{"id":3122,"date":"2016-04-12T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=3122"},"modified":"2020-04-07T19:33:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T02:33:03","slug":"autodesk-labs-technology-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/autodesk-labs-technology-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk Labs: Between Research and Beta Testing Is&#8230; You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a\u00a0CAD nerd, check out Autodesk\u00ae Labs. Simple test. Do you like learning new technologies\u2014and seeing if you can break them? Do you have clear\u00a0ideas about the way software <em>should<\/em> work? Would it be pretty cool if Autodesk brought out a new AutoCAD\u00ae add-on that you <em>knew<\/em> would work for your business\u2014because you made sure it was\u00a0designed that way? Thought so.<\/p>\n<p>Have we got a (free, open to the public, no NDA required, feedback intensive) &#8220;technology preview&#8221; program for you!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Autodesk Labs, which turns<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0ten years old on June 29, 2016<\/span>, benefits our\u00a0users, generally, more than it will benefit you, specifically.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because Autodesk Labs bridges the gap between\u00a0the software concept\/research phase and the beta testing of products well on their\u00a0way to completion.<\/p>\n<p>Find out where <em>you<\/em> fit in. Read Scott Sheppard\u2019s post:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/labs.blogs.com\/its_alive_in_the_lab\/2016\/04\/why-does-autodesk-have-a-labs.html\">Why does Autodesk have a Labs?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3125\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dnngwl1yi\/image\/upload\/v1572908931\/autodesk-labs-product-development_jdgndo.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3125\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-labs-product-development_jdgndo-300x222.png?cld_params=w_300\" alt=\"Autodesk software development process from research to Autodesk Labs to beta testing.\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-labs-product-development_jdgndo-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-labs-product-development_jdgndo-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-labs-product-development_jdgndo.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How do products get from there to here? 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