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Topic: Top Ten Most Popular Technology Previews of 2011
Posted By: AliveInTheLab
Subject: Top Ten Most Popular Technology Previews of 2011
Date Posted: 26.Dec.2011 at 05:00

It's that time of the year when everyone publishes their top 10 lists. I know the year is not over, but I doubt the results will change between now and then. So when I look back over the year in terms of the number of downloads for a technology preview, I can easily see that this was a banner year for Autodesk Labs. I simply use a SQL query against our metrics database that I maintain:

    SELECT YEAR(MetricsDataDownloads.Date) AS Year,
                  SUM(MetricsDataDownloads.Completed) AS Downloads
    FROM MetricsDataDownloads
    GROUP BY Year
    ORDER BY Year

This gives me some numbers that I can easily past into Excel and produce a graph:

http://labs.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341caed853ef0154386499ad970c-pi" style="display: inline;">Downloads

2011 was our most popular in the 5 years that Autodesk Labs has been in existence. The top 10 downloads that accounted for this popularity were:

10. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/storm - Project Storm try structural analysis via the cloud
9. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/feature_recognition/ - Feature Recognition for Inventor convert 3D CAD models to Inventor
8. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/2d_to_3d_tool/ - 2D to 3D Tool for Inventor create 3D models from 2D data
7. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/spark - Project Spark get started with lightweight BIM
6. http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/fusion - Inventor Fusion Technology Preview combine parametric and direct modeling
5. http://www.autodesk.com/autocadlttrial - AutoCAD LT Citrix Trial Player try AutoCAD LT online without installing
4. http://cloud.autodesk.com/utilities/ - Revit Add-in for Autodesk Cloud Rendering submit Revit files to Autodesk Cloud rendering
3. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/google_earth_extension_beta/ - Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD-based products work with Google Earth and DWG files
2. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/vasari/ - Project Vasari try conceptual modeling with cloud-based analysis

And what should come as no surprise, the most popular technology preview in 2011 was:

1. http://labs.autodesk.com/technologies/123d - 123D Catch / Project Photofly convert 2D photographs to 3D models via the cloud

Thanks to everyone who makes Autodesk Labs possible. Without a community, it's just a web site. Without downloads and actual usage, it's just all talk. Thanks for trying these technology previews and proving meaningful feedback.

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