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Getting Excited for Autodesk University 2019 – 2018 Highlight Reel

If you are getting excited like I am and want to reflect on last year to get ready or maybe you have never attended Autodesk university and wanted to get an overview of what the action packed week is like – this is for you - enjoy. Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 Live Stream

Are you not able to attend Autodesk University this year but still very interested in the general session and keynotes? Here is the link to the Live Stream schedule. https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/conference/live-stream The General Session starts at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19. At AU Las Vegas, the General Session is consistently among the most mind-expanding and eye-opening sessions you'll attend. It frames the entire week, establishing many of the themes and introducing the big ideas you’ll see in classes, presentations, and... Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 Next week

At this time next week, we will be getting ready to fill the 11,000 seats (or joining online streaming http://autode.sk/au-live-stream) for the General Session by Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost. Between now and next week many of us will be preparing and traveling. I hope everyone has uneventful and safe travels and I am looking forward to seeing you next week. I arrive there Sunday. A couple notes about the AU5K fun run: ”AU 5K and Fun Run Grab your running... Read more →

The Future of Making

It's time to rethink how we design and make things. We can combine human imagination and automation technologies to make more of what humanity needs with less negative impact. At Autodesk, we believe it's time to embrace the opportunity to design and make better. https://youtu.be/8evnv8B_CWA I hope you will be joining us in person at Autodesk University next week to hear more, or watch the free open live stream of several of the presentations including the general session with Autodesk... Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 – IN 7 DAYS

So much to do and only 7 days remaining. Have any Autodesk University issues that you need to resolve, who do you contact? EVENT ATTENDEES & GENERAL INFORMATION Toll Free 888-371-1722 (United States and Canada) Phone +1-415-446-7717 Email [email protected] VIEW EVENT FAQ Speakers Email [email protected] Read more →

Innovation Stations Open at OMSI

On Friday evening I attended the grand opening at the OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) for the new Center for Innovation - Innovation Station exhibit in the turbine hall. OMSI's Center for Innovation is using our community's creativity and design thinking to solve global problems. And its fun! Tinkercad was also released for a new group of kids and adult visitors of OMSI on Friday as part of the new Center for Innovation exhibit. Children and adults alike... Read more →

Digital Construction Superintendent

Just having some thoughts as a technologist and designer. Wouldn't it be awesome and save costs due to errors if we had a Digital Superintendent in a design product, like spell check but construct check? Imagine designing a tall cantilevered structure and then your screen goes dim and a talking hammer comes onscreen and says: “Hey there pal, at that height I need a helicopter for each of my workers to install that structure, or you need to design another... Read more →

I Love Snagit

I have used the screen capture software Snagit from Techsmith for over 20 years, on an almost daily basis. It makes it easy to get a image or quick video for documentation, presentations, Slack, email, and this blog. I do not get free product and do buy my own subscription as it is not expensive and vital for me. It was a pleasure that yesterday Snagit product manager Daniel Foster who was visiting Portland for a conference dropped by the... Read more →

AEC Excellence Awards 2019

Every year we recognize some customers for their AEC designs. Every year I am amazed, inspired, and in awe of their projects and the innovative ways they used Autodesk software. These nine winners and the Innovator of the Year will present at Autodesk University 2019 in only a couple of weeks. Read about the winning customers and their projects. ”When it comes to the AEC industry, projects come in all shapes and sizes. So does the innovative use of technology—whether... Read more →

AutoCAD 1.4 with RetroCAD

Retro AutoCAD is so very cool to see. Having personally over the years cultivated and documented a collection of historical Autodesk software, events, images, and memorabilia (Autodesk History Gallery), it was a pleasure to find someone else that shares this love of old design tools. It is amazing to see how far things have come and evolved or changed in the past 37’ish years and then thinking what it might look like 10-37 years from today. I have a working... Read more →

We Run Autodesk University

So you are attending Autodesk University, and you have decided to join the hundreds running for fun Tuesday morning in the annual AU5k, what's next? You don't need to sign up beforehand, just show up ready to run and/or have fun. How is your preparation coming? Have you been lightly training to build up the endurance for 5k? Its easy just start your running light and slow with intermittent walking such as run 3 minutes and then walk 1 or... Read more →

Autodesk University 2019 Thrive Guide

We are now less than four weeks from Autodesk University 2019! Autodesk University is the premier Autodesk customer event held yearly where several thousand creative design and visualization experts descend on Las Vegas. They arrive wide eyed, craving knowledge from the best in the industry. They leave tired and full of valuable knowledge to make them more productive back at work. After attending every Las Vegas based Autodesk University, I have compiled and published this annual long list of tips... Read more →