In the Machine

AU 2010 Day 1

As many of you are probably aware, AU 2010 is upon us and many of us have been feverishly preparing classes and are looking forward to a great AU 2010. Monday has drawn to a close and many attendees have arrived, registered and will kick off AU 2010 with a bang first thing tomorrow morning.

Yesterday (Monday 11/29/2010) was full of press events and preparing for AU to get in full swing.

We are already seeing great news hitting the airways from the press events. Deelip Manezes captured a few videos from the event including  an new mobile game that will be released soon for the iPad, iPhone and iTouch. That's right, Autodesk is developing a new game for young Inventors. This app targets high school and college students as a fun way to learn more about physics and mechanical design. Check it out!

   

Stay tuned for more excitement to come this week!

Select Features

When working on a model, I often need to select a given feature in the graphics window instead of looking for the feature in the browser. There are a few ways to do this but the easiest way is to change the selection filter from "Select Face and Edges" to "Select Features". You will see the green icon next to the material selection across the top of the screen.

Once you have changed the filter to "Select Features" you can move over your model and see it highlight each of the features as you mouse over them. You can select a feature and Right Click to edit the feature all from within the graphics window.

You can also get to the selection filter option by holding down the Shift Key and selecting the Right Mouse Button while in the graphics window for faster access.