Autodesk Brings Life to Design and Sets Sights on New Era of Connection
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2014--
At its flagship annual user event, Autodesk,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) highlighted the disruptions altering how things
are designed and made, explored how the natural world can inspire
design, and previewed new software tools and programs to make 3D design
and fabrication more accessible. The company also laid out its plans to
help designers and engineers transition to a new era of connection where
they achieve better outcomes by realizing their ideas in context of the
real world.
Autodesk President and CEO Carl Bass welcomes 10,000 attendees to Autodesk University 2014. (Photo: Business Wire)
"There's been a radical rethinking of how things will be made in the
future,” said Carl
Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. "New manufacturing processes and
materials, coupled with infinite computing and ubiquitous connectivity
are completely changing how companies innovate and deliver new products.”
Bass welcomed Autodesk University’s 10,000 attendees in a keynote
address where he demonstrated a range of the company’s cloud-based
products for 3D design and engineering, reality computing and 3D
printing, and announced plans to introduce a new offering next year that
will provide access to the entire Autodesk portfolio of products with a
single subscription. In this presentation and throughout the event, the
company introduced new programs and tools that will help the design and
manufacturing industries achieve new levels of connectivity and
collaboration:
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Autodesk
Fusion 360, the world’s first cloud-based 3D CAD/CAM tool for
product development that merges industrial design, mechanical
engineering, and manufacturing will be made available for no
additional cost to Autodesk
Product Design Suite subscribers. In addition, Autodesk announced
that in the future, Fusion will run entirely in a web browser (see
related announcement)
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A360
Team will be available globally later this month. A360 Team is a
modern tool for collaborating that breaks down silos, brings teams
together across time and space, and enables data management to recede
into the background to be essentially invisible to users. In addition,
A360 Collaboration for Revit (formerly codenamed Project Skyscraper)
connects building project teams with centralized access to BIM data in
the cloud and will be available later this month (see
related announcements)
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Autodesk is now offering a limited number of early build Ember 3D
printers for purchase and product feedback through the Ember Explorer
Program. Ember is the first 3D printer built on the Spark
open 3D printing platform. Apply for access at http://spark.autodesk.com/ember-explorer
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Autodesk has made its industry leading design, engineering and
entertainment software and cloud services free** to students,
instructors and academic institutions worldwide. With this move, more
than 680 million students and educators from over 790,000 schools
worldwide can now take advantage of access to Autodesk software and
cloud services via the Autodesk
Academic Resource Center (see
related announcement)
Joining Bass on stage were Emily Pilloton, Founder and Executive
Director of Project
H and Jeff
Kowalski, Autodesk SVP and Chief Technology Officer, who discussed
how Autodesk is looking at technology and design through the lens of
nature. He said, “We’ve started to think of the design process as a
living process, and to think of the things we create as living things.
We can’t continue to use the same old processes to make the things we
design significantly better, or even live sustainably on our own planet.
The next breakthroughs will coopt some of the actual processes of
nature, bringing what works in the living world into the world of the
things we create.”
Autodesk University Reaches Worldwide Audience
Autodesk
University is a series of conferences and an online learning
destination focused on inspiring, challenging and energizing Autodesk
software users, partners, and industry leaders about the future of
design and engineering. Now in its 22nd year, the AU conferences attract
more than 25,000 participants throughout the year including the flagship
event in Las Vegas, which began today; international AU events in Japan,
India, Brazil, Russia, Germany, and China; and AU Extension events in an
additional six countries.
A highlight of AU Las Vegas are the five Innovation Forums, a series of
sessions focused on the future of making buildings, products,
infrastructure and other things. The AU Exhibit Hall showcases the
latest technology and innovative work by Autodesk customers across
multiple industries. This year in the exhibit hall AU attendees can
volunteer time with Autodesk cleantech partner TayaSola
to assemble solar lantern kits for Kenyan families who lack adequate
lighting. In addition, AU attendees can opt-out of the conference bag
and instead have a $25 donation made on their behalf to the Autodesk
Foundation, who invests in organizations practicing impact design to
help create a better world.
Autodesk University events provide attendees with a mix of
presentations, instruction, and social activities to network, share
ideas with peers, and meet industry leaders from around the world. Most
of these presentations are available online for no charge at au.autodesk.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital
artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their
creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit autodesk.com or
follow @autodesk.
* *IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Autodesk Ember 3D printer does not
yet meet all US and international mandated requirements. This device has
not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). This device is not, and may not be,
offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is
obtained. Although this device is being offered to valid holders of the
Ember 3D printer Access Pass who have been approved by Autodesk to
purchase (“Approved Access Pass Holders”) and who are business,
commercial, industrial, scientific or medical users (but not to other
parties or to end users located in a residential environment), this
device is subject to FCC rules on equipment authorization and will
comply with the appropriate rules before delivery.
** Free Autodesk software and/or cloud-based services may only be
used for educational purposes and are subject to acceptance of and
compliance with the terms and conditions of the software license
agreement or terms of service. Details and restrictions available
at http://usa.autodesk.com/legal-notices-trademarks.
Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All
other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their
respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and
services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without
notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors
that may appear in this document.
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Autodesk
Noah Cole, 415-580-3535
noah.cole@autodesk.com