Category: STORIES & INSPIRATION
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A Kind of Magic – One Click to XR: How Hololight Stream Runtime and VRED are making Immersive Design effortless
In the dynamic world of immersive technology, the demand is clear: XR experiences need to be more accessible, flexible, and easier to deploy. Enter Hololight Stream Runtime, in combination with Autodesk VRED – a groundbreaking duo that redefines powerful 3D visualization across various devices. Whether you’re validating complex design data or collaborating on product variants,…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Designing the Future: Coventry Students Win Autodesk Automotive Design Competition at AIF25
At this year’s Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF25), the spotlight wasn’t only on the latest technologies, software, and OEM strategies — it was also on the next generation of automotive design talent. The Autodesk Automotive Student Design Competition, hosted in collaboration with leading design institutions, challenged students to develop bold new vehicle concepts using industry-standard design…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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Creative Flow and Connected Tools: The Design Studio Keynote at AIF25
In a world where timelines are tighter, teams are more distributed, and technology is constantly changing, one thing remains essential: supporting creativity without compromise.
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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After All, There Is No Finish Line — AIF25 Keynote
The 2025 Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF25) opened with a keynote from Raphael Gielgen, Future of Work Trendscout at Vitra, that set a reflective and energizing tone for the event: “After All, There Is No Finish Line.”
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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AIF25: Adaptability in Action – The Future of Automotive Innovation
The 2025 Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF25) brought together over 550 industry professionals, representing over 60 global automotive and mobility companies plus many individual designers, for two days of deep discussion around a central theme: Adaptability. Featuring 34 sessions, 28 external speakers, and 24 Autodesk experts, AIF25 explored how the design, engineering, and manufacturing landscape is evolving — and how teams must adapt their…
AI
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AIF25 Day 1 Recap – It’s all About Adaptability
The Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) 2025, Autodesk’s flagship annual event dedicated to the automotive and mobility industry, is currently underway at the darmstadtium Congress Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. Running from May 13-14, this forum is a gathering of senior business leaders, designers, and experts who are sharing transformative insights and showcasing cutting-edge technologies. Highlights from…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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The power of brand: We talked with the judges of the Autodesk Student Automotive Design Competition
Sketch work, ISD Rubika Team 1 (inspired by Polaroid) Last October, we revealed the first Autodesk Automotive Student Design Competition: The Power of Brand. This unique competition asked students to choose a non-automotive brand and, drawing on the elements of that brand, create a vehicle inspired by it. That means designing and visualizing an original…
Innovation
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Ideas in Motion: Adaptability at AIF25
AIF25 – First Look We’re seeing a seismic shift in the automotive and mobility landscape, as the world transitions from ICE to electric. This shift comes with unique challenges – as well as unmatched opportunities. How we meet those challenges and opportunities will define this industry for years to come. The 2025 Automotive Innovation Forum…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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2024 Design Studio reflections
This has been a year of remarkable achievements, bold innovations, and collective resilience for us in the Autodesk Design Studio. We’ve expanded our solutions (BlankAI, NAVASTO) and focused our attention on initiatives to delight our customers. There will be even more exciting news to come in 2025, but we wanted to take a moment and…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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China Automotive Innovation Forum
Autodesk was thrilled to host its second annual China Automotive Innovation Forum on September 13th in Shanghai. This forum spotlights industry trends, customer case studies, interactive demos, executive meetings, media engagements, and exclusive updates on our ID&V solutions, which encompass automotive design, advanced manufacturing, and digital factories. This event drew 583 attendees – 332 in-person…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Hill Helicopters: The supercar of the skies
When we first featured Hill Helicopter in 2020, it was a UK start-up focused on the vision of redefining helicopter design. Founded by Jason and Isabella Hill, the company’s HX50 was meant to disrupt the private helicopter market by moving beyond the over-engineered and under-designed reality of contemporary helicopters. In fact, the most well-known helicopter…
STORIES & INSPIRATION
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D3D 30 Awards: Alias Control Puck recognized
The D3D 30 is DEVELOP3D’s annual round-up of 30 new technologies. These technologies are chosen because they have are potentially the most impactful in the product development processes of D3D readers. Companies and technologies from around the world are chosen by the DEVELOP3D editorial team entirely on the basis of merit – no entry fee, no black-tie…
PRODUCT NEWS
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PAUSE: 2024.1 Highlights
Our PAUSE series aims to share Design Studio Blog posts you may have missed. It’s a chance for you to pause on a particular subject or series and take it in. Here are some of the highlights from the first half of 2024.
INDUSTRY NEWS
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Making the future: The design studio at Autodesk University 2024
Autodesk University is happening again in San Diego, CA at the San Diego Convention Center. This annual innovative learning experience is driven by creative problem solvers in the Design & Make community. About Autodesk University (AU) AU is essentially a User Conference focused on learning. Attendees – from diverse fields – architecture, engineering, construction, product…
INDUSTRY NEWS
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AIF 2024 Keynote: Exponential innovation
“Food for thought: Hyper innovation in exponential times” — Maks Giordano Founder and CEO of juuman`okudo – an innovation studio where the art of co-creation meets the science of transformation – Maks Giordano has dedicated his career to digital innovation and translating exponential technological developments. In other words, Maks makes sense of the technologies that…
STORIES & INSPIRATION