Andrew Akenson

Andy is a Distinguished Software Architect at Autodesk. His main focus is Industrialized constructing bringing our manufacturing and construction portfolio together to help change the industry. He has worked for Autodesk for 15 years working on Inventor, Forge and developing new, innovative solutions to help our customers. When he is not working on the next new thing on the Inventor team, he enjoys traveling, hiking and skiing in Oregon and learning new songs on the guitar or spending time in his woodshop.

Posts by Andrew Akenson

19 May 2025

Autodesk Informed Design API is now in Public Beta

The Autodesk Informed Design API is now available in public beta on Autodesk Platform Services (APS), unlocking new capabilities for...

5 Nov 2019

Design Automation for Inventor at Autodesk University 2019

As announced at DevCon Germany in October, Design Automation for Inventor is now in General Availability and ready for you to start using in...

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Andrew Akenson

Posts by Andrew Akenson

Autodesk Informed Design API is now in Public Beta

Design Automation for Inventor at Autodesk University 2019

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