Archinect - News

Autodesk Partners With MakerBot, But Really Wants to Make Its Own Hardware

2013-03-08T19:02:00-05:00

Carl Bass, who’s helmed the $2 billion corporation since 2006, admits that the delineation between building virtual and physical products is eroding, and that has created opportunities for companies who have traditionally focused on developing and selling software. “It used to be that it was this unwritten rule that software companies don’t do hardware, and vice versa,” he says, “but I think the rules are changing…. It totally would be fun. I personally would love it.”

Autodesk Acquires Socialcam for $60 million

2012-07-18T19:54:00-04:00

Autodesk is known for architectural and design software, but in recent years has started offering products aimed at ordinary consumers. Besides $60m for Socialcam, which makes video authoring and publishing software, Autodesk paid $32 million for Instructables... And it purchased a company called Pixlr, which is an online photo editor, for an undisclosed sum. Autodesk also developed consumer software for drawing and painting online, which it calls SketchBook.

Autodesk releases 123D Catch

2012-05-14T18:17:00-04:00

In Autodesk's words, with 123D Catch, you "Take ordinary photos and turn them into extraordinary 3D models."

Now available on PC, iPad and web app. Looks interesting. Have any of you tried it yet? What do you think?

Autodesk Design Suite Premium

2011-04-20T01:22:39-04:00

Sponsored Post.

Autodesk® Design Suite Premium is a powerful package that extends your familiar AutoCAD® workflow with concept sketching and intuitive visual communication tools. It features the latest releases of AutoCAD®, Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design, Autodesk® Showcase®, Autodesk® SketchBook® Designer, and Autodesk® Mudbox™ software for 49% less than it would cost to purchase all five premium design software products individually.

{arc_autodesk_video}

AutoCAD Power. Enhanced Design and Visual Communication

This powerful design software suite enables you to:

Sketch, paint, and manipulate image concepts naturally without leaving AutoCAD with SketchBook Designer software.
Model, animate, and render with 3ds Max Design to create compelling 3D visualizations.
Transform designs and models into interactive presentations with Autodesk Showcase 3D visualization software.

For more information click on the video screen...