{"id":2565,"date":"2018-04-06T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2018-04-06T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:08:19","slug":"what-we-like-this-week-040618","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Putting It All Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Mouncey Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>From cars and motorcycles to\u00a0homes\u00a0and\u00a0bridges, new processes are enabling us to\u00a0make (and remake)\u00a0things in new ways. Check out this week\u2019s picks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paris is\u00a0<\/strong><strong>BIMing<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>The Eiffel Tower is getting a makeover, and it\u2019s not just about looks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/BIM\/ArticleID\/16712\/Eiffel-Tower-to-Get-BIM-Makeover-in-Time-for-2024-Olympics.aspx\">Engineering.com explains<\/a>\u00a0how\u00a0using\u00a0BIM enables the city to simulate and plan for everything from climate change to a potential terrorist attack.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Big print.\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/3-d-printed-buildings-are-a-tech-twist-on-ancient-construction-techniques-1522580400\">Wall Street Journal surveys<\/a> various efforts to 3D-print homes and other large structures around the world. Shout-out to Autodesk\u2019s Rick\u00a0Rundell\u00a0who\u00a0notes that, while additive manufacturing is relatively new, it has a lot in common with traditional building techniques like adobe and cob. (Subscription required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/04\/3DHouse_Concrete_Credit_Icon_NewStory.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2567\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/04\/3DHouse_Concrete_Credit_Icon_NewStory.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"369\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Print, then drive.\u00a0<\/strong>The Head of Design\u00a0at Mini\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/tech\/19873\/mini-design-head-oliver-heilmer-talks-the-ways-3d-printing-could-change-how-cars-look\">discusses<\/a> how additive manufacturing\u00a0lets\u00a0designers\u00a0make\u00a0better cars and\u00a0helps\u00a0customers\u00a0get exactly the car they want to buy.\u00a0From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedrive.com\">TheDrive.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><em>\u201cThere\u2019s an emotional aspect behind 3D printing. It frees up the design to allow personal bonding with your car,\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Oliver\u00a0<\/em><em>Heilmer<\/em><em>, Mini head of design.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ready to play, today.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Watching\u00a0Ready Player One\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0exactly\u00a0help you prepare\u00a0for\u00a0what\u2019s ahead in VR, but it won\u2019t hurt either.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/digital\/news\/ready-player-one-vr-tech-1202739419\/\">Variety\u00a0separates<\/a> the\u00a0science from the\u00a0fiction\u00a0and shows us just how close we really are to visiting the Oasis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightning in a throttle.\u00a0<\/strong>The swingarm on a motorcycle controls how the rear axel handles every bump and curve in the road. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tctmagazine.com\/3d-software-news\/in-full-swing-autodesk-generative-design-lightning-motorcycles\/\">Learn how Lightning Motorcycles<\/a> is using Autodesk&#8217;s generative design technology\u00a0to make a wholly new swingarm design that delivers the all-important &#8220;ride feel&#8221; with reduced weight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Good with wood.\u00a0<\/strong>Want to automate construction, but still make your structure from wood? Check out the system showcased in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/04\/04\/video-eth-zurich-digital-wooden-architecture-robots-spatial-timber-assemblies-movie\/\">this\u00a0Dezeen\u00a0video<\/a>.\u00a0For more on robotic fabrication in architecture,\u00a0check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/redshift\/robotic-fabrication-architecture\/\">this article<\/a>\u00a0from Autodesk\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/redshift\">Redshift blog<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Digital construction method combines architecture with robotics and craftsmanship\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdxQ3cI-XI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mouncey Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>From cars and motorcycles to\u00a0homes\u00a0and\u00a0bridges, new processes are enabling us to\u00a0make (and remake)\u00a0things in new ways. Check out this week\u2019s picks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paris is\u00a0BIMing.\u00a0The Eiffel Tower is getting a makeover, and it\u2019s not just about looks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":2566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[266,436,626,80,465],"class_list":["post-2565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-of-making-things","tag-3d-printing","tag-additive-manufacturing","tag-automotive","tag-bim","tag-virtual-reality"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What We Like This Week: Putting It All Together - In the Fold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Autodesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Autodesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2fe6071949598957391b579ca67e73a9\"},\"headline\":\"What We Like This Week: Putting It All Together\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-06T18:08:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":326,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/Bridge_Featured1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"3D printing\",\"additive manufacturing\",\"Automotive\",\"BIM\",\"Virtual Reality\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Future of Making Things\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/what-we-like-this-week-040618\\\/\",\"name\":\"What We Like This Week: Putting It All Together - 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