Technically Speaking

If you like to use the popular Box file-sharing services, then you'll love this. Autodesk has just become a key partner of Box which means that accessing and sharing design and engineering files just got a whole lot easier. In the past Box users were frustratingly unable to view or share their design files, but now users can take advantage of the new integration between Autodesk A360 and Box to view, share, and review designs.

By Jean Thilmany You know your way around a job site or a shop floor like nobody’s business. You know the software inside out. You have awesome “hard skills,” but what about “soft skills” for engineers and designers? And what are soft skills, exactly? It’s those personality traits and characteristics that make one person a “people person,” the other an office hermit.

Revit users, don't miss this chance to pose your software questions to the folks at Autodesk behind Revit® or Revit LT™! Yes, it's time for another installment in the Autodesk Answer Days series. This online event will take place on Wednesday, October 7th from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Pacific Time.

Are you concerned that your agency’s federal year-end spending spree can lead to the wrong buying decisions? Federal CIO, Tony Scott, is. “That’s just a really bad way to run IT,” said Scott at the Digital Government Institute’s 930Gov Conference in Washington, D.C. in late August. With a background in the commercial sector (VMware, Microsoft and Disney), Scott is just getting used to the busy federal buying season that culminates in September, and he’s not liking it.

Who doesn’t want to get more out of their software investment? Well, thanks to Autodesk Exchange (Autodesk’s app store) you can get a lot of bang for your buck when it comes to AutoCAD apps. In fact, the most popular apps from Autodesk Exchange are AutoCAD productivity enhancers.

Have you registered for Autodesk University yet? This year's event takes place in Las Vegas from December 1-3 and lower rates are still available.