About

Autodesk Labs is home to innovative new technologies – spanning everything from drivers and plug-ins to brand new applications. What you’ll find here today are technologies created by the development teams at Autodesk, ideas that have been percolating in the minds of engineers trying to solve customer problems. Before Autodesk Labs, many of these technologies were put on a shelf and lost to the public forever. Others may have made it into fully released products without benefiting from user feedback in the early stages of development.   

Autodesk Labs aims to provide the critical bridge from the world of traditional product development cycles to the world of community driven innovation. User feedback from Labs helps drive Autodesk’s future product releases. Many of the technologies posted here are in their infancy. The intent is to gather user community feedback and reactions to the features and products that are still in their early stages. Through this process we hope the winners rise to the top and become features in existing products or release as entirely new products. We also hope the losers fall to the bottom, minimizing the risk of releasing products that do not meet customer needs.

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. Thank you for your feedback.