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Autodesk at 25 Years, the Autodesk Timeline and some of my favorite AutoCAD moments - In 25 years that tiny company has grown to over 5,000 employees in 33 countries, with product offerings spanning a variety of industries, from architecture to civil engineering to computer animated graphics. Read on for some of the best Autodesk articles featured here at GISuser over the years.
Autodesk’s Enterprise Solutions, 2008 - Welcome Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2008, TopoBase 2008 - This commercial product offering, built on the same architecture as the Open Source Autodesk MapGuide, was announced alongside the official release of Autodesk TopoBase 2008 – an enterprise-scale solution with several vertical application modules. The company is now making a “splash” with the official launch of these two enterprise solutions.
GISuser Spotlight... 10 Cool reasons to migrate to MapGuide Enterprise - Based on MapGuide Open Source, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise offers simple deployment and helps streamline the development of web-based mapping applications. Did you know that Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise also allows users to directly publish MapGuide maps and layers to Google Earth? Available with two viewing choices, the DWF-based viewer supports Microsoft Windows XP and other common Windows systems while the AJAX viewer uses Asynchronous JavaScript and XML to deliver maps and spatial data to the browser.
Realizing The Possibilities of Autodesk Map 3D in Denver - The event served to inform users and would-be users about the possibilities brought about by using the latest apps - in my case, I took in the Geospatial track which looked at the GIS solutions - AutoCAD Map 3D, Raster Design, MapGuide, and Design Review.
Conference Review: Agents of Change (Autodesk UC 2006) - 7,500 Autodesk `agents of change' (this year's theme) attended AU 2006, a 40% increase over 2005. They represented 60 countries and 3,000 firms and, according to my informal and inadequate survey, a large proportion of them were architects trying desperately to get a handle on Revit, Autodesk's `building design and documentation system'. (from our sister site at Amerisurv.com)
Share Spatial Information Across Your Organization With Topobase 2007 -Autodesk recently announced the availability of Topobase 2007. To understand where this solution comes from you'll need to go back to the 2005 Autodesk acquisition of c-Plan. Already well established with a strong European user base, TopoPlan enables users to see the big picture and make better decisions, improve data quality and inefficient processes, and perhaps most import, provides for efficient sharing of spatial information across departments.
Autodesk Takes the Lid off Product Suite - 2007 Product Suite Officially Announced Posted on March 23, 2006 Autodesk Today made it official and has delivered a comprehensive product portfolio spanning multiple Industries. Most noteworthy, AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007 will be available in English, German and Japanese on March 23, 2006. Additional languages are planned to be released in the future. The pitch... New 3D Modeling, Collaboration, Visualization and Productivity Enhancements Help Customers to Realize their Ideas to Compete and Win
Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2008 Roll Out - Community Driven = Enterprise Solution Posted on July 10, 2007 The pitch from Autodesk... "Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise delivers valuable spatial data and analysis over the web, while reducing distribution costs. Enjoy a more efficient workflow, as well as improved communication among internal teams, mobile field force, and customers". At the heart of this release: enhanced FDO Data Access Technology, native support for Google Earth, speed and stability. Read on for a quick look at the new features, the benefits and 12 Cool Things About MapGuide Enterprise.
Autodesk Developers Roll out Solutions Supporting AutoCAD 2007 Posted on April 13, 2006 Design, visualize, and document your ideas clearly and efficiently with AutoCAD® software and the latest products in the 2007 series. New at 2007 is an abundant feature set, including new additional functionality enabling users to create, visualize, share, document, and migrate their CAD and GIS data. A number of developers have recently announced support for AutoCAD 2007 and Autodesk Map 3D 2007.
Early registration for Autodesk U 2004 Posted on July 29, 2004 Early Priority Registration for AUGI members is now open for the 12th annual Autodesk University User Conference. Priority registration begins July 27, a full week ahead of general registration
Autodesk Education; supporting students and educators Posted on August 07, 2007 Like many "big name companies" Autodesk is committed to supporting students and educators. They do so by providing access to powerful design software, innovative programs and resources designed to inspire the next generation of professionals to experience their ideas before they're real. By advancing education in the key areas of science, technology, engineering, math and visual communication, Autodesk is helping students develop critical skills for future academic and career success. Read on for more about the Autodesk student design community website, free educational software opportunities, and a student contest with fantastic prizes.
Autodesk Mapping Offers Thursday Webcast Series Posted on June 09, 2004 Want to learn more about Autodesk Mapping and GIS Solutions? Are you interested in seeing some of the new product features and hearing about the great new business benefits? Then you may be interested in the Autodesk Map® 3D and Autodesk MapGuide® weekly webcasts. Every Thursday, Autodesk will host a one-hour session on a different Mapping and GIS topic.
Mark-Up, Collaborate, Share with Free, Autodesk Design Review 2008 Posted on April 10, 2007
Autodesk has officially released the latest version of the popular free digital design data collaboration tool... Autodesk Design Review 2008. Share DWF files with project teams without requiring any specialized CAD viewing software to digitally review the designs.
Enter Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2007 Posted on June 05, 2006
Autodesk has officially announced the release of Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2007, their new commercial web mapping platform enabling developers to quickly publish maps and spatial information to the web. Additionally, welcome the arrival of Autodesk MapGuide Studio 2007, the new authoring tool that allows developers to quickly and easily to create and build MapGuide-based applications -- expect English versions to be available July 3.
Realizing Your Ideas at Autodesk University 2005 Posted on November 26, 2005 This year Autodesk U made a move from the familiar setting of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to sunny Orlando, Florida. Some 5,000+ power-CAD users took in 4 days of sessions and training in order to become more familiar with the 2006 family of solutions offered up by Autodesk. Read on for more about AU, a look at the AUGI top 10 wish list, and the 5 coolest features you'll find in AutoCAD 2006.
2004 Autodesk Innovation Awards Contest Posted on September 08, 2004 The 2004 Autodesk Innovation Awards Contest is a fun way for both professionals and students with interest in engineering, mapping and design, to share their design images and innovative concepts.
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Autodesk Today made it official and has delivered a comprehensive product portfolio spanning multiple Industries. Most noteworthy, AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007 will be available in English, German and Japanese on March 23, 2006. Additional languages are planned to be released in the future. The pitch... New 3D Modeling, Collaboration, Visualization and Productivity Enhancements Help Customers to Realize their Ideas to Compete and Win
The pitch from Autodesk... "Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise delivers valuable spatial data and analysis over the web, while reducing distribution costs. Enjoy a more efficient workflow, as well as improved communication among internal teams, mobile field force, and customers". At the heart of this release: enhanced FDO Data Access Technology, native support for Google Earth, speed and stability. Read on for a quick look at the new features, the benefits and 12 Cool Things About MapGuide Enterprise.
Design, visualize, and document your ideas clearly and efficiently with AutoCAD® software and the latest products in the 2007 series. New at 2007 is an abundant feature set, including new additional functionality enabling users to create, visualize, share, document, and migrate their CAD and GIS data. A number of developers have recently announced support for AutoCAD 2007 and Autodesk Map 3D 2007.
Early Priority Registration for AUGI members is now open for the 12th annual Autodesk University User Conference. Priority registration begins July 27, a full week ahead of general registration
Like many "big name companies" Autodesk is committed to supporting students and educators. They do so by providing access to powerful design software, innovative programs and resources designed to inspire the next generation of professionals to experience their ideas before they're real. By advancing education in the key areas of science, technology, engineering, math and visual communication, Autodesk is helping students develop critical skills for future academic and career success. Read on for more about the Autodesk student design community website, free educational software opportunities, and a student contest with fantastic prizes.
Want to learn more about Autodesk Mapping and GIS Solutions? Are you interested in seeing some of the new product features and hearing about the great new business benefits? Then you may be interested in the Autodesk Map® 3D and Autodesk MapGuide® weekly webcasts. Every Thursday, Autodesk will host a one-hour session on a different Mapping and GIS topic.
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The 2004 Autodesk Innovation Awards Contest is a fun way for both professionals and students with interest in engineering, mapping and design, to share their design images and innovative concepts.
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