Autodesk Inc. showcased its broadening line-up of cloud and mobile design, engineering and visualization tools at Autodesk University.

Autodesk, Inc. has named Ellis Furniture — a U.K.-based furniture company in business for more than a century — as the Autodesk August Inventor of the Month for using Autodesk Inventor as part of Autodesk Product Design Suite to offer greater levels of product customization in significantly less time.

One of the key technologies at the International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair 2012 next month will be software applications. Visible in many of these products are platforms — AutoCad, Inventor, REVIT — from Autodesk.

Autodesk Inc. announced the company’s 2013 comprehensive offering of software, cloud services and curriculum for secondary, postsecondary and vocational educational institutions.

Autodesk introduced a new release of Autodesk Inventor Engineer-to-Order software that can be deployed over the web, providing access to real-time, 3D visualization and pricing information for customized product configurations.

World Maker Faire 2011 is presented by RadioShack and includes the following sponsors: Cognizant, GE, Microsoft, Atmel, Digi-Key, HP, AutoDesk, ShopBot Tools, Epilog Laser, Sparkfun Electronics, TechShop, Clif Kid and Etsy.

Mark Richey Woodworking says positioning its technical competency with its manufacturing capabilities helped it win the contract to develop precision millwork for the 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, home of the Kansas City Symphony. The company was recognized in the 2010 WOOD 100.