Autodesk Announces New Developer Offerings and Investments to Fuel Forge Platform
June 15 2016 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Inaugural Conference, Forge DevCon, Attracts Over 1,000 Cloud
Developers
Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK) today announced several updates to
its Forge platform, including new cloud application development
tools and services and three investments at Forge DevCon, the
company’s inaugural event for cloud developers. Since its inception
last December, rapid progress has been made with early adopters of
the Forge Platform in changing both how things are made and the
nature of what is made.
“We are seeing Forge used to power the future of making things
for a variety of applications ranging from part inspection to
sub-sea surveying, from managing mines with drones to turning cost
estimation into a competitive advantage, and building online design
and manufacturing services and much, much more,” said Amar Hanspal,
senior vice president, Products at Autodesk. “It is clear to us
that there is an enormous demand for an easy-to-use and scalable
platform to build all sorts of manufacturing and AEC applications.
There are endless opportunities created by a combination of our web
service APIs and entrepreneurial developer talent.”
Platform Developments
The Autodesk Forge Platform is a set of cloud services that
connects design, engineering, visualization, collaboration,
production and operations workflows. Application programming
interfaces (APIs) and software development kits (SDKs) enable small
and large software developers alike to build intuitive
cloud-powered applications, services and experiences for the people
making the world around us.
New and expanded areas of the platform include:
- Viewer – Displays 2D and 3D
design files and associated data from 50+ file formats in a web and
mobile viewer for presentation and collaboration. Also allows
comments, markup and measurement.
- Model Derivative API –
Translates design files from one format to another, prepares them
for online viewing, and extracts geometry data. The data can then
be passed into other applications and communicate important design
information.
- Design Automation API – Allows
developers to run AutoCAD scripts on the Cloud. Early adopters are
using it as a drawing generation engine for web applications. Other
examples include converting thousands of DWGs to PDFs in
batch.
- Authentication – Open standard
used across the Forge Platform for authentication and
authorization. Authentication is a secure method to provide a “key”
to a third party that allows them only limited access to perform
specific functions, which can be accomplished without having to
divulge user credentials.
- Data Management API – Manages
data across A360, Fusion 360, BIM 360 Docs, and the Forge native
Object Storage Service. This API allows users to upload and
download a data file from different Autodesk products through one
consistent and unified interface.
- 3D Print API – Enables
developers to quickly build customized 3D printing solutions from
3D print preparation to print management. This API helps users
prepare models for 3D printing with a full suite of tools for mesh
repair or slicing. Deliver files to 3D printers with remote
monitoring and production management, or use sample apps to heal
models for printing.
- Reality Capture API – Turns a
series of photos into 3D data. If the photos are geotagged, as is
typically the case with UAV/drone photos, the computed reality data
also includes a geolocated orthographic view. The reality data is
then accessible on Autodesk Cloud services or a partner’s platform,
for consumption in web apps or in desktop apps.
Autodesk in-product integration for A360, Fusion and BIM 360
APIs continues to be available for developers to create new
experiences and services that enhance product design, collaboration
and construction industry workflows.
Investing in the Developer Ecosystem
The Autodesk Forge Fund invests in companies developing
innovative solutions or services on or connected to the Forge
Platform. The three initial investees include:
- 3D Robotics (3DR), a
leading drone maker, is using the Forge Platform to develop one of
the industry's most trusted aerial data capture and analytics
platforms for enterprise field professionals within infrastructure,
construction, survey, mapping, telecom, and energy industries.
Leveraging the Forge Reality Capture API, 3DR customers can convert
drone-captured photos into engineering data, enabling them to
better manage sites and reduce risk.“Capturing site data today is
costly, time consuming, and often dangerous. Drones can easily go
where it’s inefficient or unsafe for field personnel, making it
easier to accurately measure our world so we can better manage it,”
said Chris Anderson, CEO of 3DR. “We’re delighted to expand our
relationship with Autodesk and use of the Forge platform to deliver
a complete solution for site capture that will help professional
customers save time and money, and more importantly take humans out
of harm’s way.”
- MakeTime is an online
manufacturing platform that matches projects from buyers to
production hours on computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines
from pre-qualified suppliers. The result is a simplified supply
chain management and empowered expansion for both manufacturers and
machine shops alike. MakeTime was an early adopter of the Forge
Platform, leveraging Fusion 360 and the Forge Viewer, Data
Management API and Model Derivative API to connect designers and
engineers to MakeTime's virtual machine shop of scalable CNC
machining and production services."For manufacturers and designers
to maintain a competitive advantage, they need fast and flexible
CNC machining that’s cost-competitive and delivers high-quality
parts, on-demand. Leveraging MakeTime’s data-driven platform helps
buyers overcome traditional manufacturing’s usual roadblocks such
as supplier vetting and logistics management,” said Drura Parrish,
CEO of MakeTime. "This combined with the Forge platform provides
anybody, anywhere with state-of-the-art design capabilities and an
expansive, world-class 21st-century machine shop at their
fingertips.”
- Seebo provides a Software as a
Service (SaaS) platform for developing Internet of Things (IoT) and
smart, connected products. Seebo’s technology intuitively connects
Autodesk design apps like Fusion 360 and IoT platform, Fusion
Connect, and enables users to drag and drop components (sensors,
Bluetooth, accelerometers, GPS, etc.) into a product design
framework to transform simple products into smart technology.“Seebo
is proud to be a part of the Autodesk Forge ecosystem. We know that
the powerful combination of the Forge platform with Seebo’s
platform for ideating, manufacturing and developing smart IoT
products, will continue to bring innovative ideas to actuality. The
joint platform allows manufacturers to tap into the world of IoT
simply, securely and cost effectively,” said Lior Akavia,
Co-Founder and CEO of Seebo.
Growing the Forge Developer Community
The Forge DevCon event is part of a comprehensive Forge
developer program that provides learning, support, and business
development resources for Autodesk’s growing community of cloud
developers. This community includes developers and innovators from
across the globe, representing a multitude of industries including
Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and Manufacturing
as well as emerging areas such as Augmented Reality, Additive
Manufacturing and Internet of Things – all supported by Autodesk
expertise and experience with best practices for architecting and
implementing cloud-based services. The majority of Forge developers
are using multiple APIs to create services and solutions that fuel
how products are designed, built and used.
90 Day Unlimited Use
To encourage developers to explore Forge, Autodesk is offering
unlimited free use of the platform in eligible countries until
September 15, 2016. More information and conditions, including
pricing, can be found at forge.autodesk.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve
ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper,
used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve
experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our
software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Fusion 360 and BIM 360 are registered
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and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other
brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective
holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services
offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without
notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding
Autodesk’s investment activities; Autodesk’s ability to provide
financial support for, extend and empower, and spur innovation in,
the manufacturing industry; the anticipated or potential benefits
that entrepreneurs, startups and researchers may derive from
Autodesk’s Forge Platform, Developer Program and Fund; the timing
and availability of use of the Forge Platform; and the anticipated
market acceptance and demand for the Forge Platform. These
forward-looking statements are based on management’s current
expectations. The following important factors, without limitation,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements: risks that Forge investments do not
materialize or, if so, are not successful; risks related to
potential investment accounting impairment charges; risks that
Autodesk does not successfully invest in the manufacturing
industry; risks that the Forge Platform may not perform as
anticipated; and risks associated with building market acceptance.
Further information on potential factors that could affect the
financial results of Autodesk are included in Autodesk's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 and
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2016, which are on file
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autodesk does not
assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements
provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist
after the date on which they were made.
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