Autodesk Labs Graduates
Advanced Simulation Technology Preview for Inventor
Added: July 28, 2008
Graduated: March 27, 2009
The Advanced Simulation Technology Preview for Autodesk Inventor has ended. Based on your fedback, forms of these capabilities have been included in the Inventor 2010 product line. Thanks for participating in the technology preview.
MEP Analysis Extension for AutoCAD MEP/Revit MEP
Added: January 6, 2009
Graduated: March 26, 2009
The MEP Analysis Extension contained 25 simple "green" HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) utilities for sizing duct work, sizing piping, sizing HVAC equipment, calculating cooling and heating loads for commercial and residential buildings, calculating psychrometric properties of air, performing U-Value calculations, sizing electrical wire, and much more, all in the name of saving energy and the environment. The executable ran through March 31, 2009. Thank you for the feedback during the technology preview period which as ended.
Boomless Chameleon and Wiimote Navigation
Added: June 18, 2008
Graduated: March 24, 2009
The technology previews of the Boomless Chameleon Navigation for Autodesk Design Review and Wiimote Navigation for Autodesk Design Review have ended. We appreciate the feedback we received on interacting with 3D design data using nontraditional means.
iMap for Inventor
Added: June 5, 2008
Graduated: March 24, 2009
The technology preview for iMap for Inventor has concluded. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback on this technology.
// Send feedback on iMap (labs.iv.imap@autodesk.com).
Inventor LT Technology Preview
Added: May 1, 2007
Graduated: March 24, 2009
On March 24th 2009, Inventor LT graduated from a free* Technology Preview product and is no longer be available from Autodesk Labs. If you wish to continue using Inventor LT after your Inventor LT 2009 license expires on May 1, 2009, a commercially available and officially supported product will be available for license by purchase only in two ways, depending on your country of residence:
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AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite: If you live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the United States, you will be able to purchase Inventor LT 2010 as part of the recently announced AutoCAD Inventor LT Suite 2010, which includes all the exciting new features of Inventor LT 2010 as well as the latest version of AutoCAD LT software for 2D drafting and detailing - all at a remarkable value.
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Autodesk Inventor LT 2010: If you live in Canada or the United States, you will also have the option of purchasing Inventor LT 2010 as a standalone product.
Since May 2007, the feedback of over 50,000 users of the Technology Preview helped shape the future of Autodesk Inventor LT. To thank you for your valuable feedback, we will be announcing special purchase offers available only to users that participated in the Technology Preview. More details such as pricing will be available in the coming weeks, prior to the May 1 license expiration date. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at labs.inventorlt@autodesk.com.
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Inventor Plastic Features Technology Preview
Added: August 14, 2008
Graduated: December 9, 2008
The Inventor Plastic Features Technology Preview on Autodesk Labs has concluded. We appreciate the feedback we received. To continue to provide feedback on Autodesk Inventor, please visit the Autodesk My Feedback portal.
Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD
Added: October 12, 2007
Graduated: November 5, 2008
The Autodesk Consulting Drawing Clean-Up Utility is a productivity tool which simplifies and streamlines the often time-consuming task of cleaning up and structuring DWG data to meet organization standards. This utility is designed for people who receive unstructured or non-standard DWG files which must be cleaned up in order to load cleanly into a system that requires structured data. Its graphical user interface provides immediate feedback and macros automate repeatable operations.
The Autodesk Consulting Drawing Clean-Up Utility is designed for people who are familiar with CAD, but who are not CAD experts. It works with all 2007-2009 AutoCAD-based products on an XP 32 bit platform.
You can email dcuenquiryteam@autodesk.com for more information.
UI Technology Preview for Inventor 2009
Added: June 16, 2008
Graduated: October 31, 2008
Thank you for your participation in the UI Technology Preview for Inventor 2009. The technology preview has concluded. To continue to provide feedback and shape the future of technologies related to Autodesk Inventor, please visit and register with the Autodesk MyFeedback portal.
Command Complete Bonus Tool for AutoCAD
Added: August 12, 2007
Graduated: September 3, 2008
Command Complete is Intellisense for the AutoCAD command line, providing easy access to over 1400 commands and sysvars. As you type in the command prompt, a popup list appears displaying the list of commands and sysvars that match the input. This bonus tool can save AutoCAD command line power users a lot of typing. The technology preview has come to an end. This type of functionality can be considered for a future AutoCAD release.