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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 →

Facebook Live Event on Fusion 360

Join us this for a special Facebook Live event with the super awesome, Portland based Autodesk employee, and bonified Fusion 360 expert Phil Eichmiller! Thursday June 24 5:00pm PST and exclusively on our Fusion360 group: https://bit.ly/2OxXXXp Read more →

Join Tomorrow for Understanding Remote Work Capabilities with Autodesk Software

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Expert Elite member Dzan Ta In this session, Expert Elite member Dzan Ta will lead a discussion about the challenges and trends on how all stakeholders work in such a disconnected, remote environment due to current situations. We will look at what Autodesk has to offer... Read more →

There are 3 Autodesk Community Conversations This Week

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Understanding Remote Work Capabilities with Autodesk Software in Today's Industry Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Expert Elite member Dzan Ta In this session, Expert Elite member Dzan Ta will lead a discussion about the challenges and trends on how all stakeholders work in such a disconnected, remote environment due to current... Read more →

Livestream Ask Me Anything: Revit Roadmap for Generative and Computational Design Monday June 14th, 2021

Have questions about the future of Generative Design and computation in Revit? Join a panel of Autodesk product managers as they take on your questions and share what's in the development pipeline. Check the Revit product roadmap: https://trello.com/b/ldRXK9Gw/revit-p... Get your questions ready, and set a reminder to join the livestream on June 14, 2021 8am PT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAIm1Fyf00Y Read more →

Come Talk Design & Manufacturing This Week in Autodesk Community Conversations

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. we have two Design & Manufacturing events this week, join us! AutoCAD Electrical with Tiffany Bachmeier Thursday, June 10, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Autodesk Experts Tiffany Bachmeier and Matthew Durst If you are using AutoCAD Electrical and are curious what else it can do, if you have questions about tools within AutoCAD Electrical,... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations - Dynamo Graph Annotations with Jacob Small and Sol Amour – Recording of Fun Session Posted

The recording from yesterdays Dynamo Community Conversation is now posted on the session page and YouTube. The training content by Jacob Small and Sol Amour and conversations are top notch, free, and it was such a fun time aside from my Zoom telling me my Internet is Unstable” while I was talking. We also had a very special guest, Jon Pierson who blew my mind talking about his journey with Dynamo and his Dynamo custom packages like Rhythm for Dynamo... Read more →

Two AEC Focused Autodesk Community Conversations Tomorrow June 3rd, 2021

Join us tomorrow for two Autodesk Community Conversations. Building the muscle for a Revit Family Thursday, June 3, 2021 8 AM PT | 11 AM ET (1 hour) Expert Speaker Donnia Tabor-Hanson Donnia Tabor-Hanson continues her Revit Families series to discuss how to start building some muscle for a Revit family once the bones and ligaments (reference planes and parameters) are set. We'll talk about extrusions, sweeps, blends, and such, both solid and voids with overall best practices for building... Read more →

Connected Construction Forum June 10, 15 & 17th 2021

Attention BIM/VDC Managers, Project Managers, Estimators, Quality Managers, and design teams. Digital transformation encompasses the move from siloed and analog ways of working to more connected, data-driven processes that help teams achieve better project outcomes. The construction industry has been on the steady journey of digital transformation for many years – from the rise of building information modeling to the surge of tech on the jobsite. Today, the industry is experiencing exponential growth of digital transformation, spurred in part by... Read more →

Let's Talk AEC - Join the June Autodesk Community Conversations

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Read more →

Let's Talk Design & Manufacturing - Join the June Autodesk Community Conversations

Community Conversations are live, virtual events designed to allow you to gain expertise, connect with leaders and grow your community network. Read more →

Get the most out of Revit Families – Expert Series from Donnia Tabor-Hanson

If you haven't joined for a session with one of our favorite Revit trainers and a Revit Family Counselor, Donnia Tabor-Hanson, you should. You can watch the recordings or join for the next in the series on Thursday June 3rd this week for valuable Revit tips and tricks and bring your questions. June 3, 2021 Building the Muscle for a Revit Family Once your bones and ligaments (I mean, your Reference Planes and Parameters) are set in a family it... Read more →

AutoCAD Facebook Live Event - AutoCAD with Dan on Wednesday May 26, 2021

There will be a Facebook Live event with AutoCAD Team member Dan Kuhmann. Dan is a very knowledgeable member of the AutoCAD core product team as well as all around funny and nice human.Dan will be going over new features and tips and tricks within AutoCAD 2022. Please join AutoCAD Community Manager Tiana Dame and Dan Kuhmann to learn something, ask a question, and get to know the others in the AutoCAD Facebook Community. The Autodesk AutoCAD Facebook Community group... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations – Ask the Expert with Expert Elite Mike Thomas on Autodesk Inventor

We are excited to announce that Ask the Experts will be happening again, in a new LIVE format, throughout the upcoming year! Expert Elites from different industries will be answering your questions during these special meetups to help you with technical issues, workflows, and to help you get the most out of your product. Don’t have a question, but want to participate? We’d love to hear how you are using the products, any feedback that you may have, or how... Read more →

Autodesk University 2021 Dates and It will be FREE

Autodesk University 2021 will be a free, digital conference happening this October Mark your calendars! Oct 5–7- Americas Oct 6–8 - EMEA and India Oct 13–14 - APAC and Japan Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations - Dictionaries in Dynamo Thursday, May 20, 2021

Continuing our Dynamo series with the two experts Jacob Small and Sol Amour teaching core concepts on computational geometry using Dynamo, and also take your questions. This week it is Dictionaries in Dynamo with Sol Amour and Jacob Small If you build giant graphs and sometimes get lost with complex list manipulations, or want a clean and easy to understand way of building graphs, then come join us to learn all about Dynamo Dictionaries with Jacob Small and Sol Amour!... Read more →

Two Autodesk Community Conversation Events this Week

This week there are two great Community Conversation events to join and learn great tips or get your questions answered. These session are recorded for those unable to attend. Revit Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting with Paul Aubin AutoCAD Electrical with Tiffany Bachmeier For more Autodesk Community Conversation Events see the Community Conversations Calendar Read more →

Community Conversations – Geometry Modifications in Dynamo Recording Posted

If you were unable to attend last weeks Community Conversation “Computational Geometry: Geometry Modifications in Dynamo with Dynamo experts Jacob Small, Sol Amour, and myself as the host last Thursday, we have you covered with the recording now posted. Note all the Community Conversations are recorded for your benefit and schedule. Go watch the Recording “Now that we understand all geometry types in Dynamo, let’s explore how we can modify them! Join Jacob Small and Sol Amour as we take... Read more →

May the Fourth be With You

Flashback to Autodesk University 2015, what a great event, and so memorable having a fun group of Star Wars Stormtroopers with me. I took them for gelato, skinny jean shopping, dancing, looking at cars, to an Autodesk Inventor class, and then they had to take a break before the AU party. Back in the large event days, restroom lines effected everyone. Read more →

AutoCAD Facebook Live Event Wednesday May 5, 2021

Tomorrow on Facebook there will be a Facebook Live event with AutoCAD Team member Dan Kuhmann. Dan is a very knowledgeable member of the AutoCAD core product team as well as all around funny and nice human. Please join AutoCAD Community Manager Tiana Dame and Dan Kuhmann to learn something, ask a question, and get to know the others in the AutoCAD Facebook Community. The live event will begin at 10 AM PST. The Autodesk AutoCAD Facebook Community group has... Read more →