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Autodesk Community Conversation – Dynamo inside a Host

Come join Sol and Jacob as we explore how Dynamo functions inside the host environment; Revit, Civil 3D, FormIt and all your favourite integrations. Read more →

Dynamo 2.13 Released

Dynamo Product Manager Sol Amour announced on the Dynamo Blog ”Hello world of Dynamo, We are super excited to show you the epic Dynamo 2.13 release we have been busy working away on, a release that is even bigger than the previous Dynamo 2.12 which required two full blog posts… this one requires three. Bigger is better right? Right…? This release encompasses the Dynamo Visual Refresh, a huge set of works that touches the majority of all things Dynamo and... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - Dynamo 2021 Wrap Up Recording Posted

Sol and Jacob held a festive final Autodesk Community Conversation recapping their 20 Dynamo focused sessions tips and techniques, and as always, some great conversations. Jacob even showed how to create a generative snowflake in Dynamo. Check out the recording on the session page: Dynamo 2021 Wrap Up YouTube Playlist of the 20 Dynamo sessions To learn more about Autodesk Community Conversations, including how to become a presenter, find more information here: LInk We will see you in late January... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation of 2021 This Week

Join us this Thursday December 9th, the last Autodesk Community Conversation of 2021, until 2022. Join the generative design elves Sol Amour & his merry cohost Jacob Small for the 2021 Dynamo Wrap Up Autodesk Community Conversation. RSVP Now! Dynamo 2021 Wrap Up Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation Recordings from Last Week

In case you weren't able to attend our two sessions last week, the recordings are now posted. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/how-to-make-dynamo-sing/ec-p/10715464#M253 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/community-conversations/going-mobile-with-autocad-with-shaun-bryant-part-3/ec-p/10715365#M251 While here thinking about this, RSVP for the December Autodesk Community Conversations. Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations – Join Us

We have many Autodesk Community Conversations planned this month, including 2 tomorrow morning. They are free, you always learn something that helps you, and you can ask questions because its a conversation. Come join us, RSVP now https://autode.sk/3qGKTjd Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation The Dyfference Between Dynamo Things

Join Jacob Small & Sol Amour for The Dyfference Between Dynamo Things Thur. at 1pm EST. Explore the world of Custom Nodes inside of Dynamo & discover how packaging up content in this way can change your workflows and empower your content creation. Join and also invite others! https://autode.sk/31lAIG1 Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation Snakes on a (Dynamo) Plane The Many Resources and Recording

We have posted the recording and the many great Dynamo and Python resources Sol Amour shared i the Community Conversation. Come dive into the world of Python inside of Dynamo with Jacob and Sol and explore how this powerful scripting language interacts with the Dynamo environment. You will understand the difference between engines (IronPython vs. CPython) and releases, how to access the authoring environment and all the power that this node brings you, how to leverage intellisense and directory searching... Read more →

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 →

Revit 2022.1 Released Today

From the Revit Blog: What’s New in Revit 2022.1 Jason Peters said on Twitter today ”Revit 2022.1..... @AutodeskRevit you had me at duplicate sheets....” Revit 2022.1: Duplicate Sheet More 2022.1: Revit 2022.1: Snap to Middle of Two Points Revit 2022.1: Dynamo 2.12 for Revit Revit 2022.1: Enhanced Rebar Modeling and Detailing Revit 2022.1: Sloped Fabrication Layout Improvements From Lilly Smith ”Export Outcomes with images, specify input files, and more Generative Design in Revit updates in Revit 2022.1 Out today! youtu.be/LliPUgosPfY... 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 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 AEC Community Newsletter

If you are interested in the AEC Industry and the power of the Autodesk Community, this is a great resource quarterly by our Autodesk AEC Community Manager Wendy Lim. There is a plethora of information on top product solutions, resources, and information. The next newsletter comes out next month, so get signed up today! Sign Up Here June 2021 edition in pdf: AEC Community Newsletter | June 2021 - Autodesk Forums 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 →

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 →

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 →

Extending Dynamo with Sol Amour and Jacob Small

Come join Jacob and Sol (aka the DynaDuo) as we learn all about how to Extend Dynamo. Maybe the out-of-the-box experience, while awesome, doesn't quite have everything you need and you want a little more pep in your step. Enter Extensions! Similar to how Packages enable new nodal workflows, Extensions customize your Dynamo workspace and come in two primary flavors; out-of-the-box, which are shipped to every Dynamo install, and user chosen, shipped via the Package Manager. We will dive into what an Extension is, what ones you can find out-of-the-box, and cover a couple of community created Extensions. Read more →

How to Plan a Dynamo Graph

Join me as the host in this weeks Autodesk Community Conversation along with Dynamo experts Jacob Small Designated Support Specialist:Generative Design and BIM and Sol Amour Dynamo Product Manager to dive into this topic and taking your questions along the way. You will learn how to map out the graph to accomplish something like creating a complex framed architectural form in a fairly easy to understand and always fun method. Thursday, June 17, 2021 10 AM PT | 1 PM... 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 →

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 →