Autodesk University, the annual gathering of building technologists, architects, engineers, manufacturers, and related professionals, was held in San Diego last fall. The three-day conference featured exciting news, workshops, and keynotes, showcasing the latest design technologies.
Among the highlights was the announcement of Autodesk’s partnership with the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Autodesk will help revitalize infrastructure and upgrade venues in Los Angeles without building new ones.
Several innovative tools and projects were showcased at the conference, including:
– Project Bernini: Autodesk’s experimental generative-AI model, which produces 3D objects using simple prompts.
– Field Printer 2: A battery-operated robot that prints line work directly onto a job-site floor, guided by a tripod-mounted laser.
– Tandem: Autodesk’s software that transforms detailed 3D models into “digital twins,” virtual representations of physical buildings that track performance in real-time.
– Forma: A cloud-based software for concept and schematic design, allowing architects to quickly geolocate models with real-world data and analyze embodied carbon.
– Envision: A tool for architectural visualization, enabling specialists to populate models with people, cars, and flora from an extensive library.
The conference also featured the Volterra Challenge, a project that uses Epic’s Unreal Engine to digitally reconstruct architecturally significant sites in Volterra, Italy.
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