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AUTODESK LABS GRADUATES

The following is a list of past technology previews. It appears in reverse chronilogical order. Scroll down the page to learn about technology previews that you can no longer find on the Autodesk Labs site. For each technology preview that has graduated, a link appears for where you can obtain the latest version of the technology. For technology previews that have been retired, no such link exists. It is possible that retired technology preveiws could reemerge in the future.

 


Project Vasari

Added: November 15, 2010 Graduated: August 21, 2012

Project Vasari is an easy-to-use, expressive design tool for creating building concepts. Vasari goes further, with integrated analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight where the most important design decisions are made. And, when it’s time to move the design to production, simply bring your Project Vasari design data into the Autodesk® Revit® platform for BIM, ensuring clear execution of design intent. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Vasari is now available as a beta.

// Learn more about Autodesk Vasari Beta

 


Project Silverstar for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: December 8, 2011 Graduated: August 1, 2012

Project Silverstar for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 provided cloud-based optimization for vertical road alignments. Project Silverstar used a new numerical cloud algorithm that used modern mathematical optimization techniques to find optimal profiles for given horizontal alignments. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The team may consider another technology preview in the future.

 


Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Revit

Added: January 20, 2012 Graduated: August 1, 2012

Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Autodesk® Revit® allowed you to work with point cloud more easily in Revit. This plug-in automatically extracted useful geometry features from point clouds of buildings and created basic Revit elements to aid the building modeling in Revit. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The team may consider another technology preview, based on technology acquired as part of the Alice Labs acquisition, in the future.

 


Project Factory.Modz() for Inventor

Added: May 7, 2012 Graduated: July 31, 2012

Project Factory.Modz() provided a Physics Based technology preview for Factory Animation that enabled you to bring your machine line layouts to life and clearly articulate the working intent of the layout to your clients and stakeholders. It helped you to visually communicate your ideas by animating the movement of material and people inside your facility. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The team may consider another technology preview in the future.

 


Project QuickShare DWF Viewer

Added: July 12, 2011 Graduated: July 27, 2012

Project QuickShare put the power in your hands to quickly share design files from anywhere at any time for free. Users could explore DWF™ files in real-time using a highly interactive online viewer. Project QuickShare used the power of the Autodesk cloud and modern browsers to deliver a high quality and intuitive viewing experience. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. Cloud-based services are now offered as Autodesk 360.

// Learn more about Autodesk 360

 


Project Scandium for Moldflow Insight

Added: January 2, 2012 Graduated: July 16, 2012

Project Scandium Technology Preview 3 for Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight 2012 software extended the simulation capabilities of the previous technology previews by offering new capabilities to try out and provide feedback. The 2012 technology preview has ended. The technology preview is available for 2013.

 


Corridor Solids for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: September 1, 2011 Graduated: July 2, 2012

Corridor Solids for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 software provides functionality to create AutoCAD solids from AutoCAD Civil 3D Subassembly shapes that are contained in an AutoCAD Civil 3D Corridor Model. By creating solids from subassembly shapes, representative real-world objects such as tunnels, retaining walls, and pavement layers can be more easily used for visual analysis, design verification, and construction coordination through enhanced model sharing between various project team members who are using applications such as Autodesk® Navisworks® 2012 products, Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2012, Autodesk® 3ds® Max Design 2012, and the new Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2012 software. The technology preview has ended, and the technology is available as an add-on in the Autodesk Subscription Center.

// Download from Subscription Center

 


Project Scout for Simulation Mechanics/Multiphysics

Added: April 16, 2012 Graduated: July 1, 2012

Project Scout was a free technology preview of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics (formerly Algor). It was compatible with Autodesk® Simulation® Multiphysics 2013 and Autodesk® Simulation® Mechanical 2013 software. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated.

 


Project Basejump for AutoCAD Map 3D / AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: May 3, 2012 Graduated: June 29, 2012

Project Basejump for AutoCAD Map 3D 2013 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 provided functionality that enabled users to access Microsoft® Bing® web mapping services (WMS) maps within AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D. With Project Basejump, AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D software users could access Microsoft Bing data including aerial imagery, road, traffic, and other information within an AutoCAD environment. Our agreement for a technology preview with Microsoft expired on July 1, 2012. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. The team continues to pursue integration of designs into geographical locations.

 


eTransmit for Autodesk Revit

Added: June 28, 2011 Graduated: June 29, 2012

With eTransmit for Revit, you can: Copy and detach a Revit model and associated files to a single folder for internet transmission, Locate dependent files automatically and include them in the transmittal folder, Choose to include related dependent files such as linked Revit models, CAD files, DWF markups, decal images, and external keynote files, Transmit models that are using file-based worksharing or server-based worksharing. The technology is available for Autodesk Revit 2013 in the Subscription Center.

// Download from Subscription Center

 


Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: November 12, 2009 Graduated: June 29, 2012

The Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 technology preview focused on 2 purpose-built workflow for modeling bridge road, barriers, piers, abutments, and bearings for bridge types and the ability to extract strings along a bridge and create Civil 3D alignments which can be then used to display key bridge elements onto Civil 3D profiles. The technology preview ceased operation on July 1. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback during the technology preview. This will help shape the technology as it continue to move forward. The technology will soon be available for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 in the Subscription Center.

// Download from Subscription Center

 


Vault Plugin for Bentley MicroStation

Added: November 28, 2011 Graduated: May 31, 2011

The MicroStation integration for Vault enables MicroStation V8i users to connect to an Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC 2012 from within MicroStation, permitting MicroStation users the ability to manage their data within the context of their design application. Specifically, the integration provides users the ability to version control their files via check in and out features, manage file references, manage title block attributes, and dynamically create visualization files behind the scenes for sharing data with downstream non-CAD users. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all those who participated. The technology is available for Vault 2013 in the Subscription Center.

// Download from Subscription Center

 


LaunchPad for Product Design Suite

Added: September 28, 2011 Graduated: May 30, 2011

The LaunchPad Technology Preview accelerates design efforts by providing a single portal into Product Design Suite applications, project data, and workflows. The LaunchPad's one-click workflows prepare your design data in the Suite environment that is most appropriate to your task so you can quickly start designing, engineering, simulating, and visualizing your design. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all those who participated. The technology has been included in Product Design Suite 2013.

// Learn more about Product Design Suite

 


3D Annotation for Inventor

Added: July 16, 2010 Graduated: April 1, 2012

The 3D Annotation for Inventor technology preview allowed the Inventor user to apply 3D Annotations: dimensions, geometric tolerances, surface finish symbols, datum symbols, and notes to a part model, which were then displayed in the graphics view. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all those who participated.

 


Structure Generator for Autodesk Revit

Added: November 23, 2011 Graduated: March 29, 2012

Project Structure Generator for Autodesk® Revit® Structure and Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software provided a connection between massing models and objects created during conceptual design and structural elements such as beams, column, walls, plates. With Project Structure Generator, structural engineers and architects, from the earliest stages, could very quickly create and visualize a physical and analytical model of a structure based on the massing model. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. It is available for 2013 on Subscription Center.

// Download from Subscription Center

 


Project Nucleus for AutoCAD / Revit

Added: September 29, 2011 Graduated: March 29, 2012

Project Nucleus integrated the Nucleus simulation engine from Autodesk® Maya® into AutoCAD® 2012 and Autodesk® Revit® 2012 software. The technology preview allowed designers to experiment with "form-finding" in the conceptual design phase by simulating forces directly in AutoCAD and Revit. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated.

 


Jig & Fixture Design for Autodesk Inventor

Added: July 6, 2011 Graduated: March 29, 2012

The Jig & Fixture Design technology preview extended Autodesk Inventor's native capability with an extensible library of standard jig and fixture components that were attributed to support an enhanced level of automation intelligence. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated.

 


Project Storm for Revit Structure

Added: August 30, 2011 Graduated: March 26, 2012

Project Storm for Autodesk Revit Structure provided cloud-based structural analysis to structural engineers as a part of the BIM process. With Project Storm, engineers and designers could extend design models from Revit Structure to the cloud for structural analysis from directly within Revit Structure. Results could be visualized and explored within Revit Structure and disruptions to workflows were minimized by performing analysis in the cloud as users continued to design. The technology preview has ended. The technology is now Autodesk 360 Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit.

// Learn more about Autodesk 360 Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit

 


Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD

Added: May 1, 2006 Graduated: March 21, 2012

Please note that AutoCAD® Google Earth Labs application is no longer available. We are aware of the importance of creating kmz/kml files as well as including preliminary surface and aerial imagery in your design workflows and are actively researching possible solutions. At this time we cannot share information about potential future product enhancements. When appropriate, we will communicate technology plans via various channels including Autodesk Labs, Facebook, Blogs and our Discussion Groups.

 


Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics

Added: November 22, 2011 Graduated: February 27, 2012

Project Scout was a technology preview of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics (formerly Algor) that included: Parametric design studies, Drop test wizard, Impact plane improvements, Multi-time step, Nonlinear structural contact improvements, BFGS (new nonlinear iteration scheme), and a New AMG Solver (AMG-MF). This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated.

 


AutoCAD Quick Send to 3ds Max

Added: November 21, 2011 Graduated: February 27, 2012

AutoCAD Quick Send to 3ds Max workflow was a technology that enabled quick transferring of a design created in AutoCAD® into Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The feature was implemented in the 2013 products when they are bought within a Suite. It is called Suite Workflows. You can find AutoCAD and 3ds Max 2013 with the corresponding Suite Workflow in AutoCAD Design Suite Premium, Product Design Suite Premium, Building Design Suite Premium, Infrastructure Design Suite Premium, Factory Design Suite Premium, and Plant Design Suite Premium (also in the Ultimate versions of all of these).

 


Publish to Social for Inventor Publisher

Added: September 20, 2011 Graduated: February 27, 2012

The Autodesk® Inventor® Publisher Publish to Social technology preview allowed you to directly post the animations you've created in Autodesk Inventor Publisher desktop software to the sites your colleagues and customers utilize most - YouTube and Facebook. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The team is incorporating the feedback already received and is considering conducting another technology preview.

 


Project Mosaic

Added: August 10, 2011 Graduated: February 2, 2012

Project Mosaic was an online peer-to-peer resource for Autodesk® Revit® software and AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software users that provided an aggregate perspective into the existing set of Autodesk User Communities. This technology preview has graduated into the communities. Thanks to everyone who provided helped shape its direction.

 


Point Cloud Feature Extraction for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: February 1, 2011 Graduated: February 1, 2012

The technology preview of Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Civil 3D provided versatile tools to facilitate the processing of point cloud data. The technology preview was an intelligent point cloud shape extraction solution which allows you to import, load, and extract civil-specific shape and geometry information from point cloud data in AutoCAD Civil 3D. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. The technology is now available as an add-on in the Subscription Center.

// Visit Subscription Center

 


 

Shape Extraction for AutoCAD

Added: July 30, 2010 Graduated: February 1, 2012

Shape Extraction for AutoCAD Plug-in was an intelligent point cloud shape extraction solution which allows you to import, load, and extract shape and geometry information from point cloud data in AutoCAD. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. The team is investigating additional technologies for a possible technology preview in the future.

// Learn more about AutoCAD

 


Point Cloud Tool for 3ds Max / 3ds Max Design

Added: June 22, 2010 Graduated: December 19, 2011

Point cloud data sets are often created by 3D scanners and represent a set of measured vertices in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Using an automatic process, these devices measure a large number of points on the surface of an object and output a point cloud as a data file. With the 3ds Max Point Cloud Tool (a.k.a. Project Helix) you could more quickly import as-built site references to help evaluate and visualize your designs in the context of their surrounding elements. Users could import, display, render, slice, and export point cloud data while working in 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback. The team is investigating additional technologies for a possible technology preview in the future.

// Learn more about 3ds Max

 


Project Freewheel

Added: March 1, 2007 Graduated: December 14, 2011

Project Freewheel combines a dedicated website and a comprehensive web service. Type in a provided URL to interactively view your design data, and then embed an interactive viewer displaying your existing design data. Project Freewheel lets you and specified team members view DWF files on a Windows, Linux, or Apple Macintosh computer, or on a personal digital assistant, cell phone, or in the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox web browser. Project Freewheel was the technology preview. Autodesk Freewheel is the production version of this web service.

// Try Autodesk Freewheel

 


3D/2D ShareNow for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, and Design Review

Added: August 1, 2007 Graduated: December 14, 2011

The 3D/2D ShareNow add-in enabled you to quickly and easily publish DWF files of your designs from AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, the Autodesk Revit family of products, and Autodesk Design Review software to the Project Freewheel server. Simply clicking the ShareNow icon brought you all the benefits of Project Freewheel, with no additional software to install. With Project Freewheel, your team could collaborate on just about any operating system or device with an Internet connection. The technology preview has ended. It has been replaced by Project QuickShare.

// Learn more about Project QuickShare

 


BIM Family Toolkit

Added: November 18, 2010 Graduated: November 18, 2011

The BIM Family Toolkit Technology Preview allowed building product manufacturers the ability to easily export Inventor configuration data from iParts and iAssemblies (parameters, file properties & component visibility) directly to Revit families. Once the family data had been imported into Revit, users could create a simplified version and leverage the imported parameters and properties directly in Revit reducing the amount of time it takes to create BIM Ready Models. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all who participated.

// Learn more about Autodesk® Revit® software

// Learn more about Autodesk® Inventor® software

 


 

Project Photofly

Added: July 22, 2010 Graduated: November 7, 2011

Capturing the reality as-built for various purposes (renovation, rapid energy analysis, add-on design, historic preservation, game development, visual effects, fun, etc.) is possible using your standard point and shoot digital camera thanks to advanced computer vision technologies made available through Project Photofly. The technology preview has ended and the technology is now available in beta.

// Learn more about 123D Catch Beta

// Read the 123D Catch Beta FAQ (PDF)

 


Project Neon

Added: June 25, 2010 Graduated: September 27, 2011

Project Neon was a rendering service that offered greater productivity and a faster turnaround of photorealistic renderings by leveraging the power and compute capabilities of the cloud. Rendering is a time and hardware intensive process that translates 3D models into photorealistic images that allow the design team to optimize the results they deliver to their clients. By harnessing the power of the cloud, customers no longer have to wait for long periods of time to generate single or multiple views of their designs. The Project Neon service eliminated the need for customers to purchase and maintain expensive hardware for their rendering needs. The technology preview has ended and is now part of the Autodesk 360.

// Learn more about Autodesk 360 rendering

 


Project Nitrous

Added: June 16, 2011 Graduated: September 27, 2011

Autodesk Project Nitrous was a cloud-based collaboration service for design files. Architects, Engineers, Design Professionals, and their clients could all use Project Nitrous to view, edit, and share their 2D and 3D design files. The technology preview has ended and is now part of the Autodesk 360.

// Learn more about Autodesk 360 documents

 


Project Twitch Application Trials Over the Web

Added: August 28, 2009 Graduated: August 23, 2011

Project Twitch was a technology preview of remote delivery of our applications over the Internet. The goal of Project Twitch was to enable you to instantly try AutoCAD®, Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk® Revit®, and Autodesk ® Maya® software without having to install or download the applications. These applications ran remotely on our servers and were delivered to you over the Internet. You used them in the same way that you would if they were on installed on your system. This technology preview has ended. Thanks to all who participated. We have taken what we have learned during the technology preview and applied it to running an AutoCAD LT® trial remotely.

// Learn more about the Online Autodesk LT Trial

 


Project Galileo

Added: November 24, 2010 Graduated: August 11, 2011

Project Galileo was an easy-to-use conceptual design tool for infrastructure projects. Project engineers and planners could quickly and effectively create and communicate design proposals in the context of the natural and built environment. Infrastructure conceptual sketching tools made it quick and easy to explore and evaluate multiple design scenarios in one model. The surrounding context model could be created from a variety of data sources such as GIS, CAD, BIM, or aerial photography to create visually rich proposals. The technology preview has ended. Project Galileo is now Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler® software.

// Learn more about Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler

 


Project Nucleus for Revit

Added: February 9, 2011 Graduated: July 20, 2011

Project Nucleus integrates the Nucleus simulation engine from Autodesk® Maya® into Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Project Vasari. It allows designers to experiment with "form-finding" in the conceptual design phase by simulating forces directly in Revit Architecture and Project Vasari. The current technology preview will expire on December 31, 2011.

// Learn more about Autodesk Revit

 


Daylight Analysis for Housing in China

Added: January 27, 2011 Graduated: July 20, 2011

The Daylight Analysis Tool for Housing in China allowed architects, especially housing designers, to: perform daylight analysis on their own in the early design phase, order the housing layouts in terms of daylight analysis results, and provide design optimization suggestions. The current technology preview expired on September 30, 2011.

// Learn more about Autodesk Revit

 


CommunityCommands for AutoCAD

Added: February 12, 2010 Graduated: July 20, 2011

Take advantage of the Customer Involvement Program (CIP) and receive command recommendations from the user community. CommunityCommands is a new plug-in for AutoCAD®, AutoCAD LT®, and other AutoCAD-based applications that compares your workflows with those of other users in the community and recommends new commands which might be particularly useful for you. A non-expiring version of the technology is available on the Autodesk Subscription Center.

// Learn more about AutoCAD

 


Rhino Import Translator for Inventor

Added: June 11, 2009 Graduated: July 18, 2011

Design with vendor or customer data with easy importing of Rhino files (.3dm) into Autodesk® Inventor® software. Import solids, surfaces, wires, and points for modeling in Inventor with no need for file conversion. This technology preview has ended, and the functionality has been included into Inventor 2012. // more

// Learn more about Autodesk Inventor

 


Panel Gap for Alias Automotive and Alias Surface

Added: October 28, 2010 Graduated: July 7, 2011

The technology preview of Panel Gap for Alias® Automotive® and Alias® Surface® is a complex tool that aims to create the many surfaces involved in the construction of a panel gap within a single step. The tool produces consistent minimal gaps between component panels for both interior and exterior features that distinguish a quality automotive product. Once the main surfaces of a design are established, the detailing of individual components begins. This includes defining the gaps between components, the flanges (that define the edges) and the radii (fillets) between the main panel and the edges. The goals of the technology preview are efficiency (through a well designed interface) and accuracy.

The technology has graduated to the 2012 release. For 2011 users who still wish to try this technology preview:

  1. Download: Introduction to Panel Gap PDF.

     

    Set the variable: ALIAS_ENABLE_PANELGAP=1

     

Setting the variable exposes the selection for Panel Gap in Palette-Surfaces-Rolled Edge tools.

// Learn more about Alias software

 


Point Cloud Tool for 3ds Max 2011 / 3ds Max Design

Added: June 22, 2010 Graduated: June 20, 2011

Bring your visualizations into context with Project Helix, a powerful technology prototype enabling display and rendering of 3D laser scanning/LiDAR data sets with Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design software. With the 3ds Max Point Cloud Tools you can more quickly import as-built site references to help evaluate and visualize your designs in context of their surrounding elements. Point cloud data sets are often created by 3D scanners and represent set of measured vertices in a three-dimensional coordinate system. Using an automatic process, these devices measure in a large number of points on the surface of an object and output a point cloud as a data file. The current technology preview has ended. The plan is to make another technology preview available soon.

// Learn more about 3ds Max

 


STL Exporter for Autodesk Revit 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

Added: May 12, 2008 Graduated: June 14, 2011

The technology preview for the STL Exporter has ended. Autodesk has donated the STL Exporter for Autodesk® Revit® software to Open Source under the LGPL 2.1 license. The source code, latest builds and user/technical documentation is available at SourceForge. You can view and edit the source code to suite your needs. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Autodesk Labs technology preview. // more

// Source code for STL Exporter for Revit 2013-2008

 


Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: December 6, 2010 Graduated: June 13, 2011

The Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 technology preview has ended. The growth of this technology preview has been directly influenced by the solid feedback that participants of the Autodesk Labs project have provided. Subassemblies that you have created in the Subassembly Composer technology preview will continue to work in AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software; however, you will no longer be able to compose new subassemblies or edit previously created subassemblies using the technology preview. While we cannot yet share specifics on future versions of this technology, feedback that you have provided including capabilities and workflow have greatly influenced our future development plans. A new version of this technology is available on the Autodesk Subscription Center. // more

// Learn more about AutoCAD Civil 3D

 


Factory Layout Optimization for AutoCAD

Added: December 1, 2010 Graduated: May 25, 2011

The Factory Layout Optimization utility enabled industrial engineers and factory layout designers to take existing 2D layout drawings created using AutoCAD® software and define the locations of the machines and material flow paths inside the factory. The new technology provided real-time feedback on optimizing the layout from a material handling standpoint, enabling more precise evaluation of multiple layout scenarios earlier in the design process. It helped to identify where non-value add costs are incurred and provides guidance to minimize these upfront in the design process. The technology preview has ended. Thank you to everyone who tried this technology preview and provided feedback. // more

// Learn more about AutoCAD

 


Performance Monitor for AutoCAD

Added: September 2, 2010 Graduated: April 29, 2011

The Performance Monitor for AutoCAD® provided feedback on the amount of virtual memory AutoCAD-based applications were using on a system. The technology preview was provided as a Microsoft gadget that ran on Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7. The technology preview has ended. Thank you to everyone who tried this technology preview and provided feedback. // more

// Learn more about AutoCAD

 


Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D

Added: November 12, 2009 Graduated: April 29, 2011

Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D is our technology preview of a Civil 3D add-in module that creates a simplified bridge directly from a Civil 3D corridor object. Phase one of technology preview has ended. The executable expired on May 1, 2011. Thank you to everyone who tried this technology preview and provided feedback so far. Our immediate plans are to update the current tool so that it will work after May 1. Our future plans under consideration are to create a technology preview that will work with both AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2012 or 2011 and provide additional functionality. // more

// Learn more about AutoCAD Civil 3D

 


Project Newport

Added: October 13, 2008 Graduated: April 6, 2011

Autodesk would like to thank everyone who expressed interest in Project Newport. Though Autodesk did not host a public technology preview on the Labs site, the volume of those who signed up for the mailing list indicated that this technology was of interest to Autodesk customers. The Project Newport team did work with a handful of customers one on one to perfect the technology. The result of these efforts were factored into Autodesk® Showcase® software. Autodesk Showcase is included in 15 of the new Autodesk 2012 product suites. // more

// Learn more about Autodesk Showcase

 


 

Project Snap for AutoCAD

Added: April 20, 2010 Graduated: April 5, 2011

The idea behind Project Snap is that it connects Autodesk users to their design content (DWG, RVT, IAM) regardless of where the data resides (local or network folders, Autodesk® Seek®, Autodesk® Buzzsaw®, Autodesk® Vault®). With Project Snap, you can instantly find your design content without waiting. Project Snap creates an index of your data based on where you instruct it to look. That index of design metadata (file properties, objects in files) is used to instantly locate design content. For phase 1 of this technology preview, you could do this for local drives while working in AutoCAD without leaving AutoCAD. This technology preview has ended as elements of Project Snap have been incorporated into AutoCAD 2012. Going forward, there may be additional technology previews related to Project Snap. // more

// Learn more about AutoCAD 2012

 


Project Krypton

Added: May 25, 2010 Graduated: March 25, 2011

The Project Krypton Technology Preview provided early stage design advice to plastic part designers. Seamlessly integrated into the Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk® Inventor LT®, SolidWorks®, and Pro/ENGINEER® environments, this add-on provided real-time feedback on a plastic part's manufacturability, cost efficiency, and the environmental impact of the selected material. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all those who provided feedback. //more

 


 

Project Showroom Shopping Experience

Added: July 30, 2008 Graduated: March 22, 2011

Project Showroom started out as a simulated shopping experience to get user feedback on "What if photorealistic images took 4 seconds to generate?" and "How would that affect the shopping experience?" As such Project Showroom was a technology preview that established a vision for a service for home furnishing suppliers to enable their customers to visualize their products in real-life room settings. The technology preview has ended. Thanks to all who provided feedback during the process. Current rendering-related technology is available as part of cloud services associated with Autodesk 360.

// Learn more about rendering services as part of Autodesk 360