Autodesk Labs is home to innovative new technologies and collaborative development.  Its mission is to involve you, the customer, in the progress of design technology solutions.  We’re not a beta program (although Autodesk does have an active beta community), or a usability team, because the technology we work with is too new to be a product.  The user feedback that you provide to Labs is really on product ideas, while they’re still in an early conceptual stage.

 

We explore and develop technology that is commercially relevant to customers in design – whether they’re involved in architecture, manufacturing, civil engineering, movies, games or other industries.  We strive to make Autodesk customers more competitive in a rapidly changing world.  Through an online forum, Labs provides the public with free, early access to prototypes, technology previews, and experimental web services.  We also engage users in a conversation about new technology and product concepts to understand what has value in their world.  Ultimately, Labs is a reflection of Autodesk’s commitment to connecting with new and existing users, enabling direct feedback that leads to better products and solutions.

The best way to learn about Autodesk Labs is to start experimenting yourself.  Check out the different technologies available on Autodesk Labs, participate in the discussion groups and blogs, and be sure to register to receive email updates when new technologies are posted.  Try out our free technology previews, test them and tell us what you think.  Your comments, experience and insight help drive the future of Autodesk innovation.

Share drawings and specifications with your suppliers in one location, on demand.  The Autodesk Streamline® on-demand project collaboration solution helps keep your projects moving by notifying relevant personnel when new documents are posted and by tracking when reviews and approvals are overdue.  Rather than sending documents by email - and then dealing with disparate versions, missing attachments, and slow servers - use Autodesk Streamline as a central location for all project documents.

 

Accelerate your product development process.  With the Autodesk Streamline service you can easily and securely share documents across your organization and beyond your firewall.

 

Autodesk Streamline uses the Autodesk® DWF™ file specification to provide 2D and 3D design review with access controlled by the designer.  Management of projects and permissions is simple with multiple projects existing on a single Autodesk Streamline site.

Vault Manufacturing (previously known as Productstream) data management helps design, engineering, and manufacturing teams improve reuse of design data, as well as collaborate and share digital prototyping information.  It provides multisite tools to connect workgroups across locations.  Advanced functionality help design departments track engineering change orders, manage bills of materials and promote earlier collaboration through integration to manufacturing business systems.

 

Reduce time spent organizing files and avoid costly mistakes with Autodesk Vault Manufacturing data management software – providing a more efficient design revision and release process that can be quickly deployed or tailored to your company’s unique requirements.

Track, manage, and reuse your digital design data without disrupting your natural workflow with Autodesk® Vault Workgroup data management software, part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping.  Improve productivity and speed design cycle times by making it easier to create and share digital prototyping information across workgroups without disrupting your natural workflow.

 

Administrate access and control from a central location and quickly find the when, why, and who of design changes.