Overview
Project Nucleus integrates the Nucleus simulation engine from Autodesk® Maya® into AutoCAD® 2012 and Autodesk® Revit® 2012 software. This free* technology preview allows designers to experiment with "form-finding" in the conceptual design phase by simulating forces directly in AutoCAD and Revit.
Project Nucleus can simulate a wide range of physical phenomena in real time, like wind, gravity, constraints, and collisions. These forces can help architects generate free-form shapes, many of which would be impossible to model by hand.
Availability
The technology preview ends on April 1, 2012. Any designs that you create remain valid after that date, but the Project Nucleus add-on will no longer operate when the technology preview terminates.
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See how well Project Nucleus for AutoCAD and Revit works for you, and be sure to tell us how we can improve this technology by following the feedback links in the upper-right corner of this page. You can also post comments on the Between the Lines or It's Alive in the Lab blog.
* Free technology previews are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license and services agreement that accompanies download of the software.
