Autodesk Bets Big on Forge Platform to Make Anything
November 15 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Forge platform surpasses 4,000 applications, demonstrating high
demand for connected design and engineering experiences
At Autodesk University, Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK) announced
that developers and customers of all sizes are adopting its Forge
platform to build and deploy apps and services for making the world
around us. The company also introduced new AR/VR capabilities to
drive immersive real-time industry experiences and shared its plans
to use Forge as its common data environment and engine for
simplifying its own product offerings.
Since announced at Autodesk University 2015, Autodesk Forge has
expanded to include more robust integrations to manufacturing and
construction enterprise systems to streamline collaboration,
integrate with manufacturing and BIM workflows and make it easier
to get things made. The more than 4,000 apps and services created
on Forge span a variety of business needs ranging from part
inspection to sub-sea surveying, from managing mines with drones to
turning cost estimation into a competitive advantage.
Autodesk has aggressively broadened the Forge platform and
ecosystem in the past twelve months. The most recent platform
enhancements and future plans include:
- AR/VR – Added Augmented
Reality/Virtual Reality support into the Forge 3D browser and
mobile viewing experience. Data preparation and connectivity
services (similar to what LIVE Design does with Revit data) to
connect data and ease the asset pipeline between real-time AR/VR
applications and Autodesk’s native design solutions will be
available in the future.
- Rendering – The Autodesk
Rendering service recently surpassed 50 million renderings. A new
Forge Render API will soon be available, which will extend
rendering power to any application.
- Data Management – Enhanced to
support access projects and files managed in support for BIM 360
Docs and Fusion.
- Security and Reliability –
Autodesk is pursuing industry standard security compliance such as
SOC2 to maintain robust security and data protection controls, so
customers can focus on creating services with high confidence.
“Autodesk relies on Forge as the foundation for its own cloud
services like Fusion 360 and BIM 360, and we want both developers
and our end customers to benefit from creating lightweight
applications that fit their business needs,” said Amar Hanspal, SVP
products at Autodesk. “Forge is empowering companies to build and
deliver all sorts of industry applications, and we are thrilled to
see the range of connected experiences created with our platform in
just one year.”
Forging the Future Together
Autodesk invests in and partners with companies developing
innovative solutions and services on the Forge Platform. JE Dunn,
MakeTime and Seebo are a few of the companies using Forge for
building apps and services.
- JE Dunn is at the forefront of the
digital revolution in construction, and over the past year used
Forge APIs to custom build Lens--a model-based estimating
application. Lens harnesses and maximizes the value of
information-rich models, combined with cutting-edge visualization
technology to connect design data to elements of estimates. It
brings together advanced functionality delivered through Forge, and
integrates with Dunn Dashboard and Autodesk BIM 360, creating a
seamless, transparent and connected ecosystem.
- MakeTime is an online platform
that simplifies the process of getting machined parts made in
America. MakeTime matches part orders from manufacturers to
available CNC machines at pre-qualified shops across the United
States. The result is simplified supply chain management &
empowered expansion for both manufacturers and machine shops alike.
MakeTime is plugged into Fusion 360, Autodesk 360 and the Forge
initiative to connect engineers to an expansive network of modern
machine shops and on-demand CNC machines.
- 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 enables users to drag and
drop components (connectivity, motion and location features, etc.)
into a product design framework to transform simple products into
smart technology.
“We’re very excited about the integration between Autodesk Forge
and Seebo, which will provide Autodesk customers with access to
some of the most cutting edge IoT development tools available. The
joint platform allows manufacturers to tap into the world of IoT
efficiently and cost effectively,” said Lior Akavia, Co-Founder and
CEO of Seebo.
Forge for Autodesk
Cloud-native and always connected, Forge is the platform in
which Autodesk is building three industry specific experiences that
span design, make and use for each of our major industries. Each
offering is built on a common data environment with a set of
lightweight applications and experiences that work across multiple
platforms such and personas. Whether used internally by Autodesk
for development and simplification or externally by companies to
deliver and deploy apps and services, the Forge platform is the
backbone to make anything. To learn more about Forge, visit
https://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.
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