturing, but the company is trying hard to change that perception, and today it announced the first three…
MegaBots raises $2.4 million to create league of human-piloted, giant fighting robots
Oakland, Calif. startup MegaBots Inc. has raised $2.4 million in seed funding to bring the robot-fighting stuff of manga and anime to a venue near you. According to MegaBots cofounders,…
Shanna Tellerman of Modsy to speak about practical VR applications at Disrupt NY
The road to practical virtual reality applications as been exhausting, and there are few people who have traveled as far as Shanna Tellerman. We’re excited to announce that she will…
Like so many organizations these days, Autodesk is a company in transition. It was until recently a traditional boxed software company selling licenses. Today, it’s moving to a subscription model.…
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass on investing in the future
A year ago, the design-focused software firm Autodesk announced it would stop selling standalone perpetual licenses of its desktop software and instead sell subscriptions. Early last month, it began implementing…
Mattel Unveils ThingMaker, A $300 3D Printer That Lets Kids Make Their Own Toys
At New York’s Toy Fair trade show over the weekend, Mattel unveiled its new, $300 3D Printer, the “ThingMaker,” which will allow children to print their own toys at home. The…
Facing An Array Of Challenges, Autodesk Shifts To Subscription Pricing
Autodesk has been around the block a few times, having debuted way back in 1982 in the earliest days of the desktop PC. These days, the company is in the…
Autodesk Launches 3D Cloud Development Platform And A $100 Million Investment Fund
Autodesk is an old school software company, having launched in 1982 and gone public in 1990, but that doesn’t mean it’s too fixed in its ways to try something new. Today,…
Autodesk Software Now Free For Schools And Students Everywhere
The boxed copy sales model for professional software is dead, and increasingly companies are realizing that charging certain customers at all doesn’t make much sense. Microsoft figured it out, and…
Autodesk Announces A Cheap, Open-Source 3D Printer Called The Spark
Autodesk has been moving decisively in the home 3D printing space, buying 3D modeling software Tinkercad and releasing apps to help amateur modelers create 3D goodies using their phones. Now…
Autodesk Launches Instant Mobile Messaging App For Enterprise Users
Creation and collaboration software maker Autodesk is stepping outside of its usual enterprise-grade software world and dipping its toes into consumer — or at least consumerized — world of mobile…
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass Thinks The Future Of Hardware Startups Extends To The Moon And Beyond
Autodesk isn’t a startup, but in a lot of ways, the graphics software giant is behaving like one – and helping pave the way for a new generation of hardware…
With 28M Users, Art Community deviantART Gets Strategic Funding From Autodesk
Online art community deviantART is announcing that it has received a strategic investment from software company Autodesk. The financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, but deviantART co-founder and…
AutoDesk Releases An Electronics Simulator Called 123D Circuits
Hardware hacking often seems like black magic to the uninitiated, which is why 123D Circuits is so cool: it allows you to learn electronics using a virtual Arduino board and…
Autodesk Releases 123D Creature, A Tool To Design, Paint, And Print Your Own 3D Monsters
As a fan of monsters and 3D printing, in that order, I was intrigued by Autodesk’s new iOS app, 123D Creature. Aimed at beginning 3D modelers, the app allows you…
Autodesk Acquires Social Collaboration Company Qontext
Today Autodesk, best known for its AutoCAD product, announced that it has acquired enterprise social networking company Qontext from the India-based incubator Pramati. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Autodesk Acquires Vela Systems, Aims To Bring Construction Management Systems To Tablets
Autodesk took to the wires this morning to announce its acquisition of a long-standing partner, Vela Systems, which is described in the announcement as “a provider of cloud and mobile…
Autodesk Launches The Pen-And-Ink SketchBook Ink App for iPad
Autodesk is expanding its growing portfolio of iPad apps today with SketchBook Ink. The pen-and-ink app is built on a new graphical engine that’s independent of resolution, allowing the created…
I can’t decide whether or not Michelangelo would roll over in his grave or jump for joy if he saw this app. Then again, Michelangelo would probably faint from seeing…
In its third acquisition this year, Autodesk, maker of design, engineering and entertainment software, has acquired San Francisco-based Instructables, a popular online community where people can upload, discuss, rate and…
Autodesk, maker of design, engineering and entertainment software, this morning announced that it has acquired online photo editing and sharing service Pixlr. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed,…
Autodesk Buys Simulation Software Company Blue Ridge Numerics For $39M In Cash
Design, engineering and entertainment software juggernaut Autodesk has acquired Blue Ridge Numerics, a company that develops simulation software, for approximately $39 million in cash. Blue Ridge Numerics simulation software allows…
Some Tech Behind Inception And Avatar Becomes A Reality On Your iPad And iPhone
Several years ago, it seems like just about everyone saw the film Titanic. This past year, it seems the same was true for Avatar. And this past Summer, it seems…