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Two Awesome Autodesk Community Conversations This Week

This week we have two awesome and free Community Conversations with experts in both AutoCAD and Dynamo. Join us and bring your questions to the conversation! Wednesday, October 20, 2021 08:00 AM PDT Going mobile with AutoCAD with Shaun Bryant, Part 1 Join Autodesk Expert Elite member Shaun Bryant for the first part of a series on "Going mobile with AutoCAD", ask your questions live and learn all about: Using your Autodesk ID in the AutoCAD desktop app Utilizing the... Read more →

Autodesk Community 5k Day One

Today Autodesk University 2021 opened and the Autodesk Community 5k Fun Run started. This is not a race, nor a run or a length 5k – it is just having fun and being active. I did a 8 mile mountain bike ride this morning and was rooted-on by a friendly squirrel and some waterfowl. Wherever you are on the planet, post photos from your Autodesk Community 5k! October 5th to the 14th. Use hashtag #AC5k when sharing your photos on... Read more →

The Autodesk Community 5k Fun Run Starts Tomorrow

Whether you run, walk, cycle, paddle, or swim, you’re welcome to join in the fun and set your own distance goals based on your fitness level. What’s important isn’t your performance, but having fun being active and connecting as a community. Where are you going to walk, run, paddle, bike, swim, skate, ski? We are excited to see your photos and there will be a social wall of posts! When? During Autodesk University from October 5th to the 14th, 2021.... Read more →

Autodesk Group Network at Autodesk University 2021

The AU 2021 catalog is live - so start building your AU schedule! Make sure to bookmark and add our meetups to your calendar before they fill up! October 6: Year at a Glance Celebration October 7: The Shift to Hybrid User Groups and Meetups Attend a class hosted by a Group Leader So many of our Group Leaders received the honor to become an AU Speaker this year. Here are all of the approved AU Speakers + Group Leaders... Read more →

Ready, Get Set…AC5k

Are You Ready for the Autodesk Community 5k? Next week, Autodesk University will begin Tuesday October 5th, 2021 and so will the fun Autodesk Community 5k which isn't really a competition or a run or a mandatory 5k distance, it can be anything fun and active bike walk, swim, bike ride, paddle, indoor spin bike or treadmill, or a run. Join in, get active, have fun, and share your photos in social with #AC5k from October 5th to the 16th..... Read more →

What Are Your Top 5 Autodesk University 2021 Sessions to Attend?

Looking for some Autodesk University 2021 sessions? We have been asking our Autodesk Community and seeing what sessions they think others in their industry should bookmark and attend at the upcoming Autodesk University 2021. We asked several in different industries what their top 5 were from the list of sessions. Register today, its free to attend! Register now to build your schedule: https://autode.sk/3m6ICvb Check out these 5 session recommendations. More Top 5 Session recommendations coming. Please feel free to list... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation – DesignScripting with Dynamo

Our 16th Dynamo focused Autodesk Community Conversation was a fun and informative. Our experts Jacob Small, Sol Amour were joined by our special guest Vikram Subbaiah. We had about 70 attendees and some great conversations on best practices as well as “Python vs DesignScript – which is proper for what I do” type questions. The session is recorded for those unable to attend. Watch the session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SndGdDpeY84 The series YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlF7MirPEC2yNFTGymESd3t7Xosfk9c2 Read more →

Autodesk Community 5k - Join, Get Active, and Have Fun

I want to invite everyone to participate in the Autodesk Community 5K, the place for active members of the Autodesk Community to share their workouts from around the world. Whether you run, walk, cycle, paddle, or swim, you’re welcome to join in the fun and set your own distance goals based on your fitness level. What’s important isn’t your performance, but having fun being active and connecting as a community. Read more →

Outside the Classroom at AU 2021

The Autodesk University Team posted a great blog post about things outside the classroom. The Autodesk Community 5k is referenced and many more community, social, networking, and product certification opportunities that you can get out of AU besides the great keynotes and top notch technical sessions from some of the best in the world. What’s Happening Outside the Classroom at AU 2021 Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - DesignScript(ing) All The Things

Join us next week Thursday, Sep 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM PDT for the next in the series focusing on Dynamo, DesignScript(ing) all the Things. Dive into DesignScript, the native language of Dynamo with Jacob Small and Sol Amour and explore where you can author DesignScript code and how nodal descriptions give you breadcrumbs to get there, jumping into DesignScript only awesomeness such as replication and features that help you in your daily Dynamo life, explore how to build definitions... Read more →

Autodesk Community 5k at AU

The Autodesk Community 5k, formerly known as the Autodesk University 5k Fun Run and Shaan’s Run, is happening again this year. We used to run or walk a 5k route while we were all attending Autodesk University in person, but for now we are currently holding it virtually. The event will run during the entire period of Autodesk University 2021 global dates from October 5th until October 14th. What is most important isn’t the distance or the location, but you... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - Catalogs and Library prep for Revit Families with Donnia Tabor-Hanson

Please join us as we start back up after our August Community Conversations summer break to attend this lively, informative, and fun session covering Revit’s Catalogs and Library prep for Revit Families with my good friend, and Revit maestro Donna Tabor-Hanson. When should a family be a catalog family? How to you get a catalog out of a family? What files are needed to create a catalog? What clean up needs to be done prior to putting any family into... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - Geolocating Models Using Drones and ReCap Pro, ReCap Photo, InfraWorks, Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, and BIM 360/ACC

Join expert Matt Wunch for a fun and informative demonstration of using a drone to get accurate geolocations for your models, with Autodesk software used across several disciplines. Matt will walk us through the process of uploading photos to ReCap Photo and tying in ground control points to create a point cloud, geo-TIF, mesh, and digital terrain model. How can you modify a point cloud using ReCap Pro and then bring that into an InfraWorks model along with the geo-TIFs?... Read more →

Motion Graphics Discussions and Beer in Bend Oregon this Thursday

The Bend Oregon MoGraph meetup this Thursday. If you are located in Bend Oregon, love all things 3D graphics, then please sign up and stop on by. ”Bend MoGraph is for anyone who loves motion graphics, design, VFX, 3D modeling and animation, and video production and post! Mostly we get together at a local bar to have a few beers and talk smack about the industry and junk.” https://www.meetup.com/Bend-MoGraph-Meetup/ Read more →

AU5k IS Happening and Renamed The Autodesk Community 5K

I have received so many requests for an update and information,so here it is. The annual fun popular event the AU5k will be happening, and with a new name Autodesk Community 5k #AC5K, I am also considering and taking feedback on events year-round to keeps us connecting and active whether remote or in person. If you want to participate in a group for tracking runs, rides, paddles, etc. it will be on Strava again. Hopefully in the future we can... Read more →

AEC Collection Essentials - Generative Design Workflows

There is a great AEC webinar tomorrow, free and also recorded for those that are unable to attend live. If you use Revit and are evaluating how to implement generative design, this is your opportunity knocking. August 10, 2021 at 10am PT / 1pm ET (1 hour) AEC COLLECTION ESSENTIALS: Generative Design Workflows Generative Design in Revit: Three workflow examples to jumpstart your practice. Exploration is key to the design process. In this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how generative design workflows... Read more →

Dynamo Goodness

In the recent Autodesk Community Conversation for Dynamo “DYN(er) with Friends”, Sol Amour mentioned the new release of Dynamo and some of the new functionality and changes. Here are the links as well a links to the Community Conversation and the entire series of 15. Dynamo Blog: http://dynamobim.org/blog/ Dynamo 2.12 Blog posts: https://dynamobim.org/dynamo-core-2-12-release-part-1-2/ https://dynamobim.org/dynamo-core-2-12-release-part-2-2/ This was the last Community Conversation and we are taking an August break, and will be back in September. This is a great time to catch... Read more →

Community Conversation - DYN(er) with Friends

Do you make really cool things and want to share them with others? Are you excited about empowering your peers and exponentially leveraging your time? Then come dive into the worlds of Sharing Dynamo content and Dynamo Player with Sol Amour, Jacob Small and our awesome guest speaker and Dynamo master Dana De Filippi! You’ll learn how to bundle up your graph and share it with others, understanding what will ship with your graph naturally and what you’ll have to... Read more →

Registration for Autodesk University is Open & Free

The Autodesk University 2021 registration is officially OPEN! Hurry and Join the global Autodesk community this fall to learn, connect, and unlock the progress others are waiting for. It all kicks off October 5, 2021. It’s digital. And yes. It’s free. Register Now: autode.sk/2IKburn Read more →

The Revit Perspective - How Project Information Modeling Revolutionizes Design

If you use Revit, there is an Autodesk Community Conversation with some Revit experts coming up July 14th, 2021. In a single generation, the very nature of design tools has evolved far beyond what we expected. In order to understand how to best move forward, this session examines the key events in the Autodesk world that have triggered these changes and how they continue to affect the way designers work. The session begins by reviewing milestones of products such as... Read more →

Looking Under Dynamo's Hood with Jacob Small and Sol Amour

If you currently use, or want to learn how to use Dynamo to automate, supercharge, and expand your Revit design process, this is one of the best free series from Dynamo experts Jacob Small and Sol Amour. We have had held over 12+ sessions, and this next one (mark your calendar now) is Looking Under the Hood of Dynamo. This is the mental image that pops into my head with Dynamo Looking Under the Hood, Jacob Small digging into an... Read more →

Demystifying BIM360 License & Workflow Questions

This will be a great Autodesk Community Conversation for anyone that uses Autodesk BIM 360. Come learn and join the conversation! There are still so many unknowns about how BIM 360 licenses work, especially with the recent changes and BIM Collaborate and BIM Collaborate Pro release. Can the users continue working on BIM 360 or should they switch to the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) platform. ‘How does Cloud work-sharing work now? Can we download BIM 360 or ACC issues in... Read more →

Join in the Autodesk Community Conversations

Check out the past Autodesk Community Conversations recordings or see and RSVP the upcoming Community Conversations on the Calendar. Would you like to be a presenter for Community Conversations? See our guidelines and how to submit your proposal here Read more →

12 Amazing Computation Design with Dynamo Training Sessions

We have 12 Dynamo sessions in the bag, and these represent a wealth of Dynamo knowledge from two of the best, Sol Amour and Jacob Small. If you are looking to learn or up level your usage of Dynamo these are for you as well as join us for next session on How to Extend Dynamo this week where ou can ask your questions in the Community Conversation session. Dynamo Series Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlF7MirPEC2yNFTGymESd3t7Xosfk9c2 How to Plan a Dynamo... Read more →

Materials and How They Put Some Skin in the Game of Revit Families with Donnia Tabor-Hanson

Materials make a family look like it is supposed to. Find how to search for materials and how to customize them. Building materials from scratch can appear daunting but with a little help it might be something to try soon. Also look at how materials get added to a family unnecessarily sometimes. Join expert Donnia Tabor-Hanson for this fun and enlightening session, hosted by Community Manager Kimberly Fuhrman. Thursday, July 1, 2021 RSVP Now To learn more about Community Conversations,... Read more →