Autodesk University was back in Las Vegas this year, and it just felt right. But it wasn’t the AU of old. After being away from speaking at AU since 2020, it was good to be back. This year ha…

Revit 2027.3 ships with Dynamo 4.2.1, and Autodesk Assistant in Revit can now build, run, explain, and tidy up Dynamo graphs through Dynamo MCP. Here is what that looks like in practice.

Greetings, Dynamites! Dynamo 4.2 is here, and it brings something we’ve been building toward for a while: an AI assistant that lives in your workspace and can actually work with your graph, not just…

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What changes when you take AI out of the chat window and into VS Code? I recently completed a course from Brad Traversy at Traversy Media called Coding with AI. I was looking to move beyond chattin…

Solving the mystery of your JSON, one field at a time. 🕵️. I have been doing a lot of work with JSON lately, which got me thinking. There has to be a better way to view all this data. Technically, …

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Vibe Coding, the “Reality” – Image by ChatGPT Somewhere between hype and habit Remember when vibe coding felt like magic? The thrill of fast wins, the rush of ideas turning into working code …

Welcome back to Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks! This is the fourth episode of Series 4, The Great Unknown, and we’re riding the AI wave known as vibe coding. But as this episode prove…

Vibe Coding, the “Bad” – Image by ChatGPT When the Vibes Wear Off Remember the end of The Good? That pure buzz when code just vibes, ideas flying faster than your fingers while your AI buddy …

Welcome back to Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks! This is the third episode of Series 4, The Great Unknown, and we’re riding the AI wave known as vibe coding. In this one, it’s all good…

Vibe Coding, the “Good” – Image by ChatGPT The rush of getting code to vibe Remember your first hackathon? That wild, caffeine-fueled moment when code actually worked on the first…

Welcome to the second episode of Series 4 of Wrenches, Gadgets & Hacks! Yes, it's been a minute, but we’re back with five great episodes to finish out the series, The Great Unknown, as we continue...

Who’s a good boy? DynaFetch always brings back the data you need. 🐕 For about a month leading up to #AU2025, I’ve been “Vide Coding” with my coding “bestie” Claude (from Ant…

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