Nancy Spurling Johnson

Autodesk director says construction will become a more precise, more efficient endeavor based on "digital reality" rather than abstract geometry.

The new devices from Imagination Technologies extend ray tracing to a broader user and developer base.

At Autodesk University 2012, speakers claim that cloud technology can work for large enterprises and concerns about data security need not be a roadblock.

Coming next year, the pay-as-you-go service will offer full-fledged 3D mechanical design via any web browser.

Partners hope to deliver added benefits to users of both social business solutions.

New version simplifies decision-making for engineers to dramatically reduce cycle time and overall costs.

At Autodesk University 2012, CEO Carl Bass says desktop tools are not going away — for now — and users should move to online apps only if it makes good business sense.

Transcription of video recorded at Q&A session with media attending Autodesk University 2012, November 28, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Over the past three years, much has changed in the world of cloud-based software for CAD users — and much has stayed the same.

Be Inspired Awards finalists incorporate complex curtain walls and swooping ceiling forms that are made easier thanks to the software.