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AEC Design Software Trends

The AEC Trend Nostradamus.. The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) design software and technology market has been rapidly evolving over the past two decades, with numerous trends shaping or morphing the industry. Here are some of the most significant trends that have emerged in recent years: Cloud-based solutions: Cloud-based AEC design software has become increasingly popular due to its accessibility, scalability, and flexibility. This trend has enabled users to collaborate on projects in real-time and work from anywhere, leading to... Read more →

Manufacturing Design Software Trends

The MFG Trend Nostradamus.. I have been deep dive researching in AEC and Manufacturing design software and the greater industry trends. Here is my overview of manufacturing design software trends. There are several trends in mechanical design software technologies that are shaping the future of engineering and product design. Some of these trends in no particular order of significance include: Cloud-based software: Cloud-based software is becoming increasingly popular as it allows engineers to access design tools and data from anywhere... Read more →

AEC Product Roadmap Ask Me Anything Series

Join us for the Autodesk AEC Public Roadmap AMAs in January 2023! Register to learn about the road ahead for Autodesk’s solutions from a panel of Autodesk product managers in an Ask Me Anything format live broadcast event. Have questions about the public roadmap for architecture products? We've got answers! Join us for a Community Conversation about the future of Autodesk AEC solutions. •- Learn about highlights from recent releases, including Revit and the AEC Collection •Ask product managers and experts about the future of Autodesk AEC products •Check the roadmap and join the conversation! Read more →

Upskill Using Free Autodesk Industry Courses

Just taking 15 minutes a day to go through Autodesk courses could make you far better prepared for your current role or advance yourskills for a new role. These curated courses cover Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Design and Manufacturing, Cross-Industry. Search over 500 available courses developed by the best in the industries. Read more →

Two Live Events this Week

Wednesday ,October 27, 2022, 10am PDT Fusion 360 Ask Me Anything: Electronics Design Join Richard Hammerl, a Fusion 360 Community Specialist in Electronics, and Jorge Garcia a Fusion 360 Technical Specialist, Electronics to ask questions on Electronics in Fusion 360 as well as share helpful tips. Register free to Join us live! Thursday, October 27, 2022, 10 am PDT We have informative & fun Halloween-themed Dynamo Office Hours "Parametric Pumpkins". Are you all about the Spooky Season? Do you like... Read more →

New Dynamo Office Hours Events Scheduled for October November and December

Join a great series on Dynamo where you will learn great tips, updates, and ways to accomplish automations and computational design from some of the best in the AEC industry such as Jacob Small, Sol Amour, Lilli Smith, Zach Kron and more for free. We always have time for you to ask your questions in this conversation format event. Read more →

More June Community Conversations

We have two more Autodesk Community Conversations events this month before our annual summer event break in July. Join us for the fun and informative sessions that are also very fun. Wednesday June 22nd 08:00am PDT Fusion 360 Ask Me Anything: Electronics Design Join Richard Hammerl, a Fusion 360 Community Specialist in Electronics to ask questions on Electronics in Fusion 360 as well as share helpful tips. Register now to attend https://autodesk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeirrDsqHdTGh0yq5XbDq6_0ybv-ZIBe Thursday June 30th 10:00am PDT Dynamo Office Hours:... Read more →

Many Live Events in April

Community Conversations are virtual meetups featuring expert speakers from across Autodesk Community. Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and live demonstrations on products such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dynamo, and Fusion 360, to roundtables on industry insights, emerging trends, career stories, and more. All experience levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome. The month of April has many events whether you are looking for AEC or Design & Manufacturing expert live conversations you will find something in our Autodesk... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversations for April 2022

Our Autodesk Community Conversation schedule for April is up. Join us for some Revit Hints and Hacks with Donnia, Dynamo with Sol & Jacob, Civil3D & InfraWorks collaboration tips with Tony, Fusion 360 with Phil, or some AEC Ask Me Anything AEC Roadmap events. And much more! Register for free: http://autode.sk/CommunityConvos Read more →

2022 Autodesk Design & Manufacturing Showreel

Autodesk Design & Manufacturing customers push the boundaries of change and transform industry processes and procedures in exciting and inspiring ways. Our annual Product Design & Manufacturing showcase highlights their incredible work: https://autode.sk/3L80KOJ . Read more →

March 2022 Autodesk Community Conversations

Join experts from Autodesk Community in our virtual meetups to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections. See all sessions Dynamo Office Hours: Getting Civil with Dynamo Thursday 03 March 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET (1 hour) Presented by Sol Amour and Jacob Small Come join Sol and Jacob as we dive into the Dynamo for Civil 3D connection; exploring how this relationship is a two way street, the differences in... Read more →

Upcoming Autodesk Community Conversations & Two Recordings

Community Conversations are virtual meetups featuring expert speakers from across Autodesk Community. Sessions range from deep dives, tips and tricks, and live demonstrations on products such as AutoCAD, Revit, Dynamo, and Fusion 360, to roundtables on industry insights, emerging trends, and career stories, and more. All experience levels, from beginner to expert, are welcome. Join a session to delve into product features, discover innovative workflows, learn tools and techniques, and make connections in the Community. We are adding more and... Read more →

100 Plus Autodesk Apps

A fun and funny video created by Tech3D walking through most of our Autodesk applications, but not all. Fitting video walkthrough commentary since in just over a week, on January 30th, 2022, it is Autodesk's 40th birthday/anniversary. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF7zEkelSRiHB1rOnspaBgQ “Autodesk have a massive collection of software products, the descriptions are hard to understand and often intentionally vague. This video will explain every one of their products and cloud services as of January 2022, but this will change rapidly as Autodesk are... 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 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 →

When Geeks Play with Zoom

This happened yesterday when testing to find ways to expand participation in Dynamo Meetups. It was a fun time with Sol Amour an Jacob Small. Please join us after Autodesk University when our Autodesk Community Conversations on Dynamo begin again. I present to you, Send in the Clones, Generative Zoom, Generative Sol 7 Jacob, or submit your own title in the comments. Sol and Jacob are amazing technical talented and great humans. So honored and proud to call them colleagues. 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 →

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 →

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 →

Collaborative Future at the Reimagined Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building

How will we design sustainable communities in the future? Debuting this November, take a first look at the new interactive exhibit from Autodesk and Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building “Future Communities” highlights the benefits of automation in how we work. http://autode.sk/32KLSkR Quote from Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost “Proud to be part of an experience that highlights the benefits of automation in how we work” ”Design shapes billions of lives. What if we could invite everyone to create, together, almost every... Read more →

Autodesk Community Conversation - Model / Physical types with Dynamo

Thank you to all that attended last Thursdays Community Conversation titled “Computational Geometry: Model / Physical types with Dynamo” with Jacob Small, Sol Amour. Sol and Jacob took several Dynamo questions, explained model geometry types, and walked through how to design a complex slat wall using Dynamo. Visit the event page to see the recording and continue the conversation in the comments area. The next session in this series will be May 6, 2021. Computational Geometry: Geometry Modifications in Dynamo... Read more →

Community Conversations- Computational Geometry: Model/ Physical Types with Dynamo

I'm hosting a free Community Conversation online meetup event this week, come learn Dynamo. Thursday, Apr 22, 2021, at 10:00 AM PDT With Dynamo experts Jacob Small and Dynamo Product Manager Sol Amour. After exploring Abstract geometry types in depth, come learn all about Model geometry types in Dynamo with Jacob and Sol. We’ll dive into all of the physical aspects of geometry, such as points, curves and surfaces, exploring how they function, what their relationships are and how to... Read more →

Community Conversations - Computational Geometry: How to build Geometry using logic

Are you curious about how to build geometry through bite sized chunks of logic? Do you not know where to start, but want to get started? Then come hang out with Jacob Small and Sol Amour as we step through how to build Computational Geometry in Dynamo using a simple Revit Family as an exemplar workflow. This session will be also be supported by Autodesk Community Manager, Chris Benner, as part of Community Conversations - live, virtual events designed to... Read more →